No, it's just the photo shoot the girls did for Bill's father's day present this year. He wanted this picture frame from Target that looks like computer memory. I had the girls dress up in nerd wear and put a picture of them in the frame. But it was so hard picking just one picture. So, here's the montage of them all....
The end of school was a bittersweet event for us this year. We are happy that the girls did so well in school and of course are happy for summer, but we know that it also means our time in McKinney is drawing to a close. We have enjoyed the McKinney schools and all of our friends so much, that it will truly be hard to leave such a great community! But, we did enjoy our last day of school. Em's class had a bubble and chalk party outside, while Hayley's class was a little more low key with snacks and games inside. After the parties, we headed to get Syd from school so they could take off for Grandma's house in Okla.
(I was having issues with the music in the video...I don't edit them to be so choppy.)
Hayley was the blue ribbon colt award winner for her class in May! We are so proud of her!!
For a fun treat, Hayley's brownie troop decided to head to the Allen Natatorium for some rock climbing. Em and Syd decided to get in on the action, too. A couple of the girls actually made it to the top! It was a fun way to spend a couple of hours!!
Ready to Rock
On the Wall
This year we made gifts for the girls' teachers for teacher appreciation. We came up with these neat ideas from our Uppercase Living stuff!
This one was for Hayley's teacher who's first name was Summer.
This one was for Em's teacher her taught that the sound of "Ff" is FFFFfffff like a scared cat!
Minshew decided to split up the spring programs by grade this year (loved it!). Hayley's 2nd grade decided to do a play of 3 different stories. She couldn't wait to try out for a speaking role...and was so excited when she got the part of Little Red Hen! She did a great job, and we are so proud of her!! Sorry about the video...I picked the right spot to sit to have the microphone in her face almost the entire time..ugh! But you can still see our pretty little star and enjoy the great work she did!!
In sticking with tradition, Hayley got her ears pierced for her 8th birthday. We actually went to the mall a couple of days early, and she shed no tears. Here's her before and after:
During the month of March, the Second Grade Class displayed artwork depicting the historical homes of downtown McKinney. The class was also invited to be honored during the City Council meeting. I was surprised at the low turnout, but was so happy we went!
Actual House
Hayley's Rendition
Honored by the council
Hayley got invited to her best friend, Ben's, birthday party. The theme was to dress up in royal attire, and believe it or not, we don't have a lot of princess stuff around. Luckily, Target had this really pretty dress and a tiara. Hayley looked quite the princess for the party!
The girls found these really cool "glasses" at Claire's. I think they look really smart in them. Emyley liked pretending that hers were reading glasses and would take them off and put them on in a perfect imitation of Mrs. Durrick, her teacher!
Hayley's Brownie Troop decided to have an old fashioned tea party for their February Meeting. Each girl brought a snack and a tea cup. They tasted different types of tea. Emyley helped with the serving, so she earned a special patch, too.
I decided we needed some new pictures of the girls, so on Christmas Eve they donned black dresses, had their hair done and then posed for the camera. Even Chloe had to get in on the action...hey, she's one of our girls, too!
Hayley was one of the 2nd grade Principal Award Winners for December. I couldn't make it to see her get her award, but my BFF, Steph Marchal took some pics for me!! Great job, Hayley! We are proud of you!!
Hayley's Brownie troop went to a facility in McKinney to spread some holiday cheer. They sang many carols, handed out cookies and candy canes. It was a great time for everyone!
Bill, Hayley and Emyley headed to the Dallas Museum of Art on Sunday to catch the King Tut Exhibit. They really enjoyed the exhibit and had fun trying to figure out what certain egyptian words meant. They finally figured out that Tut-Ankh-Amun = Living image of Amun. They also enjoyed the rest of the museum which is where they took these pictures that I liked. 
Our elementary school always holds a Culture Night that involves all of the students sharing what they have learned and created about different countries. This year the specials teachers decided to do an olympic themed event. While the kids learned their normal songs and made special artwork, they also learned olympic type games and activies in PE. Now, being that I had just started working, I totally forgot to charge my camera batteries. So, I only got little snippets of video of each girl and a couple of pictures. And, my wonderful friends the Marchal's created the really cool jeep in the video that was used for the Safari Bookfair that was taking place duirng Culture Night and all the next week. It was really cool!!! So, short as it is, enjoy the video!!
Hayley won the teacher raffle at the PTA Carnival and got to enjoy a movie with her teacher (whom she loves!!!), Miss Carter! They decided to see High School Musical 3, and since I knew that Syd and Em wanted to see it, too, we all went together. Of course, we did not sit with Hayley and Miss Carter, so she still felt very special. And despite the huge cheese factor of the movie, we had a great time!
