Hello Summer!

We spent an afternoon at Cherry Creek Reservoir and enjoyed a hot sunny day playing in the sand and water!





Taylor and her friend Isabella sharing a moment with a shell.

Our little friend Kenzi.

Jaida's Birthday card Taylor made for her BFF!

Taekwondo Green Belt and Field Day

Taylor tested and passed to receive her green striped belt. She performed her demonstrations correctly, did the splits front side and center and did a scorpion kick to break a board!! Taylor really enjoys Taekwondo and wants to do well. She didn't think she passed and was really bummed at first, and then realized she could test again. But no need, she did pass!
Today was Field Day at GVA and the last day of school until August 5th when she is officially a 1st grader. Watching Taylor run, pull and drag though the events was really fun....that's when I realized she was pretty athletic. We want to try out a few other sports to see what she likes and enjoys the most. We think we have an athlete in our hands. So far Taylor loves taekwondo and ballet and swimming. She said she did not want to join the swim team this year at our neighborhood pool. Too scary to think about swimming all the way to the other end....we will see this weekend when the pool opens.

Kindergarten Graduation

Well my little girl is officially a 1st grader now! Taylor graduated from Global Village Academy Friday in full cap & gown. There were 88 kids in the Mandarin and Spanish programs. The principal handed out the diplomas and then cake was served. I asked Taylor what she was most excited about and she said, "My favorite thing about graduating was that I did it. I am happy to be moving up a level."
All the graduates sang this song (sung to Toys R Us):
I don't wanna grow up I'm a GVA kid
I've learned so many things at school that I can grow with
Like reading books and making friends
At the best darn school there is...
And if you ask me when I'm grown I'll say
I'll always be a GVA kid

Daisy Mother Daughter Tea

Today was a special day for Taylor and her Daisy friends. We celebrated the day with a mother-daughter tea and pinning ceremony. The girls each decorated a hat the meeting before and made a Daisy vest patch for a swap with an older GSA troop. We brought along our tea set and table with the green tent (thanks G'ma) for photo ops. The girls had so much fun acting ladylike and then when it was over proceeded to play Mr. Shark and run around! They will be a Daisy next year for 1st grade and then move up to a Brownie the following year. The troop is part of our neighborhood, not Tay's school.