Last week marked a milestone for us: Lilah started kindergarten and she celebrated her fifth birthday. We decided to pack her final week as a "little kid" full of fun activities. Monday she spent the day with her Grandma Jean. Tuesday she and I went to Huxley to play with cousin Ellie. Wednesday we went to Cedar Rapids for my hair appointment and shopping. Of course, we stopped in Belle Plaine to spend some time with Grandma Barb. Thursday Lilah had her first school experience when we stopped by to meet her teacher, tour the school, and drop off her school supplies. That night we went to Des Moines to stay in a hotel and play with our friends, the Viletas. Lilah was able to play with Emma and Will in the hotel pool and fall asleep next to her best friend. The next morning we were up early for breakfast and a 45 minute drive to Roland-Story Elementary School to begin kindergarten. After her first day of school, we headed back to Des Moines for a fun-filled evening at Adventureland with the Viletas. Actually, we had all of this planned before we found out that school started on the 16th. We didn't want to change all of our plans so we made it work. To finish off the week we had a family birthday party for our big girl out at our house. We also took the time to celebrate all the important wedding anniversaries in our family: Skip and Bernice - 60 years, Jean and Neal - 40 years, Barb and Denny -35 years. We have another major milestone weekend coming up - Jon and Abbi will be married on August 25th. We are very thankful to have such great friends and family!! Thanks to everyone for supporting us throughout our life-changing summer.
Lilah's Second Day of School
Lilah and Emma in the Tea Cups at Adventureland