KYLIE's Preschool graduation!!!

This past Thursday was Kylie's Preschool graduation! She has had such a good year and loved every minute of Preschool. She has made new friends and has really enjoyed her teachers-Mrs. Kruse and Mrs. Shullista!!! But all good things must come to an end and so did Kylie's Preschool year. Graduation was held at the Arboretum, a beautiful botanical garden, but it was a HOT day so we were all glad that the ceremony only lasted about half an hour!

Our Redeemer Preschool class of 2010!

Kylie with her teachers: Mrs. Shullista and Mrs. Kruse

My friend Amanda was in town from Michigan and it was fun to have her and her family at Kylie's graduation!

Also in town for graduation were Grandma and Great Grandma!

Four generations Hobens!Amanda with her husband, Jason and their 4 little girls!

Back at the house, grandma had fun reading books to the little avid book lovers!

Selah and Colton hang out together since they are the babies(only few days apart)

Thank you for being the grill master, William!

Enjoying graduation dinner out on the patio.

Congratulations our sweet KYLIE, we are so proud of you!!!

Tri-State Chrisitan School High School graduates!

My first teaching job after College was as a 6th grade teacher at Tri-State Christian School in Galena, Illinois. It seems to me like it was recent but in reality it's been 6 years since the year I taught 6th grade and my students then, are now graduating HIGH SCHOOL. One parent said to me, "I am okay with it because I enjoyed every stage they were in." I hope to be that parent at my kids' graduation but I have a strange premonition that when this day will come for my own kids, I will be the parent that is sobbing wondering where did the time go and did I do right by my kids....Anyways, enough rambling, with no further due, here are some pictures from the HiGH SCHOOL GRADUATION of my darling 6th graders!

The Valadictorian- Bethany-- she will be attending Emmaus in the fall.

Two of my students, Becca and Jacob(no pic of Jacob) went to Galena High School and Kylie and I attended their graduation.

Mother's Day!

For Mother's Day we surprised Jill with a short visit home and spent the day with family!

Happy Mother's day mom!
Happy Mother's day Grandma/Great Grandma!

Okay, I am starting to think that facial expressions are hereditary because that expression that Jill is making in this picture is the exact same one that Colton often does...*amongst many others!

I don't have a picture to show this exact facial expression, but here are some others....

I know Mother's Day was a few weeks back but I am behind in blogosphere world, so hang in there with me. Tonight Brett and I are going to the TSCS graduation to see my first students (my 6th graders- as i call them) graduate high school. I am thinking the next post will be about them!

Kylie's Sparks award and field trip

Sparks award!

Kylie finished her 3rd year in AWANA and her 1st year in Sparks. She has worked very hard to complete the 1st Sparks book before the end of the year. Good job sweet Kylie! Mommy and daddy are so proud of you!!!

Kylie and her friends getting the Sparks awards!

Kylie, Fiona with Colton and Isabella
*Colton is looking back to see who is holding him*
*Colton doesn't know what to think about Fiona holding him*
*This is how Colton feels about Fiona holding him and about everything else now-a-days!"
"This is taking way too long!"


Field trip
Kylie and her preschool class took a field trip to the Pets' Hospital, where they learned about how veterinarians perform surgery on pets, clean their teeth, bathe them, etc.

Kylie listening to her...heart??

The operation room

Kylie and her preschool class

My puppy! ;D

***After the visit to the Pet's Hospital we stopped at a park near by and had a quick snack before the kids took advantage of some crazy-fun free play time!