Riley's Big Week

I'll admit I've been really bad about updating the blog. Its July and I'm just now getting to the final week of Riley's school year. 'Better late then never' seems to have become my motto. I've also included a slide show. Now I'll explain the pictures. This year they have studied the life cycle of the caterpillar. On the last day of school, they got to release the butterflies. Very fun stuff. I don't remember learning about that stuff, not even in kindergarten! I guess it is no longer just about cutting and pasting. They also got to visit a small farm. There where goats,horses, chickens, and of course what is a farm without a few barn cats. That was Riley's favorite part of the field trip. She came home begging Daddy for a kitten with stripes! They also got to collect chicken eggs to take back to the classroom. Later that week they would cook them up for a snack. To top off Riley's week she got to go to Kindergarten Experience. She got to run through the routine of a typical day. It still amazes me how big she is and how very independent Riley has become. I'm confident she march into her classroom on the first day of school and not look back. I however will probably be the one crying buckets!