And just like that Kindergarten is over!! Kyler has grown so much in the last year. He now reads unbelievably well, has tons of new friends, played baseball and basketball, and sailed through his first year of school with flying colors! Rather than straight A's, Kyler got straight E's (the highest mark you can receive). He even got E's after the first 6-weeks, something his teacher said she rarely puts on the first report card. He had a great year and is so excited to be a 1st grader and show Damon the ropes of Kindergarten!
Kyler getting ready to sing. (He's in the middle back)
Waiting for his name to be called.
They had each kid find a spot on the floor to stand on before getting their diploma. I was happy he had a more natural smile.
Getting his diploma (his teacher is at the microphone in the red dress)
Kyler getting the citizenship award! I guess this award is like a Student of the Year kind of a thing, and Kyler's teacher picked him and one other kid. We are really proud of him.
Our little graduate! Hopefully this is the first of at least 3 graduations!
Kyler with his friend Court.
Getting ready to dance and be crazy!!
Kyler and his teacher Mrs. Chandi Taylor
A bunch of crazy kindergartners!!
There were a bunch of good kids in Kyler's class.
Poor Kyler had a very rough last day of school! While walking to the track for the big end of year track meet, Kyler tripped and fell. Unfortanetly, he had his hands in his pockets (yes it was cool enough for jackets in May, crazy). He fell face first and his teeth and top lip took the brunt of it! Thankfully we know a dentist (Kenney's brother) really well. Kevin was able to squeeze us in and take some x-rays for us! His front tooth was shifted down and it wasn't exactly clear if his 3rd tooth in had been cracked. He has an extra baby tooth trying to make it's way down causing some issues, but it was the most secure one! His poor lip was so swollen (it got much bigger than this picture shows), his gums looked awful, and his teeth were SOOO tender and loose. He was a little dramatic about it at times, but overall he took it pretty well! Poor kid. The milkshakes seemed to help though!
On Sunday when his teeth were finally starting to feel less sore and he had eaten some pancakes (his first solid food), he was running inside Nana & Papa's house to get a cupcake when someone rocked back in a recliner and hit Kyler in the head as he ran by. The timing was really remarkable and horrible! Kyler then seriously bit his tongue (with his tender front tooth mind you) and started screaming and bleeding all over again!!! Ugh!! He bit his tongue all the way through. It took about 2 and 1/2 hours to get the bleeding fully under control because the clot fell off 3 times before we finally made it home and put him to bed. It was then much more painful to swallow so it was rough getting any food in him the next day. Back to milkshakes!!
Damon had so many fun things at the end of the school year! He had a carnival party at the park with face painting, jump castles, horseshoes, sack races, Plinko, and many other games. There was more food and treats than you can imagine and tons of fun!! The day after his party was his track meet. He has been looking forward to this for a while! He loves to be the fastest and wants to beat everyone!! Damon was so excited when we got to the track that he ran an 800m (2 lap) warmup!! He's crazy!! Somehow after all that 1/2 mile warm up, he still won several events!! He also had awards in his classroom the last day of school! He was so proud and got the Good Behavior Award. His teacher loved him, and now he can't wait to start Kindergarten.
Photo Booth
Horseshoes
Sack races (Damon's on the far right)
She was a trooper even though it was pretty chilly for May. We had go to back and get jackets for everyone!
"Look at my trick Mom!"
He loves to be the tag-a-long for all of his brothers' school stuff!
Becoming Batman!
One of my Super Heroes!
Long Jump. He didn't really jump; he pretty much just skipped off, but this picture makes him look good!!
Doing the obstacle course as quickly as he could!
He was definitely showing off for this one. I have never seen him throw a football this well or this far!!
All smiles after getting his awards!
Damon and his friend Hazel
The boys: Elvis, Damon, and Elijah
Cleaning up from the track meet. He got 1st in 50, 2nd in 100, 2nd in obstacle course, 3rd in long jump and 1st in football throw!!
He had to get a picture with Bentley!
Damon's class. They lost about 3 kids by the end of the year, but it was a great size for him.
Damon and Mrs. Davis
This is Damon running the 50m dash. We were amazed that he did so well considering his intense warmup and that these boys are a year older than him! (He's in lane 1)
This video shows Damon's personality so well! They sent the kids back to the starting line as soon as the 50 was over to do the 100. He knew he was losing and was not going to accept defeat! He was looking to the side and saw that he couldn't pass the kid right next to him, so he just cutoff the kid two lanes over! He got second, but he was officially out of gas crossing the finish line!
Damon absolutely loved playing T-ball this year!! He was so excited for every practice and game. He had a great coach (not Daddy because he was already coaching another team) and great kids on his team. He played first base several times and in other positions he was always ready to attack the ball! When we went to the field the first time he looked around and said, "Yeah, I can hit it over the fence!" This kid does not lack confidence!! He loved running as fast as he could around the bases and just being out there!! It will be funny to watch him and Kyler together on the same team since they are so different!
Gettin' Ready!
Perfection!
Such concentration
Swing Batter
Ready to run!
How cute is he?!?
Almost caught it!
He knew to tag the bad every time he got the ball. He only had to be told once, and he got it!
We need to work just a little on the throwing form!
Oops!!
Damon had the t-ball thing down pretty quick. He had a blast, and to top it all off, there were snacks at the end of the games!!
After playing basketball this year, Kyler was excited to play baseball. We had to decide if he should play T-ball or coach pitch (which is actually machine pitch). We thought he would get really bored playing t-ball since he could hit 8 out of 10 balls Kenney would pitch to him overhanded. We were happy when the first game came and hit the ball both times he got to bat. However, as the season went on, he got into a rut and was unable to hit the ball. Kenney tried several times before any games began to set up practices for the kids to hit off the machine but it rained EVERY time!! Then once the games started he knew his kids needed to practice hitting but again all his practices were cancelled due to weather. Before his last game, we went out as a family to practice hitting. Thankfully, he was able to get two hits in the last game (not quite as good as the first game, but he got on base)!! After the game was over, Kyler didn't care about hitting the ball because he was too upset that no one brought snacks to the game! We see where his priorities were the whole season!!
Daddy pitching. I can't remember if he hit this one or not.
A perk to having your dad coach the team is that you get to pick your jersey first! #1
I think he preferred to look for us watching him play rather than actually playing!
Getting ready for the hit!
When the game gets too slow he would often play with his hat.
Time to Hit!!
He looks so little
I think he was just pretending to throw the ball!
Watching big brother and wishing he was part of the team.
Happy to be outside
If he can't be out there playing with Kyler, he'll just follow Damon and climb the fence!
Kyler's best hit of the season I got on film, but the camera was focused on the fence rather than the field, so it is super blurry. However, I did get one hit!
