The Keene Family

It may seem a little silly for Haley to "graduate preschool," especially since she'll be attending there again next year for junior kindergarten. But all of the fours classes have an ending celebration, so we're stuck with it. :) We started with Haley's end of the year picnic. Well really, we started with Haley reading Bob Books. And then we went to the picnic. Holding a bunny... oh so soft! Haley got the "bookworm" award for being so interested in books at school. Hooray! The next day was graduation. Haley did a great job singing with her class! We went out for gelato (Haley's choice) afterward to celebrate. Yum!

Last week, JT and I met our friends to see the Seattle Children's Theater production of Robin Hood. It was amazing, as usual for SCT, and I wasn't prepared for how funny it would be! I already purchased our tickets for next season's shows: Elephant & Piggie , Chitty Chitty Bang Bang , and Where the Wild Things Are. Saturday was JT's big jamboree. It is the mid-season Saturday full of games, a parade, and fun. Last year the weather was gorgeous and warm, but Jim had to work... this year he was home but the weather was cold and windy. Today at school, JT got to celebrate his summer birthday. I was volunteering in his class today, so I got to take photos and watch the kids sing/sign Happy Birthday to him. It was fun to be a part of it! We are officially done with Awana for the year! JT got his first book award and his frequent flyer pin, since he completed the book review and his bonus handbook. Haley got her Appleseed award.

I had such fun joining Haley in her class for her Mother's Day tea on Friday. Saturday was a long working day for me, and then we had Russell's first birthday party! It was very nice to be able to rest and enjoy being home with my family on Sunday. Jim got up early and made his signature french toast. Yum. JT and Haley gave me gifts from school and that they made with Grandma Cole. JT also read to me from his read-at-home book, which I love. We went to late service at church because we'd gotten home late the night before, and so we had leisurely time and could stop to take a nice photo on the way out the door. Then we went straight to kickball and watched our team demolish the opponent. Always nice. :) Haley saw her friend from school at the game!  Afterward, we hung out around the house, caught up on chores, and I even got a short nap. Jim made an amazing dinner of ribs, corn on the cob, salad, and cherries that we all loved. I forget t...

This past week was the busiest week of the year for me, bar none. I participated as Microsoft Fellow in the Global Educator Exchange (E2) in Redmond all week. I also presented for the National School Boards Association technology site visitation to Kent School District. Then I coordinated all of the 149 teachers and 760 students participating in the annual Kent Technology Expo , which I do every year. Somehow all of these events were happening at the same time , and I knew it was going to be crazy. Tuesday, I took two exams at a testing center (and passed): Microsoft Office Specialist: OneNote and Microsoft Certified Educator. Then I checked in at my hotel and went over to the welcome reception, where I got to spend some time with Angela Maiers ! She is an inspiration and a fabulous educator, speaker, and encourager.  Wednesday, I spent all day at E2 on the Microsoft campus. I got to meet with product teams for Office Mix, Sway, and OneNote, which was really fun. At the ...