It's almost the end of school here for the kids! Jada just had her PreK graduation, and Joli will finish her first year in public school (2nd grade). I just started my doctoral program this past week, and our house is busy as ever!

Jada just had her preK graduation where I was the "keynote" speaker. It was so much fun, and we are all so proud of Jada! She is a strong reader, and she definitely chooses reading over just about anything else. Jada also finished her gymnastics year and had her final exhibition. She is still taking karate over the summer and has earned her purple belt!

We're so proud of Joli for finishing

her first year

in public school. It was not without

its challenges, but she is so brave for pushing through and of course seeing until the end. In the end, she made some great friends and gained a lot of confidence. Joli also started gymnastics and can now do a headstand, handstand, cartwheels, and backwards rolls. These were really hard for her, and she stuck with it and did great! Joli is also a purple belt now in karate!

Evan, oh, Evan. At two years old, Evan has such a great vocabulary. What I notice about him is that he never gives up on expressing his thought. So, he'll keep repeating a

word or sentence until he gets it just right. His favorite things to do are

to say, "Saaahhhrrryyy!" (sorry) in a really exaggerated voice, crawl up on us and either lay his head on our tummies or crawl on our backs. He loves when his Ate Joli gives him piggy back rides, and he has enjoyed riding his tricycle outside. He is still pretty skinny, but we keep doing our best to get him to eat!

We just arrived home from Camp Sunshine where Jorge handled it solo for the first time! The kids had a really great time, and it was nice for Jorge to be around the Rb community, too. I was in my doctoral program during that time, and it was actually helpful to be able to commit to work when the family was gone.

In May, Joli received her first communion! Grammy and Uncle Ped came up from New York and it was a really special day for her!

Hopefully we'll have more to post! Sorry it's been a while!