The Selfish Ladybird & Other Things

Jordan is no longer in the Infants!! How did those three years pass so quickly? Anyway, every year the infants put on a summer play with Year 2 taking all the lead parts. I think it's their reward after all the hard work of SATS (which Jordan did BRILLIANTLY in by the way- ALL level 3s!!). This year the play was The Selfish Ladybird & Jordan had the part of Woody the Oak Tree (the most important part so Jordan's teacher said apparently!)
It was a great play & the children did a fantastic job. Timmy & Luke & the rest of the reception class & Year 1 were the choir but as you can see from the photo on the top right Timmy & Luke were much more interested in watching the play than singing (as were most of their class actually!).
Timmy & Luke's first year in full time education seems to have gone by in a blur -or was it a whirlwind? Either way, it's gone fast & has left me feeling a little dazed! They have come on in leaps & bounds in every aspect. The piccies above are of their final Reception class homework sheets. It's amazing to look back at what they did this time last year & see the changes like the fact that they can both write their own names. Scroll down to the bottom of this post & this one to see for yourself! I love those little twinnies! I wonder what Year 1 will bring?? Gulp!!

Energy, time & enthusiasm evaded me when it came to end of year presents for the teachers as I had been ill with a rather nasty bug or summat for a couple of weeks but I managed to prettify some bunches of sunflowers for the 5 teachers that have taught & supported the boys this year. We also gave Timmy & Luke's teacher a plastic medal for all her hard work with a rather challenging class. She was delighted! :o)

After school we often take a trip into the park. Timmy is SO good at climbing! He is totally fearless with heights. Even Jordan is in awe of him!

Annie-Joy isn't too far behind him in the climbing stakes & can climb a ladder now. Basically she just wants to do what she sees her brothers doing (good & bad!!) & has the determination to achieve many things that I think are beyond her years...

Luke is much more reserved when it comes to heights (like his mother!) & prefers to swing, slide or get very dizzy on the roundabout (like his mother!!).

Jordan is still a very good, helpful, encouraging big brother.

Timmy loves flowers & picks little bunches of clover, daisies or buttercups regularly for me. I love his sweet, thoughtful bouquets.

A few days before our visit to the park we had watched Horton Hears a Who. This is Timmy looking intently at the clover to see if he can see Whoville. We couldn't. Moments later a passing bee decided that it really didn't like Timmy picking clover & stung him on his lip! I didn't see it as I was with Luke on the tyre swing but his screams were truly awful! Needless to say our trip to the park was cut short & we headed over to the walk in centre as Timmy's lip ballooned up to an alarming size! It was rather scary but thankfully Timmy is not allergic to bee stings! Phew! Briefly, Luke's passion for bees vanished as he worried over his brother's accident. He said 'I really don't think honey is worth all that trouble!' But all is now forgiven & Luke still wants a beehive cake for his 6th birthday! :o)