Last Day of Joy School

I can't believe it, but our year of Joy School has come to an end.

We had a fun little party for the kids to celebrate the year.

Jamie made this giant water blog for the kids to jump around on.  They had a blast and then had even more fun trying to pop it on purpose.

We played with water balloons (and the amazing dollar store water soakers that were previously such a hit).

Then we had an award ceremony and presented each student with a special award.  Ashlee made these adorable candy medals for each kiddo.  Kaden was named, "Best Cleaner-Upper."  He really is the world's best cleaner-upper.

Then we lined the kids up and tried to recreate this photo that we took on the first day of Joy School back in September.

We had the best time doing Joy School with this group of friends.  I already miss it!  Kaden is very excited to go to "real preschool" in the fall, and I know he's going to love that just as much.

The Best Four Dollars I've Ever Spent

May have been the purchase of four Dollar Tree water squirters last night.  

They made the perfect addition to our Joy School curriculum today. 

I loved watching the water warriors race around our yard, identifying and obliterating letters and numbers that were written in side walk chalk all over our fence.

These three boys were in paradise.

After awhile, the princess of the group opted to sit on the deck stairs and point out what work needed to be done.  I loved it.  

And some of us were pretty thrilled to practice our writing skills, and add some letters of our own to the mix.  I love that Mark chose to write "his letter" first.  

I can't believe we're almost to the end of our Joy School experience.  I am definitely going to miss teaching these cute kiddos once a month.