111 LaLa Lane: End of school

Just a quickie.....It has been busy around here. Lidia and Sawyer finished school with a bang. They both received academic awards and I am so, so proud of them. It has been a big year for Lidia and Sawyer. Remember, they moved to the upstate last summer. It was a hard transition for them and me! The beginning of the school year was tough, especially for Lidia, as they tried to find their place in a new school. But, I am happy to say that they have done very well and have an extremely great support system in their new home and school. Emily has done an awesome job at finding ways for them to adjust. And I have to give a BIG, BIG thank you to our friend, Patti. If it were not for her, I would have figured out a way to bring my babies back home to stay. I can see Lidia and Sawyer flourishing now. I am so relieved. And I am so excited that they are spending a major portion of their summer vacation with Cliff and me at the beach.

My running has taken a slight back seat, but I must, must, must get back on track this week.

Cliff is volunteering at the Hell Hole Hundred trail run this weekend. He is following the runners on his mountain bike, circling them to make sure everyone is OK, taking videos and loving it. He sent me a text that he wants to run it really BAD. The trail is the Jericho Trail that I've written about before. You can read about that experience in my post called Wild Hogs and My First DNS.

So the following are some photos of life on LaLa Lane for the past few weeks. I'm certainly looking forward to some major adventures this summer. And I can't wait to tell you about them.

Sawyer - End of First Grade....Received the Math, Spelling and Writing Awards.

And he was one of the best readers in his class.

Lidia - End of Fourth Grade....Received the Honor Roll Award for the year and the Reading Award.

So, so proud of our little smarty pants.

Celebrating the end of school with breakfast at Cracker Barrel.

Same celebratory breakfast.

Lidia and Sawyer's Tae Kwon Do test for their orange belt.

The shorty is Sawyer immediately after breaking his board into 3 pieces. Look at his instructor's expression after watching him break it. Lidia is to his right. Both Lidia and Sawyer earned their orange belt that day.