Another school year comes to an end

All the exams and last minute rush are over... The school year ended and it's time for summer!

The girls received their final grades today and I am VERY proud. All did great, however special kuddos to Mimi who got (once again) the Certificate of Excellence as she got the highest grades of her entire class. Her teacher even wrote a letter for her were she wrote that she is her best student and a lot of other beautiful things.

Mia is also, once again, in the honor roll as she got all her grades over 95. Gaby also did great with all her grades over 81, however she promised she will work harder next year to have her final grades in the honor roll too. I'm really proud of my girls and also very proud of my mom who works very hard to help us to make this possible!

Im officially the mom of a 2nd, 3rd and 6th graders!! Here is a card I made with the girls and their teachers. I made individual ones to give out to the teachers with a present and they were very thankful. For posting purposes, I put a fake logo... The real one had the actual school logo.

Another bragging moment...

Not only Mia is still in the honor roll for this new period with all her grades over 90, but Mimi got once again the HIGHEST grades of all her class. She got the "Excellence Certificate" which is given to only ONE student... VERY PROUD!!! Gaby is not in the honor roll this month but most of her grades are over 90, only a few are between 80 and 89.

And back to school we go

The girls are back to school and they are really excited. Gaby started 5th Grade, Mia started 2nd Grade and Mimi started 1st Grade.

I'm very excited also because I was able to get them into a school that I have been trying to get them in since last school year.  It is very hard to get spots in this school and we were blessed with a lot of help to get this done.

It is also the same school that my nephew is which means that Mia and him will share the same classroom.  Of course, they are thrilled about it and I can't wait to see how that will work out.  I'm sure it will be more than perfect.

I also got tired of purchasing backpacks every single school year and ordered three new backpacks from Land's End.  Gaby has one since she was 4 years old and even though she doesn't use it for school anymore, it is still around and it gets a lot of used.  I chose their favorite colors and I honestly hope to get the most use possible out of them.

My 5th Grader


My 2nd Grader


My 1st Grader

Bragging time... ahem, I mean Grade time

I received Gaby's final grades and I am really proud of her. She is really smart but VERY lazy.  She sometimes forgets that she can't just be playing around with her sisters, but she's lucky because she is so smart that her laziness didn't affect her grades.  The average for all main subjects are above 91.  She's officially a 5th grader now!!

Spanish: 94
Math: 93
Social Studies: 93
Science: 95
English: 91

Mia and Mimi don't get actual numbers for the grades. They just get "Acomplished", "In process" or "Not accomplished". They got ACCOMPLISHED in every single section, and Mimi's teacher wrote to her: "You are an excellent student. Very organized and likes to cooperate". Mimi is officially a 1st grader and Cami is officially a 2nd grader!!

And this brings a question to me... Why are my girls growing soooo fast? Now, I don't have a child in preschool anymore, they are all in Elementary School... It's hard to believe!

School's Christmas Play

Each one of the girls had a different performance even though they were asked to wear the same outfit.  They sang Christmas songs.

They have been practicing for weeks and they were all really excited especially Gaby.  She was nervous but was really looking forward to it.

Mimi and Gaby both got great spots and I was able to get lots of pictures of each while performing, however Mia was on the second row and it was hard to see her.

My mom was there with us and she also enjoyed herself very much.  We were on the first row, or let's say my mom was in the first row because I was going around all the time taking pictures.

There was a bonfire at the end of the show and it was impressive for the girls.  They have never seen before... On the picture below, you can see all three girls on the right side... Mimi's face (hard to see because of the size of the picture) is because she just couldn't believe how I was at the other side of the FIRE!

Family Day at school

Today was the family day at the girls school.  They had performances prepared for the parents to see and it was a family day different to what I am used to.  Normally it is just a bunch of games and activities and everybody is on their own, but being able to have the girls perform and THEN get into those fun activities was something I liked very much.

Mia and Mimi have been practicing classical ballet since the beginning of the school year and Mia was soooo nervous that she was shaking.  She can actually see her nervous face on the pictures. On the other hand, Mimi was extremely confident and all sassy.  Even with Mia's stage fright, they both did a beautiful job and I was wearing my "proud mamma hat".  In one of the pictures, you can see Mimi with her best friend.  It's funny how you cannot tell which one is which if you are looking at both of them from their backs... They have the same height, same weight, same hair, same skin color... even the same BIG eyes!


Gaby have been practicing Baton Twirling and she is so happy with it that I think she even dreams about it. They did a presentation (pictures below) and my heart was racing. Mimi also performed a dance and below you can see a picture of her with her dance partner while enjoying some "waltz time".


Here is also a video with part of Gaby's performance. Super fun!

Gaby's Christmas Play at School

To be honest, we cant remember for the live of us the name of the song that Gaby and her classmates represented on their presentation. We think it was Christmas in the Caribbean, but we are just not sure. That is what happens when you are a lousy blogger and dont post on time!

Anyway, enjoy these few pictures. I have lots more, however I prefer not to post many pictures with the other kids in it as my blog is public. Looking back at the pictures, I see that Gaby already had a "flower bow" like the one on these pictures (wonder where it is! LOL).



That night I had the Christmas Party for my job at Hard Rock Cafe and I had a blast! Oh, memories!

Mismatch Day

Today was mismatch day at Gaby's school, and it seems she had a blast... There are some photos that Ernest took, and I promise to post them as soon as he send them to me!!

Mia and Mimi's new adventures...

Mimi and Mia started preschool yesterday, and they are REALLY happy!! I have to confess than getting three little girls ready for school it is not an easy task... Pants and shirts needs to be ironed, and all the other accessories needs to be in one place to make it easier...

Mia and Mimi's school is a Catholic school and have very strict rules about uniforms and such. I attend a catholic school myself, so Im very aware that even the scrunchie needs to match to the T. So far, the most difficult task was to find a black pair of shoes for Mimi.. She is finally size 5 but still very small!

They were both very excited on their way to school and they talk the whole way there how much fun they were going to have with their new friends, how much they were going to color and so on... They even let me take a photo of them outside of school... You guys can tell the excitement on Mimi's face, and you could tell that Mia was annoyed as she wanted to get inside already!

I dropped Mimi first and she did cry for a bit, but by the time I dropped Mia only four classroom away, she had already calmed down... I think the key was that I dropped her off first...

Her classroom has a window and she was happily sitting down when I was leaving (of course, she didnt see me taking a peek).

Mia got there happily and was eager for me to leave... Funny thing is that she is a big mama's girl, but she loves school and she knew what to expect...

Im also very excited about making purple lunchboxes for all of them, and I even started a competition between them, and so far Mimi is the one winning (and yes, they are getting the exact same amount of snack, and Mimi is still the one eating more)...

Going a bit off topic, I mentioned yesterday about Gaby getting some kind of super powers at 6 years old... One of those powers is that for two days in a row she has been doing her homework by herself!!! Each day she has gotten 4 homeworks and have done them beautifuly!! Here she is doing homework at my mom's house (and yes, that hottie in the back is me when I graduated from high school.. LOL).

Back to School Night

Last night was Back to School night for the parents at Gaby's school... My mom kept the girls, as no kid is allow to go (kids always go, but I prefer to be stress free to be able to focus)... It was a great meeting, and Im pleased with everything I heard.

This school year truly promise to be an AWESOME year for Gaby and us... Tomorrow is Gaby's first quiz ever... Im honestly nervous, because Im not ready to move on from the "comments and check marks from Kinder to having GRADES.. That is something HUGE for me, and I still havent been able to figure out a reward system for her report card (the first one will be Sept. 16th.. Just around the corner).

A first Grader???

Im still in disbelief that Gaby will be a first grader in less than 2 weeks... School starts on August 18th and it gets so weird to think about Gaby getting "grades" and maybe even "Notice of concern" or "detention".... She will also get several homeworks each day, instead of one homework 2 times a week when she was in K.

She is going to be in the building where the big kids are, and she is going to be the youngest of the WHOLE school... Last year she was the youngest of her classmates, but there were a bunch of kids from grades Nursery, Toddler and Pre-K that were younger than her... This year she is going to be the youngest of over 300 kids!! (In case you are wondering why she is the youngest, it is because all her classmates are already 6 or turning 6 this month or in September... She turns 6 on October 5th, which makes her the youngest).

Im very happy with her new teacher. Her new teacher is somebody Gaby loves and that loves Gaby, and also the teacher's aide. Im sure that will make the adaptation process just easier, because she still wonders why her teacher from last year wont be her teacher anymore... Her new teacher is the one that we went with to our first family vacation back in April.