Go girls Go, a bragging moment

The girls have been doing remarkably well this year...so far. Matt and I have been really relieved, especially since we weren't sure how the stress of moving and getting settled again as a family would impact them. The girls never cease to amaze us, they have taken everything in stride. They transitioned really well to their new schools, and are succeeding in their classrooms.

Hannah's first grade picture.

She really loves her teacher this year. Last year she had Ms. Hensley for Kindergarten, and this year she has Ms. Hamblet...she frequently gets the two names confused. We like to tease her about that. She is doing really well, and is finally picking up reading. She can pretty much sound out anything now, although she really doesn't like to work that hard! She is almost always on the "good" color at school, and has only brought home one bad report since the beginning of school! Since she is on the good color so often, she earns prizes like sitting in the teachers chair during class, or eating lunch in the class room. Both she enjoys completely! She has an awesome teacher this year. I made a surprise visit to her class the other day, and walked in to a room full of fun! The stereo is blasting Cindy Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", and all the kids are deeply involved in their projects. No one even noticed me for the first couple of minutes. A super fun classroom!

Anya's third grade picture.

She is doing really well in class too! Her Teacher is wonderful, and is constantly looking for ways to challenge Anya. She has recently had her reading level retested, and is now not allowed to read anything below a 6th grade level in the Accelerated Reading Program. She can read as high as the 7.5 grade level in the AR program. Yes, soon my 3rd grader will be smarter then her mama...probably before she hits 5th grade! She has recently participated in a Spelling Bee. She has moved up, and is now one of two kids representing third grade at the school wide spelling bee. She is very excited about that!

Anya recently entered a creative poster project in the fire prevention awareness contest. She won second place out of the whole school. Of course, I forgot to take a picture of her poster! She did a cartoon strip style, and each character was doing something that would cause a fire. It was very comical and creative. Besides her ribbon, she won a free pass to the movie theatre, a free sandwich at Burger King, and a free meal at Chili's. Sign me up!


Hannah was recently recognized at her school for having perfect attendance. She was very proud of this, and insisted that we display her certificate on the refrigerator for almost a month. She loves anything that puts her in the spot light, and will frequently remind us of past good deeds. "mom", she will say, " remember when I did....". Yes, Hannah, we remember and we are very proud of you!



So the older Jeppson girls are doing better then we had dared hope for. It is fun to see them settled, with new friends and hobbies. They are each progressing well with their piano lessons, and will be performing in a Christmas program next month. Next project...teach these girls how to ride a bike!