The end of this school year was busy and warrants it’s own post. Here’s a cool pic we organized at the elementary.

In addition to being on the PTSA board, I was also the yearbook chair. Getting these distributed was a huge relief!

Layla & Paz at Field Day

With Ethan

Ethan, Cameron & Silas

5th Grade Grad!

5th Grade Graduation

Vice Principal, Mr. Weber, saying nice things about the class

Safety Patrol recognition

Shaking Ms. Baruah’s hand

5th Grade graduation party

Nathan, Mason & Silas

With Ms. Baruah

Mindee and I had the great idea to reenact this pic from the preschool days

Last day of school photos

Aria & Layla

Kieron at his locker

In front of some art projects (his is somewhere behind him)

Silas at his desk in Mrs. Baruah’s 5th grade class

Mrs’ Watson’s 1st grade class

We had some bus stop drama when the district took away our bus route and made our kids catch the bus at the end of an access road in Fall City! Fortunately, they gave us our route back toward the end of October.

Going to a football game – I think they were supposed to dress country for this one

Our niece, Nicole, graduated with honors from high school in June and is WWU bound. We couldn’t be more proud of the beautiful, smart woman she’s become. Way to go, Nicole! Can’t wait to see what you do!

The day before we headed to Pullman, we found out Manivanh tested positive for Covid. Sadly, this left her out of much of the festivities they’d all been looking forward to for a long time. Kieron, Grammy and Papa, and I headed east that day. The next morning, Jonathan tested positive, which meant he couldn’t drive over with Avery, Silas & Layla. It was pretty disappointing the wrench Covid threw in this event, but we made the most of it.

Waiting for the graduation ceremony to begin

Pullman High School, Class of 2022

Earlier that day…

At Nicole’s graduation party, the following day

We went to Nicole’s track banquet while Scott and Manivanh prepared for the graduation party. Nicole was constantly being recognized on stage, as a team captain, MVP, scholar athlete, and so on. I can tell her team will miss her.

The first day of kindergarten finally arrived a couple days after the first day of school for the rest of the district. Here are some pics from Layla’s first day!

We drove Layla to school the first day

“Wake up! It’s the first day of kindergarten!”

Breakfast: Cheerios with banana on top

Walking down the hall

She made it back!

Enjoying an after school snack with Silas

The next day at the bus stop

First bus ride to school with Mrs. Lewis

This was a big, emotional back-to-school season at the King house. Not only was it the first time all the kids were going back full-time ever/since the pandemic started, but we had one going into kindergarten, another moving on to middle school, and one starting high school – in addition to a fourth grader. We are incredibly proud of all the kids persevered through since 2020 and so excited to see them return to school full-time and in-person!

Early morning send-off for these two!

A little bit later it was Silas’ turn.

Kindergartners got to meet their teachers this afternoon, but their official first day isn’t until next week.

With Mrs. Croft

Silas and Mason, so glad to be in the same class!

Thought this was a cute text exchange with Silas. He doesn’t realize what a fox means.

Silas with his school project bottle buddy, Queen Elizabeth 1st