Kate The Great

 Kate graduated high school!  I now have 2 kids who have graduated, which is craziness.  I'm so proud of Kate and her hard work.  She managed to graduate with a 4.0, and she did that while taking tons of college and honors classes.  Somehow she made it look easy.  She graduated with 30 college credits, a seal of biliteracy, and she went through the whole teaching pathway that they have at school.  Which means the last semester of school she got to do an actual internship in a classroom.  

It's been fun to watch Kate through the years.  She has a lot of grit and determination.  She struggles a lot with anxiety, but has worked so hard to not let it hold her back.  When she decided she wanted to teach piano I was a little nervous.  She seemed young, and I think it's hard to put yourself out there like that.  But she figured out what she needed to do and went for it.  And she of course did a great job!  At one point she had 25 students.  I call her the child whisperer because she's so good with kids.  It's a true gift she has.  

Now she's heading to St George and Utah Tech.  Capitalizing on her gift with kids to be an elementary teacher.  I can't wait to see the things she does and the experiences she has.  

She's also discovered she has a real love for traveling, so of course has figured out ways to make it happen.  She's already traveled a ton: Ecuador, Puerto Rico, and this summer going to Washington DC and Zimbabwe.  We're definitely going to miss having her at home.  But can't wait to see her embrace life!

Kindergarten graduation!

Kate signing a contract that means she's guaranteed an interview in wasatch school district when she's done with school

All of her scholarships.  $1000 through the community plus full tuition all 4 years at Utah Tech

Seminary graduate!

We have the best tradition where they bus all the graduates back to their elementary school and they get to walk the halls and then ring the bell