{"id":8917,"date":"2023-06-16T20:57:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T00:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/?p=8917"},"modified":"2023-06-24T21:07:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T01:07:07","slug":"schools-out-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/?p=8917","title":{"rendered":"Schools Out &#8211; 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schools out for summer! Oakton Elementary School (OES) is out for Avery and Emerson!&nbsp;&nbsp;Seven years at Oakton Elementary.&nbsp;&nbsp;Seven years since I unexpectedly broke down in happy tears as they climbed the steps to the school bus on their first day of kindergarten.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avery and Emerson are ready for seventh grade.&nbsp;&nbsp;Emerson especially had a particularly tough year with three different teachers and has been ready since early this year to be at Thoreau.&nbsp;&nbsp;Harper has been going to school with her sisters since kindergarten\u2026it\u2019s all she knows.&nbsp;&nbsp;It will be four years again before they are all at the same school.&nbsp;&nbsp;In time, I think she will not only be fine, but also like being the sole Maddy at OES.&nbsp;&nbsp;The majority of her friends are in a similar situation having older sixth grade siblings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They say you should celebrate your successes and graduating 6<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;grade is certainly a big one these days.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduation at Oakton High School.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emerson was selected as 1 of 3 students out of 133 total 6<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;graders to deliver a commencement speech.&nbsp;&nbsp;Her speech and her delivery were outstanding!&nbsp;&nbsp;She was both excited and nervous to get on that stage; however, she not only kept her composure, but also delivered like she had spoken to 1000 people at once previously.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"OES_Graduation_Emerson_2023\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zQg1EYOrihw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The girls both took the stage to accept their 6<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;grade graduation certificates; Emerson also received an award in Academic Excellence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3790.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3790.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3790.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3790-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3786.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3786.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3786.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3786-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Look at these two I seriously can\u2019t believe how grown up they look!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3202.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3202.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3202.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3202-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Family pics!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3795.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3795.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3795.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3795-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3813.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3813.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3813.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3813-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3813-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A 6<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Grade Party was held at OES to celebrate; an event Avery and Emerson had been looking forward to for some time and had to have the perfect dress to celebrate; and a second dress\u2026.the same dress that they had worn just two hours prior at the graduation ceremony would not suffice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last day of school\u2026Avery and Emerson look so grown up to me\u2026.it\u2019s like overnight they look like middle schoolers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3910.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3910.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3910.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3910-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3910-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The obligatory last day of school neighborhood group picture was last minute and for the first time ever, all the kids couldn\u2019t wait to get to school!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3927-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3927-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3927-1.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3927-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3927-1-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The afternoon last day activities didn\u2019t disappoint with water gun balloons, super soakers, and new this year Kona ice!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3965.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"8930\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3965.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3965.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3965-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3958.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"8927\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3958.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3958.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3958-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3951.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"8926\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3951.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3951.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3951-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3927.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"8929\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3927.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3927.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3927-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_3927-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>OES has truly been a great experience; Avery, Emerson, and Harper have grown academically and socially; it is a joy being their mom and having the opportunity to be on this journey with them.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2941-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2941-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2941-1.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2941-1-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schools out for summer! 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