Thank You St. Peter's!

Today was the girls' last day of the school year at St. Peter's. They ended the year on a high note, with Fer receiving first honors and Wendy receiving second honors, and both of them receiving perfect attendance awards as well. I was able to attend the awards Mass yesterday and loved watching them receive their certificates. Father Joseph, whom I will really miss, preached a great kid-friendly sermon about the idea that prayer means change. His homework assignment for the summer? "Read and pray!" We'll definitely try. And today the girls said good-bye to their teachers and friends. We have been so blessed with a wonderful trio of teachers who saw them through their first year plus in the United States -- Mrs. Harding, who taught Fer for the last part of last year and Wendy all of this year in second grade, Mrs. Guerra, who tutored Wendy last spring and taught Fer for much of this year once she returned from maternity leave, and Mrs. Zamora, who tutored Fer last spring and both girls all this year. There were some tears all around as we said good-bye. We will certainly plan to come back and visit next year.