Finley

Finley has grown so much this past year.  We call her our little police officer because she is such a rule follower (which I secretly love, because I am too).  She had a great year at the CDC and graduated from the Star's class in May.  She is attending a summer creative arts camp at school that she absolutely loves, making new friends and learning so many things.  The creative arts camp is at the same school where she will attend Pre-K in September so we thought is would be a great transition for her since she has been at the CDC since she was 6 months old.  We can't believe she will start Pre-K in a couple months, but she is so ready.  She reminds Ellis every day that she is too big to go to the CDC, she is in Summer Camp and Pre-K!

In addition to the great experience at creative arts camp, Finley goes to swim lessons every day at school.  We had a rough start, she wouldn't even get in the water and cried every day.  I would ask her if she wanted to go back and she said yes so I kept taking her.  Finally, by the end of the first week, she would get in the water and play by the ladder.  Then, before I knew it, she put her head under water, then all of the sudden after two weeks, she actually started swimming.  It has been four weeks and she is jumping off the diving board and was moved up to the intermediate swim group.  We are so proud of her!