Beginning of Summer

The last day of school and first day of summer vacation led us to some fun in the sprinklers. Abby was interested in the water and so Andrew happily held her so she could have fun as well. She still doesn't like the feel of grass so sitting her on it was not an option. They all had so much fun running around and getting cooled off on this unusually warm June day. Sprinklers in June in Washington--who ever heard of such a crazy thing?? We have been enjoying our warm streak. We will see what the rest of June brings us...hopefully more sun!

The End of Another School Year

FIELD DAY

I was lucky to be able to catch part of the boys field day this year. We were fortunate to have a good sunny day which made for some sweaty but happy kids. I really enjoyed watching the kids cut loose and have fun. Peter was quite good at the sack race. I missed Andrew in the morning but caught up with him during his lunch time. He was exhausted and eating in the shade. When I asked him if he was going to play after eating he told me that all he wanted to do was rest. He must have been really worn out because he is my super energetic child. I could appreciate his tiredness. Emma and Abby were good troopers as I dragged them to a couple of different stations to see Peter with his class. Emma found a great place to play...the basket of the stroller. Thank goodness she is a light little thing. It was perfect actually to have her sit there.

The only bummer about field day was when I picked up the kids from the bus stop after their day was over and I could tell how exhausted they were. I think the heat had finally caught up to the both of them. Peter actually got sick in the car on our 2 minute ride home. The poor kid got heat exhaustion. A little rest and a cool house and he was better by the evening.

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

Peter met some great friends this year in Kindergarten. Some of his favorite friends from his class this year were Connor, Renzo, and Roman. All of us moms swapped numbers so that our boys could play this summer. Peter is our little socialite. He talks to anyone, even kids that are much older than him. He doesn't care of making a fool of himself and is super nice to everyone. Way to go kid. Congrats on finishing Kindergarten!

The day before Andrew finished up second grade I had to pick him up halfway through the day because of severe allergies. The second graders had gone to Powderworks park for a field trip and there must have been something in the air because this is what he looked like when I finally picked him up and brought him home. According to the nurse THIS looked better than when he first got to the nurses office. YIKES! Another round of Zantac here we come.

Andrew was so excited to finish second grade and start summer vacation. He absolutely loved his teacher this year. Ms. Hebert truly was one of the greatest teachers for Andrew. He will miss her next year as he moves onto third grade. Congratulations Andrew on finishing another great school year.

Forks and Cheetos

The kids have all become lovers of cheetos. We only buy them on special occasions and on this particular day Emma decided it would be more fun to use a fork to eat her cheetos. When I asked her why she was using a fork she said, "I don't want to get my fingers messy." She doesn't like anything that makes her hands sticky or really messy...which means she doesn't care for rice krispy treats or sticky donughts. Oh silly girl! You like to be clean just like your mama! She has no problem rolling in the dirt though. Go figure!

Abby . Full of Life

Abby is changing all the time and although I enjoy every moment I have with her I am also a bit sad to see the time flying by so fast. As I was writing in my journal today I realized how much she has changed in the last couple of weeks. She is quite the comic relief in our house these days. She is loved so much by her siblings and I think it's amazing that the fourth child can actually be the most spoiled of all. Everyone is so eager to play with her, push her around in the outside toys, read her books, and feed her big people food. In a nutshell, these pictures display how I view my little peanut. Oh, how we all love our soon to be one year old!

Don't grow up too fast little girl!

Kindergarten Graduation

The Kindergarten team prepared a really sweet graduation ceremony for all of the kindergarten kids this year. The kids sang a handful of songs and then each one of them got to come up and shake Principal Yoho's hand and receive a certificate. It was fun only because of how much Peter was so proud to be standing up there. I was watching from the back because I had all the other kids and was by myself but I could see his excitement. Mike eventually made it half way after commuting from Seattle. In his scrubs and all he came to support Peter. What a good daddy! We are so proud of Peter. Next year is what I consider the first year of real school--full day and more academically challenging. I have no doubts that Peter will soar in first grade!