Tonight Elaina's school hosted a "Blast Off to Summer" event. There were several circuits set up around the school and each came with ideas for keeping active and educated over the summer. The girls particularly enjoyed the hopscotch, the story time, and the science centers where they got to look at various bugs and rocks through magnifying glasses. Each circuit stop also earned them a punch on their blast off card, and when all punches were complete, they got an ice cream sandwich from Elaina's kindergarten teacher. It was a fun event!
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| Heaven forbid they both smile at me as they enjoy their reward.... |
Tuesday, May 17
Most nights during our end-of-the-evening routines, Ellie sidles her way on to my lap and stays there until it's time for bed. Sometimes when she's on my lap, I like to bring out my phone and put it on selfie-mode, just to watch her smile at us. Tonight I decided to take a picture of it, too.
Wednesday, May 18
Our yard and garden are coming along nicely, and I'm optimistic it will be a very fruitful (no pun intended) year for us!
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| Blackberries transplanted from the farm |
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| greenie beanies coming up |
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| baby bell pepper |
At Elaina's request, we went to her grade school for some park time this evening. She was quite happy because one of her classmates was there as well, and they were able to play together as they do at recess. She was also happy to show off her amazing monkey bar skills--forward and backward. Ellie was happy to run around and talk about how she will be at school here in the fall. It was really a great evening, with two great little girls.
Friday, May 20
Today was Elaina's last day of kindergarten. This year went so, so fast, and she learned so much. Josh was sweet enough to take several pictures for me before the bus came, and he was there to greet her when she got home. Poor baby got off the bus in tears, heartbroken that she wouldn't see her teacher again until the fall. Thankfully Ms. Sullivan had included a picture of the two of them with her report card materials, and that, along with the thought of spending the summer with Gramma, seemed to soothe her heartache.
Saturday, May 21
Today we headed up to Rockford to celebrate Zechariah's first birthday. Poor little mister was teething, but he is still as sweet as can be and seemed to thoroughly enjoyed his party. And we enjoyed being able to be there to celebrate!
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| Nehemiah decided to "help" :) |
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| Sweet Baby Baby |
Sunday, May 22
Today was a beautiful, beautiful day. Josh and I decided to surprise the girls. So, we went to Pearce and then came home and told them we had a surprise, and that they had to go play while we got ready. I packed a quick lunch--peanut butter and jelly, various fruits and vegetables, water, and Dots for dessert--and then we drove out to a new park for a picnic. The girls were beside themselves with excitement, and we had such a good time playing together.
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| This would be one of Elaina's many attempts to give me a heart attack |
When we got home, the nice day turned out to be quite toasty. Josh and I had several things to get done around the yard, and I could tell the girls wouldn't last as long as it would take us to finish our tasks. In a flash of genius, I found a way to keep them entertained. I grabbed one of our buckets and one of our coolers from the garage, filled them up with water, and told the girls they each had their very own foot spas. They played with the spas for hours, even bringing some toys in from the bathtub. It was a fun, tiring, lovely day.
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