final field trip

Guess where E & Me went yesterday??Yup, the ocean. The final field trip for the preschool was yesterday. The ocean and the Children's Museum. We went to a small beach with great rocky spots with tide pools. The rocky spots were just the right size for preschoolers. No one fell and hurt themselves. We found lots of hermit crabs and snail guys, but no regular crabs. A couple of hours and the kiddos were ready for lunch. Photo first.......Can you find E?

#2

Tooth # 2 is out. This time E just wanted to let it fall out by itself. No one could convince him to pull it.
Finally when it was just barely in there, he removed it!!
The tooth fairy left him the same money for the second as the first. E was pretty irritated that the second one wasn't worth more.

13

We celebrated M's 13th birthday over the weekend. We always combine his birthday celebration with a Memorial Day get together.
Lots of fun, lots of food, lots of laughing and swimming.This is M with cousins P and L pretending they jumped out of a plane. They're trying to do that holding hands, floating thing.See................almost looks like the real thing!! I like it when they act silly.

On Thursday night after M's track meet, L had a concert.La La La.........................A good thing about L being short, she's always in the front row. Green dress.A group of boys did a number, "Men in tights." Extremely funny!!!!!
They all do such a good job. It was fun, but a very long day/night.

track

M's last regular season meet. He bettered his distance in the long jump.Ran the 400 and the 100m hurdles, which he won. L doing the scoring and announcing (her favorite part).

every year

We go through this every year. The kids are hot, they can't stand it, they're not going to make it....................if they don't go swimming. The cover is off but that's it. "It's ok, we won't get any water in our mouths."Yesterday wasn't even all that nice. I had a fleece jacket on. But they were "sweating." Well, they're not sweating now!! Do you think M could suck his stomach in any further??

They thought it was GREAT. Crazy kids!

wednesday

L had a good meet yesterday. Didn't clear the bar in pole vault. But her coach said she has good form. And she beat her time in the mile!!! Always improving, that girl.The plant I think might be an allium has a bud.
It is suddenly pouring out. I look out the front window, I see blue skies. The back window, not blue skies. I guess that means it's a shower.
E's last day of school is June 9th. He has been wound up at school for about a month. His teacher said that all the older boys seem to be "very energetic". I believe it....................