Sprinkler Time!

This week we've been in the high eighties, low nineties with some serious humidity.  So we went the awesome cheap summer wet fun and got ourselves a sprinkler.

Happy summer!

Giggles and Grins

A la Cole.  Enjoy!

Field Day and Last Day of School for Evie

Evie's last day of school was very FULL.  She and I went out to breakfast at the nearby Perkins, then I went to school with her and helped/took photos all day for Field Day

It was pretty much a free-play in various areas around the school; nothing super complicated about it, just kids having fun!

They took a walk and signed yearbooks or autograph pages.  I seriously laughed when I saw that a yearbook was an option for a kindergartener!  I didn't have one until 7th grade and saw no need to splurge on one for Evie.  We have our own pictures of friends, with names and phone numbers for her instead.

Mrs. R was Evie's main teacher this year, with Mrs. W and several others as aids.  Evie is very social and loved getting pictures with all her friends.

In the library, she showed off skills on the computer, reading, and puzzles.  She's great at all those and enjoyed displaying that for me.

I have had such a fun time watching Evie grow and learn this year and cannot believe I've got a 1st grader on my hands!  It's crazy to think that the first day of school looked like this:

And the last day of school looked like this.  Way to go, Evie!

Little Graduates

In no particular order, here are some pictures from Lizzie's Preschool Graduation/Playdate.

At one point, we made up a little 'field day' kind of relay race.  This is Lizzie walking backwards very carefully.

Lizzie totally posed all over the play equipment!

Carson spent a bunch of time 'fixing' all the spinning games.  This one was 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' and he had to repair it repeatedly. :)

Not that we needed proof, but this kid can get messy, no problem!

Our four 'graduates', Charles, Lizzie, Camryn and Connor.

Amusingly, I got cute 'Hooray!' type pictures of all the other three kids.  When I tried to get Lizzie to smile, she busied herself cleaning something sticky off her face.  Goose! :P

More evidence of a happy dirty preschooler.

One of Lizzie's 'tricks'.  She was such a show-off!

It takes concentration to perfect a mud pie.

I don't know to who these toys belonged, but my kids made good use of them.

Of all the yummy food at our little picnic, this was my only picture.  But they were a super important part, no doubt! :)

Sometime in May, We...

**Watched a lovely spring thunderstorm (or two or three).

**Had a family fun carnival (Melinda and Evie, at Evie's school).

**Finished a bunch of quilt blocks.

**Did lots of fun hairstyles that got sweet compliments.

**Graduated from preschool! (Lizzie; more on this to come.)

**Showed off skills learned in Kindergarten.  (Evie)