update

I've been so lame about blogging anything lately. I have so many things to write about.....San Diego Trip, KidShine Performance ,skating, 4th of July, BBQ grill on fire, oh if I only had the motivation to begin. :)

Here are a couple of pictures to entice you.

Kindergarten is Over!

What a fast year of Kindergarten. Seems like it was just yesterday that we were gearing up for going to school EVERY day. Here is Katie on her first day of Kindergarten. Here is a picture of her on the last day of Kindergarten. It's hard to believe all of the things Katie learned while in Kindergarten. Here is a short list of things she can do now, that she didn't do before Kindergarten. * Count by tens * Count by twos * Count to 100 * Add coins (pennies, nickles, & quarters) * Alphabetize * Read on her own! * Know about the 1st and 16th Presidents * Recite the pledge of Allegiance * Write and illustrate a complete story * Demonstrate Science Experiments * Tie her shoes * Know which numbers are even and odd * The list could go on and on. We are looking forward to all the wonderful things she'll get to do in 1st grade!

Under the Sea

Katie had her big KidShine performance last night. Uncle Jeffrey came into town so he could see it. He was our official photographer. All of the kids were amazing. Katie's "fish rhyme" solo was accidentally skipped, so she was the "encore" at the end. When it was time for Katie's singing solo, the background music was skipping, so she ended up doing her solo "acapella". She did a GREAT job.

Pony Rides

Last week Alex, his buddy, Bryce, and I headed to the Pony Farm with many of our playgroup pals. The boys had a great time. I was able to snap a few pictures before I dropped my camera while rescuing Alex from a goat in the goat pen. The weather was perfect and the boys were great. After riding the ponies a bunch of times, we wandered over to check out the peacocks, chickens, horses, donkeys and ponies. The kids got to hold a peacock egg and a hen egg. Too bad my camera broke, because the peacocks were beautiful, especially the albino ones.

You can learn something new everyday!

On Saturday, Joan, Almond and I started a new adventure. We're learning how to knit. Of course, it was a lot more challenging for me than anyone else. I didn't think our teacher was very good at giving instructions. No scarf yet, but I am becoming pretty good at "casting on." Maybe my family will all have matching scarves for next year's Co-op Snow trip! Ha!I was so busy trying to learn how to knit that I forgot to capture any pictures until everyone had left but Almond and me. So, here is one picture of the new knitters!

Let's Go Fly a Kite

March is the perfect month for flying kites. I promised the kids that after they went to the dentist, we'd go buy kites. However, Alex fell asleep on the way home (maybe he was tired from PUKING at the dentist, that's an whole other story...), so we stopped and bought kites after school today.

Katie's kite was only $3 and Alex's was a whopping $7 because it's a "deluxe" kite. Guess which one was easier to get up in the air? That's right, the $3 kite rocks! Enjoy the pictures.

Another one bites the dust!

Katie lost another tooth tonight. This time it's on the bottom. She's got one loose one left. All this tooth losing is making me feel like she is growing up too fast!

She's also finally feeling more comfortable reading and is reading a book to me each night. I'm so happy.