Charli's field day

On Charli's field day it rained. So, we had it in her preschool classroom. It was a little cramped, but the kids had a great time and didn't mind a bit that it was inside. There were just no other days to reschedule it. Her teacher amazed me and simplified the games and races and had everything under total control. Charli thought it was a great party!

TJ's school play

The last couple of weeks of school, TJ was really busy with plays. This is his play for his school. All of the kids in his grade sang in it, and then if they wanted to they could audition for a part. The musical was, "We has Jazz." He played Charlie (Bird)Parker. The musical explained what Jazz was all about and some of the famous musicians of the time helped to tell the story. (He is the one in the white shirt and red suspenders.) It was really cute because he even did a little "voice" for his part. His music teacher put this on, but his regular teacher came up after and talked to me. She told me that she thought he did a great job, and that she couldn't believe he could just get up there and perform like that. He's kind of quiet in class, so she said it was fun to see him in a play like that. I think that wraps up how I feel about all the acting he has done this last year or so. It has been really fun to see him do something different (out of his comfort zone) that he loves, and to see the confidence that has been built because of it.

Memorial Day

I think I explained this last year, but when I was a kid my Grandma Dubois started this tradition of making breakfast in the canyon on Memorial Day. A couple years ago, my Uncle decided that we ought to bring the tradition back in my Grandparent's memory. So all of my family and extended family who lives here goes. It is really a fun thing to do. We don't get together as often as we used to so it is great to catch up with everyone. The kids had a great time and even went hiking up a little mountain with some of the men. Then we came home and the kids played with this batting machine that my siter her husband gave them, and a bunch of neighbor kids joined in. Then we went to my parents and celebrated my parents' birthdays with my sister and her family. It was a busy, fun day! I wish we had a few more holidays where we didn't have to work and could just do fun things together as a family!