Wednesday, June 8, 2016

May Part 2

May is the craziest month, as we try to tie up loose ends and finish things up.  Concerts, volunteering things, parties, promotions, and swim team on top of everything else!  We listened to Jens's strings performance, and Mike and I were both shocked when he was featured in a number at the end, playing with his teacher while the rest of the orchestra accompanied.  He told me he was the only cello playing, but he didn't really explain that it was a special part.  He sounded great, and we were so proud of him.  



 The vases are finally finished!  They turned out really beautifully.
The first grade put on a darling program.   She has such a cute class.



 This girl loves to color!
Strike a pose!
 Swim is full swing, and we are loving all the friend time at the pool.  Sylvie has such a great group of friends!
 More S'mores!

 Time trials.  This is one of Sylvie's good buddies, Max G.

 Jens and Sylvie both got some awesome PR's the first swim of the year!
 Things at Mike's work have been pretty crazy lately.  On top of big lay offs, they are trying to hit a big deadline.  They have been catering dinner lately, which means Mike is working late, late, late.  I had the kids come up with a list of dinner ideas that they would like to have.
 More Jens art work.  I wish it wasn't sideways.
 Cora painting:
 Riding to school with my girl.  She has been such a great biker this year.

May Part 1

Sylvie went to Effie Yaw Nature Center for a field trip not too long ago, so we made a family trip.  It was fun to look around the visitor center, see and touch a snake, and go for a little hike.  







 Another trip to the zoo--this time she and the bear were "Matchers!"  She was trying to have the same pose.

Sylvie bridged from Daisies to Brownies.  She has the nicest leaders and sweetest group of girls in her troop.  The ceremony was nice, and then they caught frogs, played on the playground, and caught frogs. 








 It is teacher appreciation day.  I thought this was cute:
 Oops.  We waited a little too long for nap time.
 Have I mentioned that Cora is starting to wander at bedtime?  She appears in Jens's or Sylvie's bed on occasion.
 Cora's new favorite activity is cutting paper into tiny pieces with scissors.  It makes a huge mess.

 Also, play doh is popular.
 This girl is such a crack up.
 Looking so grown up!
Jens has been doing lots of drawing lately. 
 Happy Mother's Day to me!  We had a nice day.  I have a real nice family.

 Crazy hair!

 Playing on the office chair--it got a little wild.
 This guy was hanging out in the side yard.