Some Pictures

A couple pictures from recent graduations - Estelle with her friends, George and Estelle with Miss Gayla at pre-school, and both kids congratulating Tyler upon graduation. We leave early in the morning for San Francisco and get back on Sunday the 25th. Looking forward to visiting Stephanie while we're out there and spending time with Grandma Muffin. I'd better finish packing!

ABC Camp

I was wrong about the theme of camp being "Around the World" this week - it is "Down on the Farm". I was having a hard time figuring out why they'd be learning about chickens if they were going around the world.
George reports he's getting more adventurous at the pool, now likes to jump in with no one to catch him but only if he's wearing his floaty. Estelle went off the diving board yesterday!
And, we had great spaghetti and meatballs from Krystal for our dinner last night. George loved the garlic bread too, a surprise to him and everyone.
Last night we were reading one of our favorites, "The Bear Snores On" for our bedtime story and Estelle was reading to us. George listened until she said a wrong word and he quietly corrected her "that says den". I'm glad he was so unassuming about it because she would've tried to outdo him if she realized that he's reading at the same time she is.
Today a visit to the family center at the art museum was on the agenda. We'll see what kind of stuff they create.

Summer

We survived the Festival. Phew! Actually we all had a good time. Estelle particularly liked the magic show by our neighborhood friend Martin Jarret. He made her ear disappear (and reappear) among other fun tricks. We might hire him to do a show for her first grade class next school year. They got ice cream from the ice cream trucks both days too. George had to have Power Puff Girls ice cream.
The kids enjoyed the visit with Grandma June and Allan. Mud Hens game, out for dinner a couple nights, egg rolls for George and mushrooms + white rice for Estelle from our favorite Chinese place, Kindergarden and pre-school graduations, all of the Festival fun, and more magic tricks with a different magician at Spaghetti Warehouse.
Krystal started with us last Monday and it has gone very well. The kids have gone to the library, Art Museum, swimming at the Y ... this week they have Project ABC camp - a couple hours each morning to learn about "Around the World". They'll probably go swimming today and have yoga this afternoon. Since we missed sign ups for t-ball / coach pitch, we're going to do one more round of gymnastics class but will have them go during the day so Krystal can take them. We're going to have her homemade spaghetti & meatballs tonight for dinner too! The kids want to see "Over the Hedge" and "Cars" at the theater. Maybe we'll save that for a cloudy day. It is beautiful right now.
We leave Tuesday the 20th for San Francisco. I'm trying to figure out whether I should invest in a portable DVD player or if my laptop will work to keep people occupied on the trip out there. Got to pack our lunches too. Uncrustables will work out great but maybe I should take a trip up to Ann Arbor and visit Trader Joe's for some other yummy stuff. Or, just tell John where to find it - will have to make him a detailed map.
Should be a fun summer.