Staying Busy

I've enjoyed a very adventurous few days with the family, and am looking forward to a relaxing weekend. I arrived home at 8:15am on Thursday and quickly unpacked before taking the little boys to school. Dominic was happy to see me and Matty just wanted to push my suitcase around. I dropped the boys off at daycare and had to summarize my defunct Nashville trip multiple times before I made it out the door. By then, I was pretty much over it and resolved to have a much better day. I was able to visit Joshua's classroom in the morning and enjoyed a few rounds of Bingo before I helped Joshua with his nutrition book. He was absolutely excited to see me and was even more anxious for me to return in the afternoon for his ice cream sundae party. Jim and I enjoyed a late breakfast at Cowgirl Cafe, my second of the day since I had a bowl of cereal at 3:30 before heading to the airport. I took a quick nap while Jim hit the gym and then we attended the ice cream social for the 1st grade classes.

......and then on to a visit with Tim, our Barber. Matthew was a bit overdue so we decided today would be a good day for a trim. Matthew did so well and enjoyed munching on two different suckers while he got his hair cut. It's all we could do to keep him from turning his head constantly. It just amazes me to see the transformation from baby to little boy when babies get their hair cut. Matthew looked handsome in his new 'do and wears it well. After a quick trip to Wal-Mart, we picked Josh and Dominic up and headed to the pizza parlor. Overall, Thursday turned out to be a good day.

Friday was the last day of school for Joshua and his class participated in Field Day in the morning. Jim and I joined his class and enjoyed a fun round of activities. We arrived a few minutes late so we missed the water table, but we arrived in time for everything else. Josh and his friends took a turn at dodge ball, donned colored scarfs for a round of dancing, participated in a playground obstacle course, use pom-pom balls for a game of tag, played underneath a large parachute, enjoyed a competitive round of fill the bucket, and drew pictures using chalk on the blacktop. Jim and I followed the class around and enjoyed a little fun too! We returned at 12:35pm to pick Joshua up from his last day of first grade. His classroom was barren as Mrs. Spencer had done a great job of filling every nook and cranny of the cabinets with the multitude of items from the classroom. We are all looking forward to a fun and exciting summer before returning for second grade, and the "big school" across the street. (Joshua's school has two campuses; Bauer houses K-1 and Speck houses 2-5, hence the name Bauer-Speck school)

Best Buds - Julian, Rafael, Joshua, and Jose

Joshua's Class - Room 9

Joshua's team races to the finish....and WINS!

Jim and Joshua play a game of hangman

Room 9 gets the Sillies Out

Katie and Mrs. Spencer joined the fun too!

Yesterday afternoon was spent at the movie theater. We offered to watch Joshua's friend Cole for the afternoon, so we took all three boys (Cole, Josh, and Dom) to see Up. Wow! My sister warned me that this was an emotional movie, but nothing prepared me for the roller coaster of emotions it brought on. What a great movie! It really brought out the priority of friends and family in our lives. The boys enjoyed it too....especially the part where they each received popcorn and candy!

Last night we visited our neighbors house for Jessica's High School Graduation party. We had homemade tacos (YUM!) and visited with a house full of their friends and family. We certainly do love our neighbors. Fabian and their youngest daughter Jennifer were absent as Jennifer had a softball tournament in Vegas today. I had to laugh. Peg's sister Dorothy (both are neighbors - Peg lives next door, Dorothy lives on the hill above us) had to return to her house to pick up the cake. Dominic insisted on riding with her, even though he does not really know her. She was shocked....apparently he talked her ear off the entire time. He was telling her about how much he loved his mommy and daddy, but that he didn't really love Joshua since Joshua didn't love him. What a ham our Dommy is!

Here's to another fun day filled with laundry, house cleaning, and maybe a trip to the waterpark depending on the weather.