A Walk Through Pre-School!

This evening was Maya's last appearance in a pre-school performance. Through poems and songs, the kids "walked" all of us through their year in pre-school. The show began with September (apple songs and fire-safety including using a cell phone to call 911) and proceeded through each month ending with April.

Over the past couple of months, Maya's teacher allowed the kids to play a large role in developing this program. The kids voted on the songs and poems that they liked best and kind of created their very own personalized "walk through preschool".

As the show was getting ready to begin, Kai said to me " I can't wait until next year when Maya gets to watch ME in the program".

Anyway, Maya did a fantastic job. She even got her debut moment when she got to recite "Little Miss Muffit" with one other friend. Thank goodness she finally figured out that Little Miss Muffit sits on a Tuffit. Until last week, she was convinced that she sat on a trumpet.

Maya, we're so proud of you!!!

By the way, the first picture is of Maya and her best friend Kadin. They have been planning their wedding since last year. Maya is so excited that they will be in the same kindergarten class next year.

Pre-Show Photo Shoot!

Instead of the "red carpet", we use our outside deck. Every time the kids are heading to a new or special event (first soccer game; school program; first day of school; etc...), we always make a quick stop on our back deck for a photo moment. I've captured some of my favorite photos of the kids on this small deck and will continue to do so as long as we live in this house.

Today, Maya performed in her last pre-school program. As we were just about to head out the door, I quickly reminded the kids that I wanted a picture, and they immediately proceeded to the back deck.

As I was looking at the photos tonight, I realize that our little girl actually looks old enough to go to Kindergarten. When did this happen? My how she has grown up so much this year.

More Earth Day pics.

Happy Earth Day!

Today we celebrated Earth Day at one of our local parks. Maya and Kai got their faces painted, made paper bag creatures, pet a real skunk, played recycle games, rode on a hay ride, and got their pictures taken with a racoon, earthworm, and Smoky the Bear.

We even got to take a tree home with us to plant in our yard. Overall, a very fun day.

Happy Easter!

We wrote a note to the Easter Bunny asking if he could possibly hide our eggs later in the afternoon so that Didi and Papa could be a part of our egg hunt. After we were all in the garage around 4:00p.m. helping Dom cut some trim for our living room, we discovered that the egg cartons in our frig were empty...where had the eggs gone???? The kids were so curious. How did the Easter Bunny get in our house so quickly and without us knowing? Where did he hide the eggs? The kids were so excited when they spotted an egg in our backyard. They called Didi and Papa and told them to "get over here right away". They found all but one egg in the backyard and had a great time in the process. Happy Easter!

Coloring Eggs!

Tonight we colored eggs. I just love the picture of Kai staring so closely into the cup of dye just waiting for his egg to change colors.

The Easter Egg Hunt Continued

The Easter Egg Hunt!

My parents' very small town/neighborhood hosted its' annual easter egg hunt today. The great thing about this event is that there are few to no kids that actually reside in this town. Most of the people present at the event are either grandkids, nieces, or nephews of the residents. The bottom line...a thousand eggs and not many kids. This sounded great to us considering last year we left our local easter egg hunt with two eggs, one in Kai's basket and one is Maya's (and I had to practically dive to the ground to secure Kai's egg). The event was held at the town's park, a secret cove nestled in the middle of trees and woods and hidden from public view (I don't even think I could find it again if I tried).

The rain stopped just in time for the Easter Bunny's arrival on a golf cart and the start of the hunt. The kids had a great time finding the eggs and opening them afterwards to discover "treasure" inside. They played on the playground and ate candy and cookies for the remainder of the afternoon.