our past week . . .   June 15, 2008

daisy end of year celebration- we celebrated each girl’s birthdays, made their own cakes and decorated them and then had a nice lunch and swam off all that sugar!
end of year kinder celebration at an awesome park.
- complete with water balloon tosses, scavenger hunts, 3-legged races, cotton candy, sno cones, and a bbq feast that seemingly went on and on!
- it is really nice to be part of such a small school, where the community really pulls together and gives back to the kids. and what i really enjoy about getting to know these families, is how each of their talents is utilized, more than our pocket books. we had a lot of the stuff donated, because of family own businesses, which is really nice. and good lessons for the kids to understand.
our last full day of k. mari and i got alot of errands and cleaning done:)
our emi-girl’s kinder graduation and reception ceremony. the kids did an amazing job, singing, dancing and reciting special poems. us room moms were even presented with gifts, and hearing emi speak up there on behalf of her class was all worth it right there! mom came down to spend the day with mari, so that i could then take emi to another birthday party. this was an all girls swim party and she loved it!!! we took her to her favorite restaurant and there were nice moments of peace between the girls when emi would feed mari her miso soup:) then, my mom, emi and i went to see *kung fu panda*. quite entertaining!
emi did well playing with friends at the little gym, so mari and i enjoyed her class. then, we had lunch and quiet time while mari napped.
friday, we had a playdate, here. both of them had a ball! that night, i cropped with my crazy buddies, here. and i don’t know what it is but we always just seem to crack up, and they say laughter is the BEST medicine, LOL!
yesterday- we all went to the jungle, and had a great time watching the girls. they are at such different levels, so typically, it is divide and conquer- but we found a happy medium. emi likes to entertain us with her tricks on the trampoline, while mari is immersed in the ball and slide area. when daddy and mari left to take naps, another kinder friend joined us for another 1 1/2 hours or so of playtime and lunch. it was really nice to see emi play with someone who is not as social as she is either, and the two of them just had a great time together:) then, we went to her daughter’s rock star birthday!!! omgosh, that is all emi can talk about now!!! she came home screaming into the house… *there’s a rock star in the house now!!!* i didn’t have the heart to tell her to take down her hair, so she got to wear it to church today. i told her tonight though, she has to wash it out. she got out her hannah montana cd and started rockin out. and we watched highschool musical over and over again last night.

pictures will follow shortly.

have a wonderful father’s day and a great start to your summer!