Tuesday was another fun day for Lauren. All the kindergarteners (morning and afternoon) went in the morning. They got to practice the jello dance for the last day of school dance festival. They also got to meet the first grade teachers and eat lunch in the cafeteria. Jared also choose to have school lunch that day. In the afternoon we played outside for along time. We did squeeze in homework too, but we are looking forward to not having some soon.
Wednesday Alan and I went and juggled for Lauren's class (Bradley and Connor got to come too). We had a fun time. The kids always get really into it. The next day one little boy told me he really liked our tricks and some of them he had never seen before. Lauren also got to celebrate 2 birthdays in her class. Between all of the fun things I'm not sure she had to do much of real school. Bradley Connor and I also went to the library to return Harry Potter 4 and to check out some new books for Jared and Lauren. They have been working on reading Harry Potter 4 at bedtime for several months and they finally finished it! It was another nice day and we played outside. That evening we went to a little marriage class that someone here in Wymount has to do for their capstone project.
Planting a few flowers in the evening.
Helping and being cute!
Thursday we just got some things done around here in the morning. Lauren got to have circus day. They dressed up in costumes and performed a little act for their class. Lauren's act was walking on stilts....she dressed up like a clown. It is a pretty fun day. Mrs. Porter also dressed like a clown (complete with wig) and they got popcorn and everyone got to bring home a balloon. I loved seeing all the kindergarteners come out to leave all dressed up. One of my favorites was a girl in bib type snow pants (no shirt?) and huge flippers. There were lots of good ones. Jared and Lauren both had early release. We played outside in the afternoon. Then in the evening we went to the Computer Science Barbeque. It is for faculty, alumni, and grad students. It is always a fun little party. Jared, Lauren, and Bradley were looking forward to the ice cream bars and pinata. Alan went back to work after the party that night.
Lauren the clown
Bradley got to make a perler bead creation at a friend's house in the quad....pretty good for a 3 year old.
Friday was field day. Bradley, Connor, and I went to help out. We got to be at the parachute station with 3 other parents. There were 2 parachutes and 2 classes would come at a time and get to play for 10-15 minutes then they would blow a horn and everyone would rotate. There were also relays, obstacle courses, musical chairs, and a few others I can't remember right off. Bradley wore a red shirt just like the adults helping, so he felt like he was a big helper. He was good at throwing the balls back on the parachute when they fell off and making sure Connor didn't wander too far away. It was sunny and warm! We were all happy to get our otter pops when it was over. Since Lauren was almost done with school then we just waited for her. We came home and had lunch then went back for Jared. We walked home (like most days this week) and it seemed like most people were already gone on vacation. Several families around here went places for the weekend too, so the quad seemed quieter than normal that afternoon. Alan got home around 8, just as we were finishing dinner.
over under
Saturday we cleaned up in the morning and went shopping. Then in the afternoon Jared and Lauren went to a birthday party at a martial arts studio. They had fun trying some new things. They gave the birthday boy some marshmallow shooters and a bag of marshmallows. (We really should have a huge war at the reunion this summer.) We were able to make 10 simple marshmallow guns for under 5 dollars. After the party we played outside some and Alan cleaned the bathroom for us. Brett came up to play for a bit and had dinner with us. I love when it is warm enough to eat outside. I think partly just because it is nice, but partly because we are all eating at a table...or in the grass. We watched a little more of Bedknobs and Broom Sticks (started it the night before).
Today was just a normal Sunday. Alan did sub in primary and taught Jared's class. There were only 3 of them today (so better than the 15 he taught a year ago). I also did singing time. We learned the 3rd verse of We Thank Thee, O God, For A Prophet. We also learned a little about William Fowler (the composer). Then we played a game with a cootie catcher...some review, some name that tune fun songs. It was a fun day. This afternoon we enjoyed eating outside again. Alan went home teaching and the rest of us talked to Ashley and Will for while he was gone.
We are excited for the holiday tomorrow! And we are really looking forward to later in the week when school's out for the Summer!
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