Graduation Day!

Ready to go
Bug masks
Teachers Laura and Shannon
The Fab 5 - Mia, Oliva, Nate, Joe, Finn - they were together in all 3 classes - 2 1/2's, 3's, 4's.
Each child made a masterpiece - Nate's is called "My Home"

Nate graduated from Valley Christian Preschool today! It was bittersweet - we don't live in the area of the school so he won't be moving on to elementary with most of his classmates (well, he wouldn't anyway since Holy Trinity is private, but still...) They had a ceremony where the kids paraded in wearing 'bug masks' and sang "There ain't no bugs on me" followed by "Goodbye my friends." A slide show and diplomas followed.

In other news, we had kindergarten round-up on Monday, and Nate is more excited than ever to go to school.

Good Eyes

For anyone following along: Tuesday Nate and I went downtown see Dr. Aazy A. Aaby, a Pediatric Ophthalmologist, (interesting name for a white guy who went to school in Ohio; Dave concluded his parents must have been hippies) for a follow up to the miserably failed eye exam at the five year old check up.
This was the whole kit and kaboodle - same eye exam that an adult would have except when there were objects to identify, there were things like car, bird, horse, cake rather than the tumbling E. He had his eyes dilated (a bit traumatic but we survived). They tested him for acuity, focus, tracking, depth perception, color vision,etc.
We are happy to report that he passed with flying colors. No problems, perfectly normal 5 year old vision.

Sunday School

Nate was just getting dressed. His shirt has a T Rex and says "fossil hunter". He says to me, "Mom, do you know who else are fossils?" Who? I say. "Jesus' helpers, they're fossils."

He meant Apostles.

I guess Sunday school may be paying off.

Anyone need a bath?

Push up pops: $3.00

Stainstick: $3.79

Getting sticky on a hot day: Priceless

Ian's Outerspace Room Pics

Finally pics of the room. 99% complete.

State Cup Soccer

Our babysitter extraordinaire, Kayla, was playing the State Cup Championship game of soccer today. Nate and Ian were so excited - they made signs and ran around all morning shouting "Go Kayla Go"! We had to leave the game before it was over - apparently it went to double overtime and penalty kicks and her team lost by 1 point. The boys were so proud to cheer Kayla on!

Big Boy Bed

Ian is spending his first night in his new Big Boy Bed and he couldn't be more excited! I just finished painting today and Dave assembled the bed tonight. More pics of the room tomorrow, but for tonight, take a look at pure joy!