James' First Swimming Trip

Summer has officially begun in our household now that we have made our first trip to the pool. This year, we bought a pass to the aquatics center where we spend hours soaking up the summer sun and playing in the water. The girls are water bugs and James happily follows their lead. I took these pictures right when we got to the pool - after that, we were having too much fun splashing around to take any other pictures! James had a great time chasing the girls around the pool!

Batman and New Hairdo

Here are some cute pictures of James that Jeff took. The first one is of James with his "new hairdo". He loves it when we do this when we're undressing him. He gets this huge grin and poses for all to see. Pat made the batman cape for her boys when they were little and we were so lucky that she passed it on to us. James' true self shines through as you see him crawling around and playing in the washer. The girls got quite a kick out of watching "batman" race through the house.

Maya's Trip to Fog Willow

Maya's class took a trip to a farm called Fog Willow (it's actually the pumpkin patch where we like to go). While there, they went to different stations to have "hands on" learning experiences about science. They conducted science experiments with goo, planted seeds and checked out the farm animals. Her teacher, Mrs. Ball, even got to hold a baby pig and feed a calf. We had a lovely picnic and the kiddos got to play on the playground at the farm. It was a sunny and fun day for all!

Marisa's Last Day of School Party

Today was Marisa's last day of school party at the park. It was a cloudy, cold day - but that didn't keep the kids from having a great time together. James loved crawling around on the grass - showing off all of his skills to the ladies. They were quite impressed! Marisa had a great time playing baseball with her buddies. It was a bittersweet day as we know that this is probably the last time that we will see some of those friends for a while. We have enjoyed Marisa's journey through preschool!

Maya's Boxtop Party

Today was Field Day and the Boxtop party at Maya's school. For Field Day, the kiddos spend the afternoon outside doing different outdoor activities. They always end the day with the "Water Brigade" where the kids all end up soaking wet. Maya's class won the Water Brigade and will be celebrating with an ice cream party on Monday. After Field Day, we had an ice cream party for the top 25 boxtop collectors. We are so proud of Maya as this is the second year that she has been in the top 25. A big thank you to all of our family who sent us boxtops!

James Standing for First Time

Here are pictures of James pulling himself up to a standing position for the first time. He tries so hard to keep up with the girls and he is constantly crawling after us as we move about the house. I think he really wants to make his little legs walk just so he can keep up! I even had to lower the mattress in his crib - he was starting to stand in his crib and I knew it would just be a matter of time before he climbed out!

Marisa's Preschool Graduation 2010

Today Marisa graduated from preschool - it is hard to believe that these past 2 years have gone by so quickly! Marisa's preschool was a "parent participation" preschool and her teacher was our ward's Primary president. Needless to say, we grew very close to many of the families that were a part of the preschool. It was a bittersweet experience as Marisa is both very excited about attending kindergarten at the "big kid" school, and sad about leaving all of her friends at preschool. Marisa's mommy is very excited about her graduation - she'll only have to carpool to one school! Yay!