"Gross" .... ology

Yesterday was fun!  

We went to the science museum in the morning and had a great time in the new "Grossology" exhibit.  We got to go in a nose and it even "sneezed" us out: 

 

 This guy talked about snot..

 You could practice making "toots"

 The got to climb on skin:

 and take out bones:

 We even played a little trivia game:

 and of course we could leave without learning about barf... 

We also went to the "new" permanent exhibit where the dinosaurs used to be.  

It is awesome!! It's all about the body and this thing was really cool: 

 Downstairs in the large play area Bruce made this light castle and was pretty proud:

Yesterday was fun- tomorrow is another one!

Last Week of School Countdown....

5-  On Monday the kids passed out gifts to all their specials teachers.  I made these cute boxes and we filled them with chocolates. 

4- Tuesday both Jane and Bruce had picnic lunches.  Bruce got to eat in the hall and then go play outside, 

and Jane had an "Egypt" party & pizza.   

(with Amelia)

3- Wednesday school was only from 9-10:45 and will be Th & Fri too.  We gave Bruce's teacher this super cute basket from all the parents: 

2- Thursday was an assembly where they passed out awards.  Bruce won 1st place in photography  

and Jane got honorable mention in drawing.  

(she is walking back and Kate is waving to her right in front of my camera)

*Plus we gave the bus drivers a cold bottle of water and little drink mix-ins. 

Here is a picture of Bruce's crazy class:

Tomorrow is the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!! Stay tuned.. .

(Plus- you may be thinking, "you're still in school!" but we do go for 180 days like everyone else and don't start again until after Labor Day.)

Kate's PreK Graduation and Dance Recital

Last Thursday Kate had her Pre-Kindergarten graduation.

 

 Ava is the blonde cutie in pink and she and Kate were dance buddies and friends.

 

 We love Ellie!  Most every morning we'd pick up Ellie for school and her mom would bring them back in the afternoon. 

Her friend Nolan:

 

 Ellie, Mrs.Paula, Kate, and Mrs.Sue:

 

 We made the teachers a little scrapbooks with a page from each child.  Here is Kate's:

  So proud of you Kate!

 

 On Friday night and Saturday afternoon she had her dance recital.  It was SOOO cute.  They danced to "I Enjoy Being a Girl" and she LOVED the stage:

 not the greatest picture, but just to give you an idea:

 This cute mom was spraying all the girl's hair with glitter and Kate is getting ready for her turn:

 We "Enjoyed" watching you dance Kate!

Bruce Day...

This is what the bathroom floor looks like after you've had cub scouts in the morning, a baseball game, and a piano recital all in the course of 8 hours:

 This morning their tiger cub den went to a police station.  We put together this super cute "Tiger" basket to thank his leader.

 He played a baseball game, they won and he threw someone out :)

At 4:00 we went to his first piano recital.  He was so excited to play:

He played Tyrannosaurus Rex and Dancing with Frankenstein. 
Here he is with is teacher Sister Brinton.  She made them all really cute boxes of chocolate with music note paper and also baked an awesome piano cake for the refreshments. 

We're proud of you Bruce!

Jane's 3rd Grade Concert and Multicultural Lunch

 Last week Jane sang in the 3rd grade concert.  She did a great job! They all sang such different songs from around the world.

 

 Fantastic Jane!

 Yesterday the 3rd grade had their Multicultural Lunch!  It was a really fun lunch with many many different kinds of food to try:  

 Jane dressed up a a shirt from China and they all decorated cool necklaces:

 Also, on Wednesday they went on a walk to meet their penpals from another Elementary School.  Here is her class:

 Kate came on the walk too:

Kate's Field Trip to the Farm

Last week Kate's preschool got to go to the Farm!

 They got to play with the goats:

 

 Go on a tractor / hay ride:

 She even got to ride a pony

 and pet a big sheep:

 James came too and he loved the pigs:

At the farm they had a horse named Bruce and the rooster was named Bruce.  We got to eat lunch, see all the animals, and watch a chick hatch.  It was a great day!

My Birthday!

I LOVE my birthday!  This morning I came downstairs and Bruce was playing "Happy Birthday" on the piano.  I went and exercised and then came back home to open presents.  Jane and Bruce gave me an awesome food book.  Kate gave me some shoes.  B gave me a hammock- love it!  THANKS! 

 

 Then we all loaded up and went to the "Kid's Run."  It was a 1.8 mile race and even though it was a cold, rainy morning it was lots of fun.

 After the race we got to go to the zoo!

 I got a few packages and cards today that I LOVE.  Thank you everyone for your fantastic gifts, for stopping by, for lunch, and more! 

 (these were from my mom for all of us)

We went out to dinner at a local place and then came home to eat:

 Strawberry Pie from Amy M. 

and..

from Karen.  My friend Alison also made me 2 kids of ice cream and 2 kinds of fudge...

I LOVE my birthday!