No more elementary school for Kate!

She met the occasion with many emotions.   Excitement, joy, sadness, and pride.  She was happy about finishing 5th grade.  It’s exciting to grow and move up.  Mix this with the knowledge that she will not be going to the same middle school as her friends.  She was selected for the local arts magnet school and is very excited about that, but also apprehensive.  Academically, she was rewarded  the President’s Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement.

This party broke our usual “same number of guests as you are old” rule.  Alexander was sick last year, and we didn’t have a party the year before that.  So extra friends seemed OK!

We had soccer games, a piñata, pizza and cake.

Aside from Alexander’s great happiness, I enjoyed James’ comment:  “You could have just gone to the store and bought a cake and a piñata, but I love how you made it instead.”

Good fun!

This afternoon the three of us got dirty planting some tomato and basil.

And harvesting a big bunch of lettuce.

If that isn’t enough green!

We decided to put our free green table to use producing some art.  I broke out some good paper, paints, pastels, etc.

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This motley crew was screaming louder than usual.

Turns out it was for good reason!

Activities… Alexander being chased by Coco while swinging on the “Tarzan swing”…

and creations… chocolate covered coconut eggs!

I planted grass in the “Lake Morey” area of our front yard and the lake proceeded to form.  But the grass has taken root anyway!

I have been working on my Simple and Green site at Etsy.com.  I am working on getting consistent with my creating.  I have tons of ideas–just have to execute them.  Stay tuned for that!

We had a family outing to the aquarium.  (thanks Grandy and Pop) We got to see some great things we didn’t see last time.  Especially the octopus but no photography was allowed. 

Despite the kids and dogs in the yard, we have had some spring blooms.  I am so cheered by that!  Various daffodils, yellow tulips, grape hyacinth, bleeding heart, and camellia blooms. YAY!

We did have an emergency.  Kate’s buddy Heather had to get 9 stitched because of this rock that Alexander and his friend Kenny dug up!

Spent the spring break week dog sitting Lily.  She’s part of our pack

Now it’s on to the end of the school year frenzy!

Soccer games, dance recitals, and school events. 

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This is Kate’s last year for the elementary school talent show.  She did a solo dance to a popular song called Grenade. I helped her choreograph.  She was so poised and confident.

James is on his school team as a starting defender.  He had the opposing team avoiding his side of the field!  He’s a wall!

He loves playing with all his buds from school and from teams past.  So fun!