parks

here is s on another walk, crossing a bridge.

parks

s & i had some free time to visit different parks, once her school was over, and her music together class finished. we walked around commonwealth lake and spent some time at a play ground there.

hair cut

j gave z a hair cut, one day in june. 

messy watermelon

s eats watermelon. it was dripping down each elbow. what a huge mess to clean up!

plane throwing...

this was from first sunday brunch in june. 

return home

my little cuties actually met me in the airport when i returned home from minneapolis. i didn't stop to take a picture because i wanted to hug them too much, so we recreated one after walking through the terminal. what a wonderful surprise! i missed everyone so much.

fun in the canby park

here are some more pictures of the birthday party for j in canby. thanks to abuela and aunt dr. m for the photography.

volcanic creations

while i was out of town, j & the kids created a volcano. here is a little movie of the experience.

minneapolis 2014

i went running most mornings while in minneapolis. i ran across the river each time.

here is a little video clip of the churning water.

it looks so angry!

beautiful!

my friends j, m, & c. 

my roomie!

in the hall before the preucil concert 

birthday dinner

somehow we managed to escape for a dinner at decarli's to celebrate j's birthday, the night before i left for minneapolis. thanks, grandma, for watching the kids!!!

family walk

just a fun little family walk in may...

trip to rite aid

good big brother

the end of may was a busy time. i was rushing around, trying to get ready to leave for the suzuki teachers' conference in minneapolis. i had to pack, had to create presents for j, and organize j's surprise birthday party. we were walking to rite aid this morning to use their fast photo services. s, z, & i were creating a photo book for daddy. they both did a great job of cooperating and moving quickly, and they looked so cute holding hands when walking through the parking lot!

my two little sweeties!

s's last day at a child's way

here's a little movie of clips from s's last day at the pre 2's/2's class at a child's way. i had to deny that it was truly her last day, or i would've spent the whole two hours bawling. 

trapped bird

i noticed this one early afternoon...

and so i donned this....

to help free the poor thing. 

flooded ice rink

the rink where z takes ice skating lessons kept flooding in the spring. this is the first time it flooded. it happened two more times, that classes were cancelled. hopefully they've fixed the problem completely now. 

lots of water = no skating

you can see the water on the ice.

another quick update

we've been really behind on the blogging, and i've had several things i've wanted to post, and it's hard to remember everything!
z calls mustaches "mushstashes."
s calls belly buttons "belly bottoms."
z says "susposed" instead of supposed.
one day, z said, "mommy - this floor is really dirty! you should wipe it up!" i got really offended and said, "you wipe it up yourself! why is it MY job?!" grrrrr!
one day later, he saw a spot on the floor, and got out a washcloth and wiped it away. good boy!

camp at amiguitos

this week, both kids had camp at amiguitos. they have been there every single day, 9-1pm. i was worried about s, but she LOVES IT! today (thursday) was the first day she DIDN'T cry when i went to pick her up. she had been crying because she didn't want to go home! and then she always cried again (until today) when i took off her amiguitos camp shirt for nap time. 

it has been a busy busy week. we hosted the neighborhood's national night out gathering on tuesday, and tomorrow evening we have j's co-workers coming over for dinner. i'm ready for a vacation! 

before leaving for camp on monday

after the first day of camp, before s realized she had to go home and started crying.

End of the year festival

Z's school celebrated the end of the year by having all the different classes give performances.

Unfortunately, mommy had to miss the actual show - but I did get to see the dress rehearsal.

Mucho Gracias a Abuela who took lots of pictures!

Z getting ready:

The fan club, ready for the show:

Z introducing himself at the mic:

Dancing!

After all the classes finished their performances, the students all into caps and gowns, and got to walk across the stage to receive a diploma:

And after the graduation ceremony, everyone convened at a nearby park for a potluck and lots of running & playing to kick off summer vacation: