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As June approached, we were down to Bella’s last days at Sunflower Preschool and we thoroughly enjoyed their annual Bring Your Pets to School Day. As Bella and Becks walked around the circle and chatted with all the other students, I was reminded of the nursery rhyme, “He followed her to school one day which […]
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At the end of the year, the Fifth Graders at our elementary school get to go on a 4-day, 3-night camping trip at Sierra Nevada Journeys. The entire experience is designed for the kids to experience fun, hands-on style learning in a natural environment. It’s really a wonderful way to prepare them for the independence […]
posted in: Balance, Milestones, Things We Do
We attended Sixth Grade Orientation at the newly opened Kenedi Depaoli Middle School and wow, what an eye-opener. The facility is gorgeous. Fresh. New. Green. We were very excited, can you tell? Alex was excited and perhaps a little nervous. Either way, he didn’t want to pose for his Paparazzi Mama. Do you see that […]
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Egg dyeing, it’s a Process in our family. And I have to admit that Ken coached the kids through it this year. Note how, he was a Smart Daddy and used Alex’s old baseball shirts?? That was due to the Red Dye Incident a few years ago, when he dropped a bowl of Greek Red […]
posted in: Books, Family, Holidays, Things We Do, Twilight
Chalk this up to another valuable life lesson. You see, at Double Diamond Elementary School children are given either Howls or Growls (the school mascot is a coyote, thus the theme) as part of their Encourage Good Behavior Incentive Program. I’m sure you remember those from your own school days. Mine involved a negative focus […]
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Kata’s First Grade teacher gave the family a fabulous assignment : to build a Leprechaun Trap. Now, some of you have probably gone through this ritual. We haven’t and we’re so glad that with three kids, we are sure to hit every possible holiday celebration out there! I started by googling “leprechaun trap”. Who knew […]
posted in: Balance, Creative Outbursts, Family, Holidays, Things We Do
It was one of those blustery, snowy, freeeeeeezing mornings when I didn’t want to take my car out and drive them to school. Seriously, it was an ice rink out there. So I glanced outside and declared that we’re walking to school. They were all excited. And hey, it’s fodder for those stories they’ll tell […]