Schools Out (and other stuff around that time)

As lame as it is...over a month later...I still have to post this kind of stuff for the sake of remembering. Just wait until I do my Mother's/Father's Day post.

There were lots of celebrations to be had at the close of this school year. The only problem was, being the room parent in both of my kids classes, I had to do the planning and preparing of these celebrations. Outside of the occasional chaos, I think it all went pretty well. For Dillon's class we did a teddy bear picnic party. We played games, ate lots of picnic goodies, and had a little preschool graduation ceremony. The kids had a lot of fun and I, surprisingly, got through it without falling apart, as I usually do when my kids move up in school.



For Molly's party we had a luau. I called about 50 different dollar/discount stores anywhere within an hour drive and everybody was sold out of hula hoops. After calling the Dollar Tree distribution center to see if I could order them I was told they were on back order until August, so we ended up with jump ropes. The kids still enjoyed it, along with other activities, and at least the jump ropes are a little easier for them to take home.



Dillon's school ice cream social and Molly's Spring Fling.

(Grammy scored some cool stuff from the silent auction at the Canterbury Spring Fling,
Thanks Grammy)




Cleveland Heights/University Heights Summer Blast Off
the kids got to take a ride on the Rocket Car and Travis and I learned how to hula hoop (really cool).


Memorial Day Parade

Dillon's Birthday Bash

We LOVE this submarine. If you haven't made it there yet, it is definitely a must see. After fun on the sub we had a yummy picnic lunch and the yummiest, and coolest, cake ever (thanks to the the amazing Sara), the perfect wrap to a great party.




Grammy, thanks for coming for my special day, I'm sorry I couldn't quite fit for the flight home. I love you!

Dillon's Birthday (April 18th)

I know I'm a little late, or a lot late, but this is what we did on Dillon's actual birthdate.

He picked...

The Botanical Gardens for fun, orange chicken for dinner, and chocolate cake for desert.

For his birthday party he wanted to take a few friends to the USS COD, a submarine downtown, but the season didn't start until May. Little did he know that his mom wouldn't actually get around to planning his party until the END of May. So a month and a half later he had his party (post to follow). The sub was definitely worth the wait, although when people asked him how old he was he would sadly say "I'm still just 5." No, you don't age a year in one and a half months.

The Botanical Gardens were great. They were having a "bug" weekend so we had a lot of fun with bugs. The kids each made a bug out of recyclables. (Daddy even got a little buggy)



They participated in some mealworm races. Nasty if you ask me.




They played in the gardens and Molly and Dillon made worm houses.



Then home for dinner and cake. What a day. Dillon, you bring so much joy and laughter to this house I can't imagine our family without you. Happy birthday my love!



A little class celebration at Dillon's preschool. King for a day.

Dillon Hard At Work

Dillon loves inventing things and "making machines". As I was getting out of the shower the other day he ran to me with lots of excitement and exclaimed that he had made this machine (below). He said that you blow through the tube which causes the water inside to bubble and that causes the foam to fly. (???)


Over the years he has used many different "household items" for his creations. These include, and are not limited to, pens(dismantled), chairs, flashlight(dismantled), pillows, books, batteries, tools, boxes, wood, kitchen utensils, ribbon, clothes, poles, his telescope (dismantled), his metal detector (dismantled), belts, video tapes (and the tape inside of them), and the list goes on and on. Notice how none of the things listed are toys. You would think he might use his blocks or something, but he's just not interested in that. In fact since he was old enough to really communicate he made it clear that if the train had a face on it or the jet was too colorful and didn't look like a "real" jet he would not be playing with it. So I guess I shouldn't have been so surprised with his items of choice on this particular day. I mean if it's in the house, and not a toy, I have to assume he will eventually be using it in one of his "creations".




(not sure what he was doing with this one)

Easter

I'm Finally getting to the Easter pictures. I wish I had something better to show you, but it is what it is. The outfits sure are cute though, thanks GG.



Easter morning was exciting. It was like pulling teeth to get the kids to wait to look through their goodies the bunny had left them until after church.

Some friends had us over for a yummy Easter dinner and a heated hunt for eggs. I love Easter. I love it for the fun, the excitement, and most of all for the spirit that makes it such a peaceful beautiful celebrated day.