As 5th graders, students can sign up to be on the safety patrol which is a big deal at school. The kids are responsible for raising and lowering the flags, assisting kids out of their cars in the morning and into their cars at dismissal. Several weeks ago, the 5th graders "trained" the first group of current 4th graders and then they trained the next group and so on. So, this week was E's week to train so that he's ready for this duty next year as a 5th grader. So, here he is raising the flag and assisting kids out of the car. The last picture is the spread that the teachers put out for the Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast.
These bags are part of the boys' teacher gifts this year. Each of the bags has some summer goodies in it. The other side of the bag has the teacher's initials. We call them "summer survival bags".
Every year the first graders write a story and have it published in a hardcover book. Today was the Author's Tea where they each got to share their stories.
There was a "camp out" at school and we went around to different stations to hear camping stories and sing campfire songs. After, the kids got s'mores. E & S are pictured here with our old principal and his 50+ year old trailer.
For Mother's Day, my parents gave me a gift certificate to the nail place I go to and I also had a gift certificate that I won from school. So, this morning I got a pedicure and got my nails done.
OMG, it was hot today. We couldn't get home from school fast enough...I even said homework could wait...we went swimming instead. I can't wait for the heat of the summer...NOT!
I'm pretty much done cleaning and organizing the room I posted about a few days ago. This is some of the stuff I had to go through. Don't think we'll need to buy any of these supplies for quite a while.
Lazy day at home for us...although I got a lot accomplished. Boys were watching Speed Racer cartoons.
We had some friends over for swimming and dinner...we all had a great time!
Yesterday was Field Day at school and the kids had a blast. They have water games, races, inflatable slides and more. K-2 does it in the morning and 3-5 does it in the afternoon. I volunteered for both and was at school all day. I was exhausted!
As I took my walk around the neighborhood this morning I noticed many a tree that was split in half from the storm last night. Luckily we didn't have any of that, but our backyard sure was a mess this morning. Piles of woodchips lay at the bottom of the pool and the surface of the water was covered in leaves and other assorted debris from around the plants. I spent a good hour cleaning out the pool and I know I'll have to go out there several more times today. We got 5 inches of rain last night and this picture shows the water level in the pool. Normally, the water is a good 1"-1 1/2" below that black "vent". The water was eerily warm today too.
This is our extra bedroom upstairs that is home to lots of stuff...my sewing machine, outgrown clothes, empty storage boxes, loads of stuffed animals, party stuff that never got put away and more. This picture only shows one side of the room, but the other side had a bunch of stuff piled up too. I finally started working in this room today and got one corner completely sorted and cleaned up. My goal is to get the entire room straightened up, get a bed and actually furnish this room.
First I got some great homemade cards from the boys in addition to cards that they picked out with dh. My gift was this watch...it's a heartrate monitor, calorie counter and workout timer. Woohoo! I'll be using it starting tomorrow when I go to the gym. Hope all the mothers out there had a wonderful Mother's Day.
Dh and the boys left this stuff on the counter...I wonder what it is.
On Fridays I bring lunch to school for the boys and I sit with them and their classmates in the cafeteria during their lunch. Well today during E's lunch I was being silly trying to balance a mini skateboard on my nose and one of E's classmates took this picture with my phone. I guess I'll always be a kid at heart.
The boys had early release day today so after school I took them to the local skatepark to see if there was anyone skateboarding. We saw some really talented riders, but this guy was by far our favorite. He is 11 years old and he is AMAZING! I'm sure we'll be going back there soon to watch.
The boys were outside today after school, testing motorized toys in the spa.
S had his first choir concert last night at school. This was just before it started...this is his "mom why are you looking at me and how dare you take my photo" face.
As part of an end of the year gift for teachers I'm putting together a summer survival bag. It's a denim bag that will have some fun stuff for summer inside. I normally paint the bags, but this year I decided to decorate them with some fun trim and then let the boys put rhinestones on the bags. So, I picked up this little "tool" and we'll start working on the bags this weekend.
S decided that his closet needed to be rearranged (it didn't need to be btw) so this is him after his hard work...here he is dusting.
This is my favorite spot after the boys go to bed. Dh has the same chair but I promised I wouldn't photograph him tonight...he's got pneumonia (AGAIN) and is feeling pretty crummy.
