One Windy Summer Day

So...we went to the beach after a morning of thunderstorms. It was VERY windy which caused the sand to whip up from the shore and pelt us. At first we were just going to stay and eat lunch...but then Stacy and the kids came...so we stayed for several hours. We never made it down to the water......but I think the kids had just as much fun! Also, the sky did clear up and the wind died down just a bit....it was a great day for the beach!

Kendra and her tiki's!

Lucas and Ian standing against the wind!

Kendra looks like she is ready to fly!!

You can see some of the sand coming....love Big Red!!!

Happy Birthday Lucas!!!!

Lucas turned 7 last Monday - but we had his party with family today!!! He chose a "swamp monster" for his cake!! He called him "Swampy!"

One very hansom 7 year old!!!

Opening presents is always a favorite part!!! Lucas had lots of fun, but also had fun watching his cousins Evan and Sadie open their presents!!!

Blowing out candles....what do you think he wished for???

First outing of the summer!

On the first Friday of summer break....we headed to the zoo! We go there all the time, but it is always fun and we always learn new things. One thing that we can't miss when we go to the zoo is....climbing on John Ball! I am sure there are thousands of families with pictures of this guy...so fun to see it year after year!

The first animal we encountered was the rare blue eyed climbing boy! Lucas will climb anything and everything!

Lucas and Gavin also found a barrel to ride on ...so cute!

Next, the boys decided to take a quick shower in the waterfall...they were wet before I even saw what was happening!

The little goats are always a favorite! It's hard to believe that they are adults...just very little adults!

Playing the drums by the lions!!! The lions were sleeping and didn't even wake up with all the noise the kids made!

It was the perfect zoo day! Overcast, not too warm and hardly any people!!

School's out!!!!

Well, we survived another year! We now have a 5th grader, 3rd grader, 2nd grader and kindergartner!!! Amazing!

Ian had two teachers....the first one is Maestra Druan - she was his main teacher as she is a native speaker. Mrs. Senti helped out in the class and taught the kids in English for 2 hours a day!

Next year will be Ian's last year in the ZCS Spanish Immersion program...amazing that it has already been 4 years since we made a leap of faith to try something we hadn't heard much about. It has most certainly paid off...you should hear that kid...he can hold his own in any Spanish conversation!!!!

Kendra had Maestra Koop. She LOVED her and made great strides this year! She loves to write and wrote many great stories...of course all in Spanish so I get the abridged version:)

Lucas had Maestra Nunez! He learned tons this year and is an amazing reader and math is a snap for him!!! The kid never sits down to do any of his work at school....but oh well...he does it well standing up.

Gavin finished preschool a week before the other kids....we had a fun picnic at the park with his class and a pinata. His main teacher was Maestra Schrotenboer and Maestra Rivera was the aide in the class. He is soooooo excited to now be one of the "big kids" and be able to ride the bus to school next fall!


What a great year!!