Rocky Point Memorial Day!

This year girls camp was early, and only 2 nights.  Unfortunatley, it ran up until late Saturday before Father's Day.  So we had to make some adjustments to our traditional Rocky Point Father's Day trip.  We turned it into a Memorial Day trip instead. This year we stayed for 3 nights.  We arrived Saturday, and left Tuesday.  It was very busy Saturday, but after Sunday it thinned out.  The resort made some changes, which included a new big slide, and someone monitoring it.  So half the time the kids were not allowed to go down together, or go down with tubes.  The new slide was super fast!  I prefer no big slide and less supervision.  Haha
The first day we were there the tide was up and there were a lot of waves to jump.  Boston, Aubrie and I had fun doing that. Eventually, we got Ethan out and he loved it, too!   I fogot that I had my new Sunglasses on, and they got swept away.  The following day I found a different and equally nice pair of sunglasses wash up  to shore.  What goes around comes around...haha
The trip was amazing as always.  We found a lot more sea life than ever.   We found an octapus, two star fish (thanks to Aubrie's mad searching skills), a cucumber fish, and a huge crab.   The thing I love about Rocky Point is  that one hour we can be walking on the rocks looking for sea creatures, and the next hour playing soccer on the sand bars, to floating the calm waters in floaties, to jumping waves, to getting massages on the beach, to rideing wave runners!  It's one of my favorite spots!  We had so much fun, I didn't take time to take pictures!  (Just refer to previous Rocky Point posts:)

End of Year Activities

The end of the school years always brings activities. That's why things are always so busy.   Aubrie and Boston chose Bowling to be their end of year project.  They had fun, and Boston got an award for highest score in his grade but wasn't even there to recieve the prize, because he skipped his last day to go to Sophia's Kinder Graduation.  (see below)  

Ethan had a Roman Feast, and this is the Costume we put together in one night.   We made a run to Walmart and got a white pillowcase, some gold ribbon, and stopped by Burger King on the way home for a crown.  Ethan spray painted the crown gold (thankfully we had some on hand) and then he made this Tridant.  (Are you guessing who he is yet?)   Then I cut holes in the pillowcase, hot glue gunned the gold ribbon around the bottom and neck and viola! A belt and wrist cuffs were a sinch, with hot glue gunned Velcro.  And the beard was Aubrie's creation.  Batting glued to white fabric...and here you have Poseidon!    Ethan is in love with  Mythology.  He reads any books with those undertones.  Percy Jackson is his favorite, and he reads anything Rick Riorden  has written.  So when he found out he could dress as a Greek/Roman God, he knew exactly what he wanted to do.  At school they played games and were served grapes, hummus, and other type "Roman" food.  They laid on blankets and were served there.   Eating grapes while laying down...a classic Roman picture!  haha  I love how they do the festivals at Candeo.  So fun for the kids!

Out of all my kids, this was the first Kindergarten Celebration.  The kids all dressed up nice.  They   called their names and gave them their graduation certificate.  I prepared a slide show, that showed events through the year, and everyone watched that.  After the slide show, the other kinder classes joined us, and they performed songs for us, that the music teacher had been preparing through out the year.  Then we ate and mingled.  It was really hard for me because this officially marked that she was no longer a Kindergartner, and going forward she would be going to school full day.  That is hard for me, because I LOVE having Sophia with me.  She is such a joy, and just her presence brings me a little more peace in my life.  She is my mobile sunshine.  Boston decided to come and watch her graduation.  That was such a sweet thing for him to do, when he could have spent his last day of school with his friends.  He is a good brother to her! 

Mother's Day 2013

Another Mother's Day at Montezuma's Well!  Another Family Tradition the kids look forward to every year!

Another

Goodbye Let's Play Music

Sophia had her last Let's Play Music Recital. She only completed two years, because it was her teacher's last year.  She is excited to start piano in the Fall.  Of course, Sophia was full of energy and sang lound!  She really enjoyed LPM.  I'm glad she got the two years in to help develop her love for piano and being creative!

This is the look of annoyance, as one of the boys is misbehaving during the recital!

Her turn on the piano!

The boys over excited to be there! (They do run long)

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Hot and Cold

Today was Aubrie's soccer game and Sophia's "friend" Easton's birthday party at the Ice Den.  Aubrie played well, and all of us had fun on the ice.  The only problem was that I wasn't thinking about dressing warm for the ice skating, since we sat in 100 degree weather first, for the soccer game.  So we showed up in shorts and short sleeve shirts, and I realized my mistake when I saw people walking up in winter clothes.  The Ice Den is about 35 minutes from our house, so there was no going home.  We resorted to raiding the lost and found for jackets.  Boston resisted at first, insisting that was stealing.  We told  him it was "borrowing", since we were putting them back.  Once he was warm, he forgot all about it!  

Playing some BB waiting for the game to start. 

Boston still not comfortable on the ice!

International Festival

At Candeo they have this thing called International Festival Night.  Every class picks a country and decorates the room like that Country, serves food that represents that country, etc.  I thought Sophia’s room was most impressive. They picked Austria, and this is what the room looked like.  Sophia had to do and display a project on the Language of Austria.  The class Mom went way out on the decorating.  Lucky for us, we had Austrian type clothing Sophia could wear, too!  What a fun night...but a lot of work!