party at the park

to celebrate the end of the school year the entire first grade (two classrooms) and many parents walked to the park for the day. there we had lunch and snacks and played all day. ms, shannan received part of her gift - a water bottle with the class picture on it. second grade...here they come!

soccer season #3

mahala's third soccer "season" has come to an end. this season was filled with goals and more actual games where they play each other in teams of three or four. she has grown a lot especially compared to the first season when she was not very assertive. now we are beginning to see that killer instinct that she shares with her dad!

kids with knives

sushi making with avocado and cucumber.

"sword" fighting

amazing what you can do with paper towel rolls and some extra energy on a rainy afternoon :)

hatching in ms. shannan's class

the kids watched as, one by one, the eggs hatched into these cute little chicks. they were all adopted out(and boy were we tempted to get some). this was a very exciting thing for all of the kids and they learned quite a bit about egg anatomy.

aric, claudia and santa cruz

we met up with aric and claudia this past weekend. they were in town from the east coast for a family vacation, so we were fortunate enough to make it down there. the kids were shy at first but within an hour they were beating up on claudia :) we had lunch and spent the afternoon on the beautiful beach by their vacation home.

lap-a-thon

manor school did their lap-a-thon today complete with hoses and spray bottles, popsicles and music. mahala did 36 laps - the highest number for girls in her class. go mahala!!! the kids were decked out in their tie-dye t-shirts that we helped make (the inside of our washer is magenta now!). here is mahala with her good buddy zoe.