Sunday night game night.
Claire on her last day of preschool for the year. As much as she loved school she is also a little homebody, and now she wakes up every morning happily exclaiming: "I don't have to go anywhere today!"
Lucy loves to show off her outfits to anybody who will give her the time of day (I honestly have no idea where she gets this from). On this particular day I overheard the following conversation between Lucy and Claire that cracked me up:
Lucy: Wook at me!
Claire: Ooh la la!
Lucy: Wook at me!
Claire: Ooh la la!
Lucy: Wook at me!
Claire: Ooh la la!
Lucy: Wook at me!
Claire: I SAID OOH LA LA!!
First grade field trip to the beach for a coastal exploration program put on by the local aquarium. Afterwards, families were invited to join the first graders for an end of year picnic lunch. Lucy refused to step foot on the sand as usual, except for when she spotted an unattended box of doughnut holes lying on a towel several yards away. I guess I know what to bring to the beach with me this summer.
I love it when the art portfolios come home at the end of the school year. Here are a few of my favorites from Ella's work:
Top: whale. Bottom: turtle. I was so drawn to these colorful animal paintings inspired by the book Living Color by Steve Jenkins.
Left: self-portrait. Right: school bus.
And in order to be an equal opportunity parent, here are a few of Claire's latest art pieces as well:
In case you can't tell, she's going through a flower period.
When Lucy wants to be covered by her blanket, she will ask you to "zip it." I'm not sure where this term originated, but my best guess is that is has something to do with the zippered sleep sacks she has worn to bed every night ever since she was a few months old. She is very specific in the way she likes to be covered: the blanket must cover her legs and feet and be tucked under her arms just so. Also, the fuzzy side must be facing outward. Sometimes I have to "zip it" several times before I get it right.