first day of school

little man is... kind hearted and compassionate, constantly in motion, a naturally gifted athlete, usually a rule follower, a question asker, an encourager to m1, in first grade. our firstborn is growing up. and he's very proud of his rolling backpack. m1 is... a ray of sunshine, extremely positive, naturally funny, always trying to do what her older brother does, usually one step behind ~ but unconcerned. our middle child is now in kindergarten. and she cut her hair just two weeks ago... was two haircuts away from being one length. good thing she is cute.

 m1, m2, daddy, little man

 

sand & she-crab soup

we went to the beach for a she~crab soup taste test and then headed over to the water for a while. we normally go to the bay or ocean view so the children had forgotten how loud the water can be. m1 had to yell at little man in order to be heard.

m2 playing at the beach...

 exploring the beach... in typical m1 style.  one step behind and dancing along the ay.

pig-tails

isn't she cute?

she is five

WOW ~ m1 is five! jd came up with the idea of a ballet party. ms. jessica came and taught a lesson to m1 and her friends and then they performed for the parents. the music was strawberry shortcake's happy birthday song. it was very cute. (little man was at the lake with my parents ~ he did not want to hang around with a bunch of girls).

the cake ~ yes, it's a fish. i do not know what that has to do with ballet, but it is what she wanted. instead of doing bright primary colors, i made it girly colors with polka dots. it is upside down but i do not know how to fix that.

Backyard Fun

little man

m1

m2

sweet music

m2 plays the piano while i am cleaning the dining / piano room. sometimes she will get vocal and add some singing also. fun to hear her play while i work. look at those hands go.

virginia marine science museum

 m1, little man, me, m2, aunt jane, grammy and granddaddy, nana and pops, daddy

the whole family headed to the virginia marine science museum for a client appreciation event for my parents real estate office. the children participated in a scavenger hunt trying to locate different species of fish. the highlight was a 3-d movie showcasing the underwater ocean habitat. it was a hoot. several times we would look over at the children and see them reaching out trying to touch something "swimming" in their direction. the very last scene was baby sea lions bobbing their heads to smooching sounds... it looked as if they were planting kisses right on your face. very cool!