Mercy

 Our first Little Flowers virtue meeting of the year!  We learned about mercy, talked about St. Faustina, & prayed a Divine Mercy Chaplet together.  We also practiced a special song to sing for St. Therese's feast day.  What a sweet group of girls!

Tea time

Buddies

Though I truly appreciate (& NEED) my time alone at Bible Study once a week, I miss having Sarah along to enjoy her without all the crazies drowning her out.  Well, I'm getting my baby fix these days!  We had 3 baby boys at study the last few weeks & they are hilarious!  These two especially were following each other around, giving kisses, & just attacking each other in general.  Reminds me of when Teresa & Ellie were doing the same thing a few years ago.   :)



Special visit

 We love a chance to visit the Pink Sisters, so we couldn't resist the opportunity to meet them face to face again.  Rebecca was very smiley, eager to shake hands & tell her name.  Teresa shyly followed suit.  Sarah kept trying to break through the grating... she only succeeded once.  ;)

 Rollin' back home

Sarah is enjoying her cushy new carseat!  Can't break her of the binkie habit... she reaches for it immediately as soon as we get in the car.  

Getting the hang of it

 Well, a month in & I'm finally getting the hang of it.  I've learned what I need & what I don't, how to make my cart jump the big door jams & cracks in the sidewalk, how to dock my computer in 9 different rooms, & when to squeeze in my copy making / planning / coordinating with teachers amid my few spare minutes.  It's going great!

 The kids are totally into our "Hola, amigo" song... that's easily the biggest hit.  They seem to enjoy the rest, too.

It has been really fun to teach Andrew & Rebecca as well (especially since they don't get grades yet!).  I'm so relieved that they are enjoying it, too!  I love to see the dynamics of their classes together outside of the playground or the skate zone.  Very illuminating!

Green gathering

 We enjoyed our annual weekend out at Green Grandpa's pond with the whole family.  It was so fun!  Check out the crazy dock... little slanted!

 Ryder

 Paddleboating with Grandpa

 Rebecca couldn't find her coat, so she figured Dad's was a good substitute.

 Excited to see Brad's big family shot, but here are all the grands!

 Hayrack riding

A couple of casts before we hit the road!

2nd grade friends

Great outdoors

 These two think the outdoors really ARE great.

They could play outside all day & not get tired of it.  We do walks, bikes, sidewalk chalk (Sarah actually draws!), bug catching (see her spider?), swings, gardening, rolling; you name it, they love it!

Morning at the museum