Farewell, 2nd and 4th Grades!

Farewell, Ms. C...

  

Farewell, Crossing Guard Duty...  

 Farewell, Ms. R...

  

 Farewell, Mr. J...  

Farewell, Classroom...

  

 [This was Alexandra's English classroom the past two years 

and will be Lorelai's English class room for the next two years.] 

Farewell, Playground...  

See you all 

in the Fall!

Get to the Point, Part II

In May of last year I wrote a post about our inadequate electric pencil sharpener and the new hand-cranked one we got to replace it.

It worked great...for a while.

But we soon came to realize that they just don't make things like they used to. Before long the new hand-cranked sharpener failed to work properly.

So, we were left with one option. Since they don't make things like they used to, we bought a vintage sharpener!

 

 [It has a new home in our kitchen right next to our vintage bottle opener.]

 

A finely sharpened pencil is definitely one of the simple joys in life. 

As is apparent from the look on Alexadra's face!

The Last Day of School

It's hard to believe that this is my 5th year straight doing a last-day-school post.
These little videos of Alexandra and Lorelai speaking Spanish have quickly become a favorite tradition of mine.

Lorelai Leigh ~ Second Grade

Alexandra Louise ~ 4th Grade

[Elisabeth sounds like a little cow mooing in the background.]

I'm looking forward to the the next few months. Summer always seems a little slower and there seems to be more time. Time to play with the girls, time to get wet in the sprinklers, time to make crafts, time to blow bubbles. Time to enjoy simple childhood joys right along side them, because I know they won't be these ages for long. I need to cherish this time while it's here. 

Welcome, Summer!

A Preschool Graduate!

It seems like yesterday that Elisabeth left for her first day of preschool...

[September, 2010]

 

Since then, she has grown...

   

 [Her legs go on for-evah!]

Next stop, Kindergarten!

 

In other news...

Yoga Hut will be hosting yoga in the park this Sunday. All proceeds will be donated to our adoption fund! So if you are interested, class starts at 10:00 am, Sunday the 9th. Meet at the fingernail in Howard Amon Park, Richland, WA.

 

Bring your yoga mat and be prepared for an amazing workout!

Thank you, 
Yoga Hut!

The Water Battle

About 10 days ago my girls had a brilliant idea to organize a neighborhood water battle. They quickly got to work planning and I soon discovered flyers posted on all nearby lampposts. 

They read:

Attention ALL kids!!!!!! 

(and adults) 

The Sorenson girls are planning a water battle!! 

Come prepared with your swimwear and your water guns! 

(If you don't have any water guns, we have a couple) 

 When: Monday the 27th/ Saturday the 1st

 Where: Creekstone North Park Hope to see you there!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now, Memorial day was sort of a bust. It was rather cool out and so many people were out of town. But this past Saturday was a HUGE success!

Behold, the water battle:

 

There were several hundred water balloons. 

They were gone in something like five minutes.

But it was five minutes of pure joy. 

That's what childhood is all about, right?

Two Weeks in Pictures

This is what the last few weeks 
looked like: