trip to San Antonio

We had a quick 2 day trip to San Antonio in early June.

We headed to the park where we walked around, visited the Japanese Gardens, rode the train to the Children's Museum and back to the park again.














That evening we checked out the Alamo and walked the Riverwalk. The next morning we took a picture at the Alamo as we were walking by, played cards at a coffee shop while waiting for the stores at La Villita to open, and then shopped at El Mercado.




IJ chose a wrestling mask and ZJ chose a corn husk flower crown (I chose the Mexican dress she's wearing).



6.5.2016 - 6.6.2016

May 2016 Pics

IJ was selected to read morning announcements at school.

ZJ was so excited to find a mermaid costume during the ocean theme.


ZJ posing with our zinnias.




IJ's class had a commencement ceremony. He received an award for being knowledgeable.


IJ competed in his school's triathlon for the second year.




NJ was the mobile medic during the triathlon.


I held a healthy snack sale and raffle to raise money for our school's new playground.


IJ lost his first top tooth after a very long time in housing a very loose tooth that he was quite proud to turn 360 degrees around. We are unsure exactly how the tooth was lost.


NJ taught IJ to play chess.


ZJ spilled her popcorn and she cleaned up like this, because that's how a butterfly would do it.


IJ finished his 4th and likely final soccer season at the Y. We are moving on to a more structured, serious program. That also means he won't be on a team full of his classmates any longer and it will be the first season neither NJ or I will be coaching.


We went to a cool, new park on Memorial Day.

April 2016 Pics

NJ's birthday. We tried a new, vegan sweet potato cake recipe.


All ZJ wants to do at school is dress up, pretend play. She wore this costume every day it was available.


One of our local parks was finally reopened after a complete remodel.
 



ZJ discovered she could go across the monkey bars if she went sideways down the edge.


IJ went to an ice skating party and found out one of his friends from class is a competitive ice skater. She held him up, lifted him off the floor and gave him tips.




IJ at a Spring season soccer game.


ZJ with some of our early Zinnia flowers from the seeds I spread in the front yard.


We went to an event where the kids could build structures and be creative with random materials, they loved it and played for hours.


ZJ at one of her Spring soccer classes.


ZJ had a petting zoo visit her school.