Kaleb had his Preschool Graduation on Wednesday. They did a very cute program showing off their singing and memory verses. Kaleb's favorite song has been "the Rumble in the Jungle". He has been singing it nonstop at home for weeks.
The hat he is wearing is the crocodile from the song.

So today was our first day of summer vacation. I took the kids to the park with the duck pond for the first time in a long time. It was fun to see all the ducklings. The kids fed the ducks and geese almost an entire loaf of bread.

Alana has really been growing the past few weeks. She put on some pajamas last night, and I had to laugh. They were a pair she got for Christmas, and the pants were at least 3 inches from her ankles.

Jaylee did really well feeding all the ducks. She liked to throw the bread hard! She has a pretty good arm, I must say. She got a piece of bread stuck on the back of one of the geese, who couldn't reach around to get it. A duck came and ate it off, which started a fight. Jaylee found this hilarious of course.

They were somewhat cooperative about the group shot. The hardest part is getting them all to look in the general direction of the camera.

After they had fed the ducks, we played at the playground for quite a while. Kale and Alana did the slides. Jaylee just wanted to climb up and down everything, and hang from the bars making monkey noises.

For Daddy

Jaylee has hit the terrible twos. Well, not so much the terrible twos, just the busy getting into trouble part. She is actually throwing fewer tantrums as her vocabulary is growing to a scary degree. I don't remember the other kids speaking in full sentences and paragraphs at this age. Jaylee found a green marker, as evidence in the picture, and colored herself on her arms and legs, and especially her palms and the bottom of her feet. Maybe it tickled. I don't know. when I caught her in the act, she was using the marker like lipstick and putting it on her lips and teeth.

The next day she found the salt shaker and emptied it all over the dining room table. I found her drawing fun designs in it. She was quite pleased with her creativity.

Dave got home on Saturday from California. The kids were thrilled! They are also really enjoying the longer days, so they can play outside for a bit before or after dinner.

Jaylee "Swing high! More high!"

I registered Kaleb for kindergarten today. It seems so hard to believe he will be in kindergarten already! He is excited, and doesn't want to wait until fall. I took the girls, and registered while Kale was at preschool. They secretary helping us asked Alana is she was excited to start kindergarten. Alana said, "Yes, but not until I'm 5. I'm 3." The secretary was shocked. Alana was taller than two of the 5 year old girls there, so I can understand the mistake.

Kale presented me with a sweet Mother's Day card that he made at school today. He wrote and did the picture on the front, and on the inside they had asked the kids what they loved about their moms. "I love my mommy because I really want all the toys out of Mommy and Daddy's closet". (where the toys go in timeout) It made me laugh out loud so hard!

Kaleb: I love sugar. It's my most favorite thing. And you know what else I love? Whip cream."

We ate at Red Robin, and the Red Robin walked around greeting all the kids.

Alana: Red Robin is not scary. The Easter Bunny is scary. (the one at the mall)

Me: why is the Easter Bunny scary?

Alana: Because he's not at all like me.

Me: And the Red Robin is?

Alana: Yeah, he has legs like me. Long legs. And he's red. Red is my favorite color. And pink.

Alana and Jaylee were invited to a "Pink Posh Party". A very girlie tea party, where everyone wore pink dresses. They were so excited to go. Alana was not super excited to wear her pink dress. Jaylee loves her dress, and didn't want to take it off after the party.

They got to play with bubbles, each getting their own. Jaylee ended up wearing quite a bit of it. At least it's soap, right?

Alana blowing bubbles

Jaylee chasing bubbles

Playing on the swings.

Alana refused to look at me for any of the pictures. And of course, Jaylee followed her sisters examples. Oh well.