Preschool Campout (Heather's photos)

Last weekend we went on the annual Via Nova camping trip. Here are photos that Joe's mom, Heather, took:

Clara and Sylvie - inseperable

Zach helps with the grilling

Dinner time

Scavenger hung

Clara & her tongue

Sofi, looking a little tired and cold... but I was happy!

Last Day at school

Molly and Ms. Kim (we miss you already!!!)

Molly and Otis ready for Beach Day!

Jump / Spring Fair (May 2011)

Nona took these fantastically fun photos at the Spring Fair last month...

LHS Sisters (May 2011)

LHS (May 2011)

Back in May we had a wonderful time at the Lawrence Hall of Science with our own personal tour guide, Nona. :)

Last Day of K

Molly's last day of Kindergarten is today. She picked out a super special outfit for the day - this beautiful white dress (possibly a former flower girl dress?) that Audrey gave us a while back. Here she is ready to go (the first pictures she looks a little serious because she's waiting for Clara to finish a temper tantrum, but once she was in the spotlight again she warmed up...).

Little Red Hen (& quilt)

Yesterday Molly's class did a performance of the "Little Red Hen" story. It was super cute. Molly was a Rooster & had been practicing all week.

They also showed their quilts, which they've been working on for a few weeks (with a lot of help from parent volunteers).

And yes, Ms. Kim is very very pregnant! Due in two weeks, but feels ready right now.

The whole class (almost) with teachers & aids
Back row: Mr. McWhorter, Ms. Kim, Ms. McWhorter
Standing: Skylar, Justin, James, Molly, Solaemon, Keila, Stella
Kneeling: Hamzaa, Aiden, Otis, Anthony, Chaidan, Joseph
Sitting ("criss cross applesauce"): Rose, Haadiya, Vaughn, Isabella, Bobby

Molly's quilt.
Panels include: creek study; self portrait; Little Red Hen; hand prints; drawing (note that the drawing below the green handprint is a drawing of the quilt, with a drawing of the quilt on that quilt - very "meta"); fish prints; Stone Soup; and the seasons (trees). 

Picture Roundup (Nov 2010 - Feb 2011)

I'm trying to catch up on all the photos. Well, probably not all of them, but at least some of them. So here are a random assortment of photos from November 2010 through February 2011. Enjoy!

November 2010:

Silly Uncle Seth & Clara

Clara bounces

Molly up high at school

bus-waiting activities

bus waiting

no wonder they don't mind waiting for the bus. :)

Nana & Pa prepare the turkey for Thanksgiving

Clara, eying the turkey (suspicious? curious? hungry?)

silly sisters dressing up in Nana's jewelery.

Clara puts on a puppet show for Nana

Nana & Clara take Winky and Snickers for a walk.

December 2010:

Molly & Chaidan at the park.

Lemonade assembly line (Nate on juicer, Molly cutting, Clara washing)

Wow! what a New Year's table!

January 2011:

Zach's awesome smiley breakfast

More awesome smiley breakfast

Princesses walking back from the library with their mom. 

Clara climbing at Nate's birthday party

Molly climbing at Nate's birthday party.

Clara with Lucija, Peanut, & Illeana

February 2011:

Molly pointing out the sights on the school bus ride.

Sofi & the girls doing art at Steep Ravine

Molly's writing center piece about our trip to the snow: "I went to the snow with my friends it was a to [two] levule [level]" - house that is. The picture shows the cars (stuck in the snow?), and the icicles. And the huge snow drifts.