The Beach

 We planned a day to go to the beach, looked at the weather report but went anyway.  I was nervous on our way there it was pouring, but when we got there it was perfect!  No wind, no rain, awesome.  About 10 minutes after we arrived it started sprinkling.  It rained on and off for the rest of the time but it was a light mist, nobody seemed to care!

 The boys!

 I love the perfect kid formation as they're entering the freezing cold water!

 lunch time.

 Fun trips like this are the result of our early morning workouts at the gym conversations.  So much fun to be with Jill and the kids.

 Last week my friend Jillyn and I hiked up to the tippie top of Multnomah Falls with all the kiddos.  I was so impressed how well the little guys did!  They walked 98% of the time.  The hike is about 1.2 miles uphill!

 Today I went in to Jenna's class for her small graduation.  It was sweet listening to the kids sing their Kindergarten songs and see how much they love their teacher.

 Each of the kids got a certificate.

Here is Mrs. Guerra and Jenna on our way out the door.  I will miss going in to help with the class, Kindergarten is so much fun!  The good thing is that we all live in the same neighborhood so we will get to see her teacher throughout the summer.

When I walked into the classroom they were all singing in the front, Mrs. Guerra came up to me and told me how much she loved her stationery I made for her.  She said she had been showing everyone who came in how awesome it was.  So glad she loved it!

Last Day of School

 Here are the girls on their first day of school, way back in September, 2010.  I couldn't believe how small Jaida looked, she has completely grown out of those pants she is wearing.  Jenna lost that pink jacket (still no idea where it is) and is now wearing the jacket Jaida was wearing.  I just can't believe how big they look after a few short months!

 This morning we took a picture with the girls and the candy lei's we made for their teachers.  They both wanted to wear a dress on their last day.  So proud of these girls, and so grateful for their awesome teachers they had.

Teacher Gifts

 I made up some personalized stationery for the girls teachers as a thank you gift.

I did all of the work in Illustrator.

3rd Grade Celebration

 Jaida had a fun celebration in her class yesterday.  The kids wrote, directed and acted out small plays about what they'd been learning about throughout the year.  They were really fun and very well done.  I was proud of Jaida, she had several parts and did an excellent job. 

Obviously I'm out of the habit of taking my nicer camera to these types of events.  My cell phone had to get the job done this time.

Caution!

We were headed to a "new" park that was redone, parts of the sidewalk haven't been fixed yet. Logan saw the cones and tape, ran up to them, held his hands up to make sure that I stopped and didn't go through the construction zone. I got a good laugh at him telling me not to get hurt and to STOP!

Swim

Thanks to our framily out here we have been getting soaked. The kids have been in heaven and Logan can finally stop watching the big clock wondering when it's summer time! Although the weather isn't the best, we will brave the cold to have some fun...and every once in a while the sun actually comes out!