field day

certainly isn't what it used to be! when I was a kid, it was more like track and field events... now it's more like fun and games - bean bag toss, parachute, monkey relay, cup stacking, and dance moves
















Shayne, Anna, Bethany and I were all able to be there for a little while.






They ended the day with a movie - How to Eat Fried Worms. The whole school had recently finished reading the book. As a special treat, they even got to watch the principal eat some fried worms! Yuck!

happy birthday daddy

Shayne thought he'd be funny and try on his new shorts over his pants. Can you read the look on Katie's face? "Dad! I'm so embarrassed!"



Happy Birthday to my Darling Husband!

another day in brady

spent some time at the ranch...

...note Katie's new boots - she forgot her hiking boots and all she had were flip-flops, so we ran to Wal-Mart and those golashes were just about all they had to suit her needs

Anna and Bethany also requested some time at the elementary school playground...

girls night out

The Magik Theater comes up with some pretty unique renditions of famous scripts. This evening was Shakespeare's "The Tempest". Originally, the story takes place on an island and involves a shipwreck. Well, the version we saw was set in the future, in outer space, with rocket ships. Fortunately, Katie has a Shakespeare for Children book and had recently read the story, so she was able to explain the basic plot to me before the event. I muddled through and got the gist of it.
The weather was nice, the company was nice, and I look forward to next year's presentation!

splash day

Last day of preschool! Fun in the sun!


painting a brick wall with water on a hot day is always productive... good practice at least


Bethany was not very happy that I wouldn't let her take off her dress (no bathing suit underneath)


gotta have bubbles


ice cream to cool off

nature center

I had the pleasure of spending a good part of the day with Katie and her classmates at the Cibolo Nature Center. We learned about habitats and ecosystems and lots of other nature stuff. I wasn't able to spend much time up at the school or in the classroom this year, so I enjoyed visiting with her teacher and observing the dynamics of some of Katie's friendships.

the graduate

Can you believe our sweet little Anna is a preschool graduate? I've had 5 wonderful years at home with her, and now she's ready for Kindergarten.


She went to the same preschool for 3 years, and Bethany will be attending there in the Fall. One of my friends is a teacher there, so I always knew they're in good hands.


They have a tradition for the end-of-year program - the youngest child says the pledge and the oldest child says the prayer. Anna was the oldest child. We were very proud of her, although, I could tell she was a little nervous.


The first year she was in preschool, she asked Mr. B to come watch her sing, and she remembered to ask again the second year and again this year. Of course, this year he brought Mrs. B with him. :) Katie ditched school for an hour and Nana scheduled her day around the event, so Anna had her own little cheering section.

I don't have very many good pictures because I forgot to tell my husband that the digital zoom on our camera didn't work very well. He zoomed in on every shot, so they're all a little blurry and/or the lighting isn't good. I ran the video camera, but it's a little jiggly because Bethany was on my back some of the time.