Mother's Day

What a day!

This time of year is so crazy! There is so much to be done to wrap up the school year and get the summer organized! The last two weeks have been a blur!

This morning, John let me sleep in while he made breakfast with the kids. We enjoyed blueberry muffins and scrambled eggs very much!

Then, we had a few gifts to open and took a few pictures still in our pjs.

I got to go for a run- it was way too humid to be enjoyable, but it is nice to take the opportunity when it presents itself. William asked to run the last mile with me- nothing like those energetic 8 year old legs to spur you on for the last mile!

I snagged a shower and a nap this afternoon.

John made dinner - we had steaks on the grill, goat cheese (not on the grill) and molasses cake for dessert. It was a very, very nice day!

Race end

At the end of the race, here was medals, a sibling photo opportunity and a group shot! So proud of these two!

Ready, set, go!

Both William and Amelia joined the school running club this year. This is William's third year running. At the end of the year, the club has a 1 mile run to celebrate the completion of the year. Here are the big kids running their final run!

Of source, when Gemma saw the big kids running, she immediately wanted to be part of it! Since it was a small affair, the organizers said it would be okay if Gemma ran too! I was so impressed! Gemma ran a total of 2 laps, which equals out to 2/7 of a mile! Go Gemma!

We were also super impressed with the big kids. They ran the WHOLE THING! Both of them! We are so proud! Neither kid walked even a portion of their mile! Wow!

Monkey see

Gemma doesn't miss a thing. None of the kids do. Grandma came to stay a few weeks ago and now every time Gemma sees a Popsicle stick, she does this. Do you know what she is doing?





Answer: filing her fingernails. Just like grandma does.

Gemma dances

My breakfast companion

Here is what Gemma wore to breakfast last week. We find it necessary to don our finest attire for the breakfast table at our house.

Note: the glasses are a pair that came with a doll. They are not prescription and do not have any correction.

Note the third photo. She is wearing a pair of pink tights over her pajamas. She found this pair of tights a few weeks ago. She knows that Amelia wears tights to go to ballet class. Gemma is desperate to go to ballet class. So, she has taken to carrying this pair of tights everywhere. That day, she agreed to take off the tights. But, we still had to take them with us. We brought the tights to the library, grocery store and to the park. Kids are so weird.

Overdue

This is terrible! Amelia lost her second tooth almost 2 weeks ago! She went in for her regular dentist appointment and the left side bottom front tooth was just hanging on by a thread. The dentist asked her if she wanted some help pulling it out or if she wanted it left alone. When she heard she would get to pick 2 toys from the toy chest, the deal was sealed.

Here she is modeling her new crown and new slinky toy after the tooth was removed (gently, without trauma).


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