Things have gone quiet on the blog front due to excessive activity on the home front. No time to document. Must. Do. Keep. Track. Of. Schedule. :-)
Now it's July and I have some time to catch up -- let's start with late February:
We sold our
(given the market we were psyched it sold & the fact it only took 1 weekend blew our minds :-)),
and had some fun
. We found some
(this one is a dog), learned to tell the difference between coyote, dog and cat prints,Â
,
,
,
, and
It was awesome.
Then March arrived:
First week of March:
while our babysitter spent some time with her father in China (thank you Nan!) and John went to TED. SPL and Nan played a lot (and I do mean *a lot*) of
We celebrated
looking for
and
We also found out SPL got into the Mandarin Immersion program at our local elementary school -- w00t! SPL also began to
of the frequency with which I take photos :-). On March 9, he and 2 of his young 5s buddies
in the play yard outside of school. I think the final count was
with all his baby teeth still intact.
Second week of March:
Adventure Day took us to Pichetti Ranch in Cupertino. SPL loved being with Teacher Tim @ the front of the group. We found deer tracks and the pond was full of water so the
We also saw the CA newt, a fascinating orange-ish brown creature. Teacher Marie had just returned from the National Science Teachers' Assoc. Conference in SF where she'd picked up some mini-microscopes.
and
! SPL continued
or branch that he could shinny up. And once again,
so we chalked it up as a successful week!
Third week of March:
SPL had a fun time @ his best buddy NM's house on St. Patrick's Day.Â
At school, SPL
(a weekly sharing of 1-2 sentences about what has happened recently. It was tough for SPL in the beginning, but he overcame his reticence and even did "sharing" and "news" every 8 weeks or so). At school,
and had fun
from the puffed packing peanuts.
Fourth week of March:
we had a blast at Arastradero Preserve on March 22, wading through the mud,
,
f,Â
, and
At the end of March, we had some sad news. SPL's great-grandmother, Margaret Elizabeth Estes Mack, died after a long series of illnesses. She was a kind,
who loved people, was a devoted friend, and a
pioneer of arts in Lexington Kentucky. Fortunately, SPL and I had
so we have some recent fond memories. During that visit, she braved the 100+ temperatures to watch SPL ride the horse @ the Kentucky Horse Park. She was 88 years old and had been married to my grandfather for 66 years. We will miss you Gram!
Will post next about April and May!