swimming

so, we went swimming at a public place yesterday. the desert oasis aquatic center. it is half a mile from our house, which we've lived in for 8.5 years, and this was our first time there! ridiculous, i know. it was super fun-a big 3 foot deep area with various water spraying things, lots of regular deep water area, and a couple slides.....................

we had a very fun time, as you can tell by the sad face when it was time to go.....

and one quick and rare picture of pregnant me!

last week of school and graduation

so the last week of school was 2 weeks ago- close enough! one day i'll start posting closer to the event, but it is getting better.

all year, every time we go get toby's hair cut, he wants to buy the little sample size tubes of colored hair gel they have up at the counter. and all year, i have answered, "we'll get it when it's crazy hair day at school". he'd be fine with that answer. so, the schedule for all the end of year special day stuff came out, and, wacky hair day would land on a tuesday- toby doesn't go to school on tuesday. what would i do? i talked to his teachers, got the okay to visit class for 20 minutes on that tuesday and here is the wacky green creation we made out of his hair. fyi- this stuff was evil to get out in the tub that night. 3 shampoos, and i still found a couple gummy spots the next day!

then pre-k graduation happened on may 21st. they sang and signed about 5 different kid church songs, like "this little light of mine", etc. i tried uploading a video, but an error keeps coming up.
the big diploma moment (well, being smart preschool workers, it's just a rolled up paper- we got the real one in an envelope later).

so proud!

field trip

a while back, on april 29th, toby and i went with his pre-k class on a tour of chase field. he had a blast. after the tour, we had lunch at the tgi friday's overlooking the field, then went to the children's museum of phx. wow, that place is amazing!!!
but here is my sweet boy on one of his very first (but probably not last, as he'll of course be a pro baseball player someday) trips to a major league dugout..................

boys are fun!

i knew he wanted to play in the mud, even shared how i used to enjoy a good mudpie making session. told him to take off his shirt, even though it already had grape jam on it from the earlier sandwich making fun. checked once, doing well, hands and feet are nicely coated in mud. the next time i checked.........

lets play i spy- i see a shoe, green shorts, a yellow striped shirt, aaaannnndddd see there in the shadow? the little red thing with the white band- yep, little dude underwear!

followed by a well used mud/water hole

then, at last, the swamp thing made his appearance.

notice the delicacy of the pictures, and what is and isn't shown. ALL was muddy, and was followed with a hose spray down, full of giggles. boys are so much fun, especially this one, in my opinion!

yay, a video to make you smile, unless you're dead inside!

truly great- don't give up, it gets bigger at 1:45, and funky at 2:15, and the ending is fun!

chandler children's choir

yesterday, i got to help out a friend by doing something i love. the best of both worlds! i filled in for mrs. aimee stewart with her chandler children's choir.
it was very fun. we had a few squirrely kids (i love eli- he is sooooo toby!) and a few really great participators, and some super helpful parents.
we got through almost everything i had planned, and made some good progress on several songs. and i'm sure aimee is loving her special time away with her hubby and friends!
glad i could be of service. i wish i could help out more next year.........maybe after baby...........

san diego!

pictures. lots of pictures. we had a blast. from legoland to sea world, seaport village, and mission beach. here's all the proof of a super fun family spring break. (my first real one, by the way. my family never went anywhere for spring break growing up. it was always my birthday week.)

mini-new york was incredible

when you lay in the sand, you get sand stuck on you. until at least two baths later!


he conked out on the way home.......(so did i!)