show week

mason, dahlia, and bodhi had their end of the year gym performance at the little gym today. they call it show week. it is really cute. the parents and siblings get to go into the gym and sit and watch each kid do their routine. there is a floor, uneven bars, and balance beam routine.

they all do the same thing and it is really cute to watch. they get so excited to see you in the gym watching them. they start off the show playing music from the olympics and introducing all the children. they come running out and do an assisted flip.

at the end of the show they had all the kids come up one at a time to the podium and receive a metal. dahlia was beyond excited to get a metal. she kept saying "i can't believe i got a metal." mason was asking me if the metal was real gold. so funny. i just love these little kids. they did a great job. i am really looking forward to another year of gymnastics and watching their skills develop.

precious

i was looking for dahlia and found her napping in her bed. she never takes naps. it was just so cute i had to take a picture.

kidspace

jen came over with bodhi and kira and we took all the kids to a children's museum in pasadena called kidspace. they have a free day the first tuesday of the month from 4 to 8. we got there at 4:15 and it was completely packed with kids. it was very overwhelming to try to keep track of my three. they all seemed to be running in different directions.

luckily it was really only the first room that was crazy. that was the room with all the climbing towers and tunnels. there was a second room called the nature exchange filled with shells, rocks, fossils, and dead insects. the kids loved this room and had a great time looking at all the different shells.

after the nature room we went outside to explore the grounds. they had gardens that we walked around and outdoor climbers that they had a great time playing on. there was lots of water play areas but luckily the kids didn't play in these. i hadn't brought a change of clothes for them so i didn't want them to get wet.

before we left there was a short concert of polynesian music in their outdoor amphitheater. they also had dancers doing a traditional polynesian dance. it was really cool. i loved the music.

i would definitely go back there for another free day. the crowds were a bit of a drag but it was a really fun place for the kids.

crafting at home depot

dahlia and i woke up super early on saturday and drove to orange county. i took zena and dahlia to home depot for their monthly kid's workshop. they have this super cute program where the first saturday of the month they have a free kids craft. the kids get an apron and a kit with wood pieces and nails to put together.

this month it was an organizer that dahlia is using as a jewelery box. i helped the girls glue and nail the pieces together and then they got to go to the painting table to paint and decorate the box with stickers. they had so much fun. zena has been going for the last three months but this was dahlia's first time. next month they are building a wooden truck. i am definitely going to bring mason along. he will love it.

memorial day weekend

on sunday the weather was so nice we decided it was time to pull out the blow up pool. the kids had a blast playing in the little pool with bodhi. they loved it. it was really nice to have to sit outside with them and watch.

we had a busy weekend with lots of house guests starting on friday. by monday afternoon everyone had gone home and it was just our little family. we blew up the big pool so mason could spread out while swimming. it was fun. miles and i started planning our next big project. a tree house. yes. we have lots of plans for this summer. it is almost here. i can't wait.

flag ceremony

the whole family woke up super early to go to mason's school. they were having the kindergarten classes sing songs at the flag ceremony. it was so cute. they all wore paper top hats and sang yankee doodle boy and you're a grand old flag. they did a great job and mason was super excited to see us there.

open house

we got to visit mason's kindergarten class today for open house. it was so cute. i love all the artwork and crafts that they do. everything is just so sweet. mason was so proud showing us all his work hanging up around the class. he is such a sweet kid. they had a whole farming theme with lots of artwork about growing things and farms. they planted carrot seeds.

i really love mason being in kindergarten. i am getting sad thinking of him moving on to first grade. he will be in school for a longer day. two hours longer and i will miss him. i really like his teacher. she was cute and told me she will really miss having mason in her class. she said she will have to pick dahlia for her class when she goes to kindergarten. that would be great. i enrolled dahlia in preschool for next year so we have a year to wait before she can be in kindergarten. she missed the cutoff date by 22 days. that is fine with me. i am not in a hurry for these kids to grow up. they can just stay little.