Going, going, gone.....

I treated the boys to sushi for dinner since they worked so hard today. They have apparently missed eating it because they gobbled it up!! I ordered 4 rolls to start out (each roll has 8 pieces). I figured I would get about a roll for myself. WRONG. I had to order one more roll for Theo! A total of 5 rolls plus edamame, folks. That's nuts! The restaurant gave them cheater chopsticks and they did really well. Theo shoves one piece at a time in his mouth and Jack prefers to take two bites per piece. So funny :)

Trip to Destin!!

My best friend and I took a little weekend trip to Destin while our husbands took care of the kids :) A big thanks to Dave and Brian for making it possible! We did TONS of shopping (hey, kid free shopping is the best kind!), a little bit of laying out/swimming, ate out and hit happy hour, got our nails done (complete other post- crazy!!), and just talked and laughed. Priceless!

Racers

This is where you can find us every morning this month! Jack is really loving "swim team", which is really just hour long swim lessons/practice 5 times a week. I can tell his endurance is building, which is great! Theo can play in the baby pool while Jack swims. I'm looking in to him starting swim lessons while we're there.

Hodgepodge

We're in full swim team mode right now. Jack has practice every morning so washing towels, swim suits and rash guards has become my full-time gig :) It's been great though and Jack is loving it!

I've also enjoyed that Theo has taken up naps again recently. He gave up naps at 2 and rarely napped at school this year. Gotta love how swimming wears kids out!

Jack has been keeping up with his phonics program on the computer. There are 200+ lessons that will hopefully keep Jack sharp this summer :) We gave him earphones to use while he does his work.

Theo did his very first connect the dot today! It was in a Batman activity book and had an outline :)

Lastly, here are Jack's baseball picture and his latest Lego project. He completed almost all of the pirate ship himself (Dave did assist and help fine-tune). So cool!

Today's projects

I stocked up on things to keep the boys busy (at least for a little while) before they got out of school. The dollar section at Michael's and Dollar Tree are great for that type of stuff! Jack loved doing this rubbing activity but it was a little advanced for Theo. He did a foam shape activity instead and rocked it :) I also brought out a pack of Smencils (scented pencils) to make doing the bridge K-1 workbook more fun for Jack. It worked today at least ;)

Theo's Spring Blast!

Theo finished up preschool at Cedarwood today and performed some songs with his class at Spring Blast. It was a bittersweet day for me since this day ended a 3 year run at Cedarwood. Theo will be going to Jack's school next year in their pre-pre K program (for kids with late Fall birthdays). Cedarwood has been so nurturing and is really a terrific preschool. We've really made some friends with the other parents there and everyone is truly wonderful. We will especially miss Jack and Theo's teacher, Mrs. Angerdina. She has taught Theo so much this year and it's been amazing to watch him do things I never dreamed possible only 9 months earlier.

After the kids performed everyone was dismissed to have fun on the playground. Theo ate donuts off a string, decorated a cookie, had a popsicle, scooped up ducks in a pool (which he LOVED), got his hair spray painted in a Batman shape, played in a sprinkler, played in bubble foam....... he had a great time!!!

Now both boys are out of school for summer! Yea!

School is out for SUMMER!

We took full advantage of summer break today by meeting up with Jack's friend Michael from school. Michael's sister, Molly, will be in Theo's class next year at Jack's school (finally will have both kids at the same place!!!). I got Jack a cookie cake in honor of his graduation (which I totally forgot to pick up yesterday!) and the kids devoured it all :) They played at a splash pad near the lake and just had a great time. Theo even took a 2 hour nap! Score :)

Jack had a skills test for the swim team he'll be on this summer. He did great! I was so proud. Remembered to do his strokes and everything. Practice starts tomorrow morning and runs through the beginning of July.

Finally, in between all of our activities, we made time to do reading/writing/math. Gotta keep those skills sharp this summer. Starfall added a section that is awesome. It's $35 for a year subscription but it's worth it. Jack has tons of books to read online and Theo plays the math/phonics games. Check it out!