Grace's Faces

Sometime, I look at my little girl and think what a quiet, intelligent, thoughtful little person she is becoming.

Other times, well.....not so much

 

 

 

 

Yet, who knows.  She might still turn out to be more than the class clown.

Either way, I think I'll keep her....and the other ones too.

Can you believe this?

Can you believe someone dared put this on facebook?  One of the girls in the picture posted it as an "OLDIES" post.  I hope oldies referred to the picture and not the people in it.  If you cannot tell, I am in the back left.  That was the group of girls that I coached my second year at the middle school in Olney.  Lots of fun memories from back then.  I cannot believe my own kids are almost that age.  Plus, some of these girls now have kids older than my own kids.  How scary is that??

Summer stuff

How about some pictures?  Let's try this trick and see if I can make it work.  What have the kids been up to lately?

We went to see a DIFFERENT zoo. 

Wouldn't you know AFTER I took this picture I looked down to see under my foot a sign in the ground asking visitors to kindly refrain from climbing on the sculpture.......oops.

J and E started yet another year climbing the educational ladder.....fifth grade!!!

G and G celebrated the day by having a little toga party.  They partied until they could party no more!

We pigged out eating spaghetti had a nice family dinner eating Italian food.

I wonder who they learned this trick from????

Some of us visited ANOTHER zoo.........seeing all those animals in cages gives me some ideas.....

We flagged down the ice cream man one last time for the summer

Some of us went on an airplane ride.

We soared through the air.....literally

Some more gracefully than others.

Well, that about sums it up for our zoo.  Gotta go!!!

School/ Spectacles/Scouting

I have noticed lately that Grace likes to tip her head to the left when she is working on something, or playing, or talking, or really doing just about anything. I've asked her several times why she does it and have never gotten a specific answer until the other day. I posed the question to her differently. I asked her if tilting her head sideways helped keep her (too long) bangs (that she is growing out like big sister is doing)out of her eyes. She said no, that she tilted her head to see better because her eye was fuzzy. 'Nough said. Two days and a trip to the optometrist later, we learn that Grace could benefit from glasses. The doctor said a wait and see approach was OK for six months since it was only one eye and since it was only a mild change. Grace may have glasses in her future!! Funny girl, she seems excited by the prospect. I wonder if she'll feel that way after wearing them for a few days?

The other big news in Grace's life this week has been her first experience with going to school. We took Grace to meet her teacher on Wednesday. She has the same teacher John and Emily had six years ago. The meeting was short and to the point. We helped her unpack her backpack, met some classmates and then the kids played while we went over the handbook with her teacher. I never expected the comment I got from her after getting home that day. She was upset because she "really liked her school supplies and didn't want to leave them for other kids to use". She thought that by putting her things in a cubby at school, she was never going to see them again. Don't kids see the world differently? Once we cleared up that little miscommunication, she was good to go. Fired up and ready to start on Tuesday after Labor Day.

The only other newsmaker this week has been John. He started Boy Scouts this past week. So far there have only been two meetings, but it sounds like lots of things are planned for the kids to do this year. It should prove to be an exciting year for them. Hope you are all craving popcorn! I'm sure he'll be selling it soon.

Oh, did I mention Grant is into abstract art now, using black markers....on my wall........my white wall........my newly painted white wall. Good thing he is so smart for his age. At least he had the decency to use a washable marker. I am guessing those things were invented by a tired mother who was tired of chasing her own Picasso and scrubbing walls.