Doin' the Kinder-polka

Derek's school held their dance festival today. He's been telling me for weeks that he didn't want to dance because "it was too girly". When it was their turn to go out and dance, Derek sat for a while. I wondered if he was going to go out there, but he did get himself up. All the Kindergartners did the "Kinder-Polka". It was very cute. Later, his teacher told me that none of the boys wanted to dance with the girls. And she said sarcastically, "Derek sure loved this". I told her that it's funny that he'll dance at home with his brother, but this was just totally different I guess.

Here's a shot of the cute audience members.

McKenna's New Toy

Is this "blog worthy"? I don't know, but I'm posting it anyway. My sister has me all self-conscious about the things I post.

I went yard saling a couple Saturdays ago looking for an exersaucer for McKenna. I found a nice tall bookcase for only $15 and a huge rolling scrapbook bag for $7. And look what I found at my last yard sale!
It wasn't marked with a price, so I asked the lady what she was asking for it. She said "Fifteen dollars. Is that too much?" Rookie mistake. Never ask "is that too much". It opened the door for negotiation. So I said "how about $10?" She, of course, took the offer. Did I take advantage of her?...maybe. But I'm still thrilled to have received such a deal! The exersaucer is in almost perfect condition. McKenna loves it! However, she's still too small to play with the toys. She usually sucks on the fabric seat (which I think is gross and I pull her away when I see it). I think she likes the view and can be up with her family. Anyway, I just had to brag about my deal. I wonder if I could have gotten it for $7? Hmmm....

We Can't Get Enough of McKenna

You wouldn't guess by the look on Derek's face, but the boys love it when I put McKenna in bed with them at night. They love their sister way too much. (I just realized that Derek is sleeping on a pink flowered pillowcase in this picture. I'm surprised that he allowed it and didn't whine that it was "too girly".)

Derek's Field Trip

Derek went on a field trip today. His Kindergarten class visited a nearby farm. I went along to help the teacher and well, let's be honest...to watch my cute little boy having fun.

He told me that the bus ride was his favorite part. I was shocked since the ride home took 1 hour instead of 20 minutes. There was a crash on the freeway and traffic was at a dead stop. Imagine 30 bored kindergarteners stuck on a bus for an hour...yeah, lots of fun.

We took a "hay ride" around the grounds. The driver reminded me of my older brother in his younger years. He was swerving, peeling out, and pretending to run into sheds, etc. The kids loved it, but he made the adults a little nervous.
He actually pet this bunny. Anyone that knows Derek, knows that he has a fear of most animals. So this was huge that he actually touched it. Although, as you can see, he didn't enjoy it much. I'm going to miss my little Kindergarten Derek. It's amazing how fast this year went by. Only 3 days of school left.

Spring or Summer?

Yesterday, it got up to around 95 degrees. It seems too early in the year to get so hot! The kids were all running around with red faces, so we got out the sprinkler to cool them down. You should have seen how excited they were when we told them to go get their suits on.



One of the perks of living in an apartment is having a lot of friends close by to play with.

It's Contagious

You just can't help it. When McKenna laughs, you just have to smile.

(Sorry it's such a long clip.)

Something to think about...

Derek asked me today, "Mom, when everything was black and white...who made color? Who invented colors?" I of course then explained that the world has always been in color, but that cameras couldn't show it back then. He's cute though...good thinking skills.