Catching up...

Last week was a busy week for us. Ryan had his last day of soccer and his last day of school back to back.
On his last day of soccer he got his very first trophy & a pizza party. He was so proud of himself, as he should be! This was his third time doing Soccertots, and his favorite. Of course, having all of his buddies in his class didn't hurt!




getting his trophy from Coach Carrie

The following day was his last day of mom's morning out. His school had a picnic at the park to celebrate. It was so neat for me to get to see him interact with his teacher and classmate...I say classmate because only one other child from his class was there. Luckily, it was the one that Ryan has been talking about non-stop since he started school. It was so incredibly cute to watch him with his favorite friend from school. And I learned something about him that I never knew...he is super bossy! :) I thought when I wasn't around he was shy and reserved, but turns out...not so much!

Lucas enjoying his first cupcake...compliments of Ryan's teacher!

On Saturday, we decided to take daddy to the zoo since he's never gone with us before. First stop, Parakeet Adventure. Ryan just loves feeding the parakeets! We spent nearly an hour feeding them, and still had to drag him away. Both boys got the birds to land on their sticks, which Lucas loved, but I wasn't quick enough to get the photos!

And finally...partly out of a desire for Ryan to be learning this summer, and partly as an idea to keep us busy...I decided that Ryan and I are going to have our own little summer school session. I found a great website with step by step pre-k lesson plans that includes learning, crafts, puzzles and more for each individual theme. This week we decided to start with weather and water. We're just getting started so we are still trying to get organized and figure out what works for us and what doesn't, but I think it will be fun for both of us. Ryan is already loving the projects that go along with the lessons.

We learned about clouds, rain & rainbows...

and came up with this

And then we talked about the ocean and waves, so we made an "ocean in a bottle"

Let summer begin! :)

On Thursday, Ryan had his very first field trip with his school. Dave and I were so excited that we both tagged along. Ryan had a great time! He got to plant a sunflower seed, watch a cow milking demonstration, pet some baby animals and feed the cows some hay. Even Lucas got to join in on the fun this time.

Ryan & Lucas would like to send out great big Happy Birthday wishes to Mattie Lou & Nicholas! They were lucky enough to celebrate with their friends this weekend.

Mattie Lou had a barnyard bash. Ryan got to meet some animals and hold a baby pig. He had so much fun!

And Nicholas had a super fun 1st birthday! Ryan, Lucas & Dave just loved the clown! He made Ryan a balloon airplane that somehow got broken (daddy!) and Ryan said "maybe the silly man at Thomas' house will make me a new one" :) Dana, I think your house is Ryan's new favorite spot!