Last day of Kindergarten!

School's out for summer!  They had a 1/2 day today and the parents were invited to "clap-out" the students as they left the school.  They brought out a speaker and played fun music as they all filed out the front doors!  Now, to try and keep busy for the next couple of months...

"Clap-out"

Principal Dr Knight doing the "Electric Slide"

With Mrs Gosnell

Standing by "Herbie"

No idea why the head tilt - but he certainly needs a hair cut!

First day at the pool!

Hooray for summer!  Although Aiden has a few more days of school left, the neighborhood pools officially opened today!  It was a beautiful day, and of course it was crowded, but the kiddos had a great time anyway!  They played on the playground by the pool afterward, which helped dry them off before the drive home.

 

Love!

My favorite aspect of this pool.  I feel like I could be at the beach...ahhh.



Swing!

Slide!

Aiden baseball

Just a few more pics of Aiden playing baseball.  The season is over and he had a great time, he's already asking to play again!  I'm glad I've got him enrolled in a baseball camp this summer!

 

Park pics

I love having the school directly across the street - we have been going to the playground almost every evening! 

 

When did he get so long??

Top of the big slide

Whee!

His school had a field day and his class was the "Kindergarden Smarties"

Big girl

Another day, same slide

Walkin'

Cheese!

Stop - my heart can't take the sweetness!

Jump!

Another carnival!

MWR held a carnival on post, and the first day they gave free wristbands to all Active Duty soldiers and their families!  So of course, since the words "free" and "on-post" were in the same sentence, it was PACKED.  But we still had fun!  Matt's still out of town so it was just me and the kiddos.  The carnival was set up right down the street from the gym, so I decided to haul the kids in the bike trailer instead of trying to find parking.  Other than the long lines, it was great!  We left about 1/2 an hour before the fireworks were scheduled to start, and they had blocked off the street I would have used to get home, so I had to take a couple of back streets.  We found an open space and were able to watch the fireworks.  Then I got the kids set up in the trailer, got on the bike - and the chain slipped off.  Because it was dark and the trailer was attached I wasn't able to get to it to fix it - so I had to walk the rest of the way home.  Luckily we were pretty close, so it wasn't too bad!  All in all, quite an eventful evening :)

 

Our first ride - Maura even got on!

Can't go to a carnival without eating food on a stick!

Ice cream face!

Aiden's last ride - it went up and down and "jumped" like a frog

Spring Fling carnival

The local Civic Center had a Spring Fling carnival in early April.  The day we went the rides were free until noon (score!), plus it was free admission.  We got there around 11 and Aiden rode quite a few rides before we had to purchase tickets.  It was really fun, even though I took them by myself so I couldn't ride anything with Aiden.  He was amazing - went on the giant Ferris wheel, the huge pirate ship, big swings, and a crazy spinning water ride!  Maura is so tiny she could only get on a couple rides, but she was content to walk around with me while Aiden was riding.  They both got on one little ride together, though.  Here's pics from the day:

The very first ride Aiden went on!

Fair food!

Maura's only ride

Big slide!

This thing went in circles...

...then tilted down and water would spout up and get them wet!

Someone's got a hole in his head!

Earlier this week, Aiden noticed he had a slightly loose tooth.  When I checked, sure enough, it was wiggly and a big tooth was already pushed through behind it!  Then Friday evening he said it felt really loose, so I wiggled it a bit and bam! Out it came!  He was so surprised!  And with that big tooth already coming in I'm sure another one will be loose soon.  The tooth fairy visited him that night and left $2!  (She probably won't give so much for the next teeth :) )  He's so proud and can't wait to show his friends at school!