Random Bits

The second to last week of school was "Spirit Week." Each day the kids got to dress up in different garb to go along with a daily theme. Cute concept--bad timing. I lose my motivation and creativity by early May, so all projects and activities after that time are done very begrudgingly by a very burned out mom.
First day of Spirit Week was Hawaiian day...Jaycee went off to school wearing flip flops and a plastic yellow lei. Day two, nerd day--we just skipped that one. Super hero day was fun--we wrapped aluminum foil around Jaycee's wrists and threw Luke's superman cape over her shoulders--I thought that one was sort of creative...Jaycee disagreed after school as she told me about her friend's cat woman get-up and a wonder woman who wore red white and blue and over-sized silver bracelets on her wrists...
Our last innovative attempt was on crazy hair day. We twisted little sections of Jaycee's hair and wrapped them tight with miniature elastics. The next morning we released the twists and WALLAH!!! She was super happy and had the craziest hair in the whole class!



Lexi and Jaycee both take voice lessons. Lexi has been taking for three years, Jaycee for one. They recently had their spring recital which will be their final vocal performance for a while because Lexi is quitting to focus on tennis and Jaycee just can't take the strict direction voice lessons entail...there is no such thing as "creative criticism" in her mind...
They both did a fabulous job, Lexi taking on Colbie Caillat's "Bubbly" and Jaycee singing the upbeat Miley Cyrus tune "Old Blue Jeans." After the vocal renditions we went out for ice cream with the Smiths and the Woolleys. We have so many kids between the three families we filled Maggie Moos to the brink with yummy ice cream eating youngsters!
Best buds and blue bubblegum...doesn't get any better than that!




(Crazy teenagers!!!)

Summer vacation is finally and officially underway! Two of our favorite warm weather activities are Lagoon and swimming. Both of which have been postponed over the past couple of weeks due to fifty-eight degree rainy weather...But now we're in the nineties, and living it up riding the Bat, Tidal Wave and Wicked, and splish splashing in Chris's splendid swimming pool!