Category: Photos

Sebastian’s last day of school is today.  I grabbed the camera as an afterthought as he was headed out the door.  He didn’t want to wait for me to take a picture, but I talked him into one.  He has a great summer lined up including time at his regular daycare (his friends who are the same age will be back again this year too).  He will also spend a few days in the Twin Cities with his cousins and some time with his grandparents at their cabin in Northern Minnesota.  We also have a vacation planned and will spend time being tourists in Duluth along with some other day trips.  If only we could get some warmer weather, we would be all set.

I celebrated my 38th birthday on Monday.  Mike and I took the afternoon off from work and enjoyed a quiet lunch at Blackwoods followed by coffee at Caribou (thanks for the gift card Tom & Karen!) and a walk around Canal Park.  Despite the fact that both of us were recovering from colds/flu, we had a great afternoon.  We picked Sebastian up a little early from Kid Connection.  Then Mike went to get Sophia from daycare while I hung out with Sebastian.  Sophia insisted that we open cards and gifts as soon as she got home.  Mike and the kids picked out three new books so that I can relax and enjoy some great reading at the cabin during our vacation next month.  Sebastian picked out a shiny new stainless steel blender to make my favorite smoothies – and perhaps a daiquiri or margarita :).  My current blender is almost 15 years old and I think its life is coming to an end soon.  We had a great dinner at home and a delicious birthday cake.  Thanks for a great birthday!!

Sebastian and Sophia both had school programs on Thursday afternoon last week.  Sebastian had a classroom play at 1:45pm and Sophia had her preschool graduation at 2:00pm.  Mike and I decided to split up so that each child would have a parent in attendance.  I headed to Congdon to see Sebastian and Mike headed to Kinder Korner to see Sophia.  We each brought a video camera so that we could share the kids big moments later.  Sebastian was a burglar in his play.  His costume consisted of a black shirt and pants and a black hat.  They were asked to not wear anything on their faces that would obstruct their eyesight.  It was very low-budget. 🙂 The play was a musical with narration.  The kids had fun showing off their singing and acting talents.  It was short, but very cute. 

The play was done by 2:15pm, so I decided to head across town to see if I could catch part of Sophia’s graduation.  I made it in time to see the last three songs and watch her go on stage to receive her “diploma”.  They had also done a short skit and more singing before I got there.  There was a reception afterward complete with cupcakes and punch to finish off a fantastic preschool year.  The whole experience helped her meet new friends and try many new things.