Other Happy Little Things

These pictures don't really fit anywhere else, so I will collect them here, along with their stories. 

Warm enough for these crazy kids to suit up and play with water balloons!  Then it got cold again, so they couldn't play the next day.

For Juliet's birthday, she got a clay jewelry kit.  On day one, she and Juliet made some cute jewelry, and I used up excess to make some beads.  I hadn't read the instructions, so I thought it was an air-dry kit, but when the clay was still squishy the next day, I read that it had to be cooked.  The beads didn't quite fill up the shallow bowl she has for her craft show display, so we made some more beads the next weekend, but it was late, so they were on the stove, ready to cook the next morning.  Emily was the last one up and I woke up to a cute little bead display the next morning.

With the warmer weather, cold fruits and vegetables are appetizing once again!

During the course of April, I think all five had their annual check-ups.  Grace and Juliet were paired, as usual, and whined about missing recess for this appointment. 

Since they did end up getting shots for this appointment, we stopped at a park afterward.

I took a picture of this bridge after I had crossed it.  The natural course of the walking path is clockwise, and you can see how warn the used path is.

In contrast, this bridge, that runs from the parking lot to the playground has an equal use in each direction.  I hope I explained that well, I found it mildly interesting, and wanted to share.

The twins wanted to read the book walk, and both of them participated in the activity at each station.

They really wanted to touch the water, but the banks looked really muddy, and I did not want a child to fall into the water.  They attempted to touch the water from the dock, but it was too low (or their arms were too short.)

So, I allowed them to go down just outside the dock, as long as they were holding on to the railing. = )

On the day that I subbed in Grace and Juliet's class, Juliet took first place in their Blooket game!

And, somehow, for a third year in a row, I managed to sub on the ice cream day of teacher appreciation week!  This is also Grace's third year on student council, so she served me ice cream for a third year! = )

The new water bottles look so pretty all lined up!  But I can't convince Alice to switch over.  I also can't convince her to load her water bottle each night, so the one pictured is the backup, into which I put her ice, so that she can refill her actual bottle each morning.

I guess that's it for this round, but one day I hope to look back and remember something that I may have forgotten.

later days