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25 months. (Plus bonus section on Angel Island trip)

Boys - you turned 25 months over the weekend, and the 106 degree weather fried that information out of my brain.  I do want to take a few minutes to capture the new things that are unique to each of you right now.

Antonio

Your love for balloons knows no bounds.  You draw them on all your papers.  You love to "dot dot" (what you all call coloring).  It started out where we would draw the balloon, and you would color them in, and then you would make a string for the balloon.  Now you draw the whole balloon yourself.  You like to sharpen your own pencils and color with ball point pens.

You also have amazing form when throwing a ball:

 

HARRIS

You are such a silly happy boy.  Yesterday Antonio was crying, and you ran up to him making silly faces and tickled him saying "tickle tickle tickle!" trying to make him laugh.  Unfortunately, Antonio didn't feel like getting cheered up and you got a whack in the face, but you kept trying to make him smile anyway.  Lately you want "whole thing" of everything.  If I have a piece of toast, or a box of crayons, you don't just want a bit, or one - you hold your arms out and say "Whole thing! Whole thing for Harris!"  You are pretty good at sharing when you get WHOLE THING WHOLE THING so, that's pretty lucky for us.  This week you jumped out of bed, so you are now in a different deeper crib to keep you in!

LAWRENCE

You are just a chatty chatty boy lately - you and your brothers - particularly you and Harris truly have your own language.   You jabber at each other all day long in your own language, and if you feel you aren't being understood you gently (mostly) place your hands on either side of your brothers' faces and jabber until you feel you have been understood.  You want to do whatever your brothers' are doing as well.  If you see something happening you need to be a part of, you come over yelling "I too! I too!  Laurie's turn Laurie's turn!"  

 

 

BOYS:

AMELIA:

This is our last full month with Patricia - we are going to miss her so much!

FAMILY TRIP TO ANGEL ISLAND:

Memorial Day was spent with Uncle Boff & Future Aunt Kiki hiking at Angel Island.  Amelia and I got to try out our new hiking shoes in preparation for Mike, Amelia & my trip to Utah.  Gorgeous day and great company.

First haircuts

Last days of school...

Tomorrow is Amelia's last day of school.  Her last day of 3rd grade, and her last day at her school.  We're leaving to go to a new school and a new program.  While we're excited about the change, it is so hard to think about leaving what has been a wonderful community of families.

First Day of School - Kindergarten

 

Kindergarten Graduation

First Day of 2nd Grade

First Communion

 

Buddies

Supportive and fun staff and community

 

Community of women:

Friends outside of the school day too:

 

Sports day:

Field Trips

 

Special occasions & holidays:

Ahhhh.... Lifetouch school photos:

I'm taking the day off work tomorrow to be with Amelia on her last day of school.  We are going to miss the wonderful supportive group of families we have been so lucky to be a part of for the last four year.

Boys in the dirt