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Scott has really gotten on a Lego kick lately. The kids love spending time with Daddy, so if Daddy thinks Legos are cool, so do the kids.

Payton finished this kit all by herself.

The latest round of interest started when Scott decided it was time to organize the Legos. He hemmed and hawed and contemplated for a couple of weeks, before he settled on a system....for now. Then he spent 3 days sorting the Legos. The kids actually enjoyed helping with this process.

I have to admit that I really like it organized. And the kids do to. Ian was able to put together a row of cars in no time flat because he could find all the pieces.

That wascawwy wabbit....

I mean, that rascally rabbit has decided that my carrot tops are the best meal around. Almost every morning this past week I've had to chase him away. He knows I've got his number. Unfortunately, I think he has a leg up on me. The damage has been done and now I just have to pull them up and eat them. But the baby carrots sure are sweet and delicious :)

I caught ya....

Wun wabbit, wun.

End of the year party and Last day of school

This week was the last week of Payton being in Pre-K. The class had a end of the year pool party at the YWCA and Payton wanted Ian and I to come. The pool (not pictured) was nice because it had a zero-depth entrance and only got to 2 ft deep. There were lots of water features to play under, so the kids had lots of fun. I was the only mom that ventured in the pool (thus, no pics). The party finished with a pizza party.

The last day of school was a little emotional for Payton (and Momma). But it wasn't too bad, just a few tears before school. We took the camera so Payton could get pics of her and her friends for a scrapbook. She even got to eat lunch with her class.

End of the Year Program

Payton had her end of the year program on Thursday night. I think they've been practicing the songs for this show since they came back from Christmas. They sang about 10 songs and recited about 6 bible verses. Payton was so excited for us to see this program. She did a great job.

Ian was pretty good through the program, but after it they gave each child an award-bag. (These bags had all the praise notes from the year and a book of pictures Payton made that started with each letter of the alphabet - super cool.) Anyway, Ian did not sit well through this. He was getting antsy and probably hungry. So I let him play with our camera......

The Dash

Today we went to a Dash baseball game. Ever since we moved to Winston-Salem, we have watched this baseball stadium being built because we saw it on the way to church. Since its completion, the kids have been wanting to go to a game. We got an offer through Payton's school to go for a discounted rate, plus all of us would receive a Dash hat, and the kids each got a free hot dog and soda. We just couldn't go wrong. So today was the day for the big game.

We went to a 2 pm game. The stadium was beautiful. The weather was hit and miss. It was nice when it was cloudy, steamy and hot when the sun was out, and very wet when it decided to rain on us for about 20 minutes. We weathered it all and the kids even got to go play on some inflatable bouncey things.

But by the 5th inning, everyone's enthusiasm was starting to wane. Ian was getting down right grumpy. So, we packed it up and headed home during the 6th inning. Of course, by this time, taking pictures was out of the question for Ian.

Payton said her favorite part was watching the game. Ian first said his favorite part was giving his ticket to be scanned. Later he changed his mind and said that watching the game was his favorite part.

Strawberry Patch

We couldn't let this year go by without picking strawberries right out of a North Carolina strawberry patch. The Winston-Salem Children's home planted their first strawberry patch this year. It's right up the street from where Samuel and Sarah live. So we took advantage of a quick strawberry pickin' trip.

I made some jam from the berries we picked, so we can enjoy a little bit of this day all year round.

Hmmmm.....strawberries....yum!

Ug

This is Payton's latest word. Ug. If something isn't going her way, she says, 'Ug' - with feeling behind it. She gets a boo boo - Ug. She falls down - Ug. She's told to get off the computer - Ug.

I overheard telling her friend Samuel today that you say 'Ug' when something is going wrong.

The only place where I think she might have gotten the word from is from a Backyardigan's episode about Cave people going to a cave party.......

Ug?

I find myself sometimes thinking it.

Ug!

It's addictive, so don't try it.

Ug.

Next thing you know you'll be saying it out loud.

Ug.