Bulletin Board

April was Mara’s month on the two-year-old bulletin board at church. This board is posted in one of the main corridors of our church building, and it is used to highlight pictures of the precious two-year-old children in our congregation. A coordinator organizes the rotation of the board, and notifies the parents of when it’s their child’s turn. Then, the parents have the responsibility of decorating the board, and removing the pictures at the end of the month. It was a lot of fun searching through our files of pictures, and selecting the ones for her board. This process brought back so many wonderful memories! The tough part was narrowing the pictures down to the few that would be posted. As you can see…I squeezed as many pictures on the board as possible.

Soccer

Rex's spring soccer season ended last weekend. Rex went out with a bang by scoring a goal during this final game. We were very excited and proud of him. After the game, the team had a party at the park where the boys all received trophies. Thanks to coaches Leo and Greg for all their time and effort with the Wildcats!

Mother's Day

I had such a nice Mother's Day weekend. The weather was beautiful, and I had a lot of leisure time...which for me is the best Mother's Day gift of all. Sunday was a great day. After church, we went to Joe's Crabshack, and ate lunch outside on the deck. It was an ideal choice because we got to enjoy the nice weather, and the kids loved playing on the playground. That afternoon, we went for a walk in our neighborhood park. It was a banner day for the kids...two playgounds in one day! Then, we ate a picnic supper beside the pond. I love alfresco dining! I feel very blessed to have two beautiful children and such a sweet husband who made my Mother's Day so enjoyable.

Field Day

Rex had field day at his school this past Friday. He had a blast playing the games. I really liked the way the games were organized. Children in grades K-2 played in the morning from 9:30-11:00. The children were divided into groups of two and then paired up with a fifth grade helper. The helper chaperoned and assisted the participants as they moved from station to station. There was no required rotation. The children could freely choose which games and stations they wanted to visit. Each station was set up with two lanes so that the pairs could line up opposite each other and compete against their partner…so it was still competitive, but low pressure. Rex’s favorite game was some race involving water (he did this before I got there to take pictures), but I know he really had fun with the potato sack race because he went to that station twice!