End of the year concert

 Above Grace is pretending to row her Papaw's boat that is for sale at a yard sale we were having.

At the end of the year the first grade students had a concert.  Grace is above in the blue dress with sparkles on it.  They sang a Kookaburra song where they created bird masks to wear while they were singing.  They also sang a song about the different instruments in an orchestra, and also a Russian tune.  It was a great concert and even two months later Grace is still singing the songs around the house!

Grace and Running

Back in November I signed up Grace for a kid's run called the Gobble Gobble Kids Dash.  This run was only .33 miles.  She loved it.

 During the summer a local brewery teams up with a running group and hosts an event called Run, Sweat, and Beers.  You can run 1, 3 or 5 miles.  Grace wanted to try it.  So we signed up for the one mile run.  We started at the brewery and ran a half of a mile into downtown and a half of a mile back.  Above you can see an official picture they took of her and posted on facebook.

But she was not done.  She wanted to run back out and find Carol who was doing 3 miles.  So we once again ran about a half of a mile out found her and brought her in.  Picture is above.

But she was not done.  She wanted to run back out and find Amy who was also doing 3 miles.  So we once again ran about a half of a mile out found her and brought her in.

Then she wanted to play tag....

So two days later I took her to a local elementary school and let her run on the track and run as much as she wanted.  She ended up running 2.25 miles!

Today I signed her up for a July 4th run through downtown.  It is 1.5 miles but she is pretty excited about it.  I am just happy that she likes running.

Pinewood Derby

Girl Scouts has been teaching us a lot.  Not only did we learn about selling cookies, but this past year we also learned about pinewood derby races.  Now, Matt knew about them, but he knew about them from the scout side of things not the parent who is looking on and teaching.

 After looking at some patterns, Grace picked out her design then got to work with the saw and sandpaper.

 She did a great job and did almost all of the work herself.

 In the race she did not win over all, but in her three heats she won two of them.  Great job!

 I am so proud of my derby racer!

Get out and Play

 On a warm day a few weeks ago, the kids and I decided to go to a local park.

 They had a blast!  I can imagine that we will be going there a lot during the summer.

 Grace ran off and made many new best friends.  I hung out with Glen while he figured out steps, things to hop on, and climbing in general.

 He was very proud of himself and made sure to do things over and over and over.

 It was a good day.

 I am so glad that we have such a nice park, so close to our house.

 We welcome the warm weather,

 And I welcome many more wonderful days at the park like this.

Happy Summer!