Summertime!

 Oh, the glories of summer. Sleeping in, staying in jammies till lunch, pool and park playdates with friends...

We accomplished all of that and more during Week One of Cora's break from school.

On Monday, we went over to our friend Patrice's house to play with Emily, Charlie and Tommy in their pool.

Later, Violet had the idea of setting of a store, where she could be the buyer and Cora could be the seller. See Cora's inventory under the chair - here, Violet is handing over a handful of pennies.

 On Monday evening, we met up at the park with some friends to play some football. Stacey and Mrs. Vasquez's husband, Carlos, led some drills with a about 10 children. It was a lot of fun, at least for us moms watching from the sidelines.

 On Tuesday, we met up with JT, Callie and Jonah. The best photos I got were when Violet was cracking up while the hand dryer blasted her head.

 On Wednesday morning, our friend Miss Carol led a storytime, with a special emphasis on bookmaking.

Cora is an old pro with making little books - many children in her class had fun with that during their free choice time in first grade.She and Violet both enjoyed the fun.

It was nice catching up with Morgan, Sophie and Norah as well, since it'd been a few weeks since we'd seen them.

Violet called out for more help with the swings, even though Morgan was pushing her: "I need you to push Snakey!"

After the park, we went over to Chick-Fil-A for lunch.
In the evening, more football in the park. Ahhhh, summer!