Hope you're not sick of us yet. (I'm trying to catch up so you'll see a lot of postings for a bit. I realize the only folks who really want to know all the details are the grandparents, so I'll try to stick with the highlights. No need to share my excitement about buying kumquats yesterday. (Lucy, "Dad, these things are actually kind of sweet!", as she spits it out on the table.)
The AISJ Star Show
In May, Lucy graduated from Pre-K. The school puts on an end-of-year show; this year's theme was outer space.
Lucy waits for her class to be called up. (She was beaming with pride, if you can't tell.)
Given the transience of the community, the principal, Mr. Ben (Weinberg :-) ), does a great job of saying goodbye to the kids who are moving away and hello to new ones who joined the school.
The Pre-K and K classes take the stage to do a rousing performance of You Are My Sunshine. (It evoked Bob Fosse with undertones of Martha Graham.)
A 30-second video
Noah got bored and wandered into Lucy's classroom. He had some ideas about how to improve the recycling program (starting with tipping over the basket).
Noah and I came upon this bulletin board. Of course Lucy focused her question on sweets.
As a finale, the music teacher led the whole school in a line dance of "Cotton-Eyed Joe".
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Lucy and her friend, Elisha
Friday Night Lights
That evening, we hung out at our friends' house (Shawn and Rodney) for our weekly "Wine in the Park", which during winter turned into "Wine in the Living Room."
Noah the Rock Star
Noah explores his (possible) Swedish roots with Johanna.
Lucy recreates some of her Star Show performance for those who missed it.
(What happened to my chubby baby?!)
Lucy Rides a Bike
Around this time, Lucy decided she was ready to try biking without training wheels. Our resident cyclist took her out to the parking area of our compound. (Our house is in a collection of five houses with a shared driveway, and a lot of dogs.) She's ready to start biking with G'ma Judy!
(Watch this short clip on YouTube.)
(Watch this short clip on YouTube.)
The Safari speeds onward. xo,
Glenn
Always a pleasure to see your big kids. I'm not sure Lucy was protected enough from the perils of bike riding. Why wasn't she wrapped in bubble wrap? Don't worry. Those of us with an older and a younger know what bike riding will be like for Noah. His bike will be a Harley and he'll be standing on the seat! Party on, dads.
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