Beach Day

As hard as this is to believe, Josh's school year is almost over. He goes on Mondays & Wednesdays, but next week is the last week so there's no class on Wednesday & instead we'll all get together at night for a pizza pajama party. So to celebrate the last "regular" Wednesday, his teacher Janice put together "Beach Day" - complete with wading pools & sand. A really fun idea, made all the more impressive by the fact that this happened *inside*. I was expecting total chaos when I showed up, but it was actually surprisingly mellow. Further proof of how great Janice is - I really (REALLY) appreciate her, and how patient she is with the kids, and her general disposition towards the idea that they're just doing what they should be at this point... plus, she's great with Sam! Luckily, Josh will be going to summer school for a few weeks this summer, so we don't have to say good-bye to her just yet... and since Josh went there, Sam will get priority enrollment when he's big enough...

Speaking of luck, the photos are courtesy of Amy & Susanne (Zoe's mom) - lucky because once again I am camera-less. A certain small person spilled a glass of milk over mine... sigh. At least this time it broke before someone could steal it...