It was unfortunate that we missed the full autumn colours – a bit of windy and rainy weather beat us there by just a couple of days – but it was still really nice there. Not so peaceful when you’re[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
How they lay things out is that they’ve got a spot for each grade’s teachers to hangout and meet students, but before the students can get to their current teachers, most of them stop and say hi to every single[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So, this group of five or six girls goes running out onto the field to talk to the woman who was coordinating the event and she is ALL in on it. She had a loudspeaker and called the teachers right[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
They reconnected with some kids that they’d met before, met plenty of new kids, and had themselves a lot of fun, but the giant bounce pillow was definitely the highlight for them. They had what Kia refered to as their[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Detroit Zoo is always a good time, and while the girls didn’t see many of their classmates there, they did get to meet a couple of kids, and some teachers past and present. The animals were pretty active and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Seriously, the turtle was ridiculously adorable. That aside, there was a lot of other animals to look at, both living and taxidermied, and it was an all-around educational experience, plus plenty of exercise! It was a mile walk each way,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We were finally able to have a post-pandemic school field trip, and it was the school’s traditional first gathering, at Uncle John’s Cider Mill. The girls had a blast and Kia really hit it off with her one classmate. Both[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you don’t love Lego, just move along, because you are dead to me. I mean, that’s just unnatural, so I’m assuming that you’re one of the undead and just shambling through this false life. This family loves us some[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Who cares about the educational stuff, right? Actually, they were really excited to climb up into a train engine, check out the old cars and school buses, and (of course) take part in the Lego towers exhibit, but still… classmates[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mmmm… tagalongs… now I want cookies. Anywho, Arwyn is very excited to officially be in school, rather than just doing the pre-school thing, and she’s diving right into the learning. Of course, we’ll see how long that lasts as she[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…