Playing Games

We played Bird Bingo, a perennial favorite from Kevin's childhood, still popular in the Paquette household. Followed by a rousing match of Cars Memory:

Maple Nose

More Art from Abby

Spotted in the hallway at Greenbrier:

 Abby told me later they were asked to sketch their shoe and put it on a table setting that meant something to them. I actually recognized this as her shoe from down the hall, which is what drew me to look at it.

Sunday in the Park

We were all tired the day after Relay and wanted a quiet afternoon.  A picnic lunch in the park seemed just the thing:

Relay for Life

We decided to do this fundraiser as a family this year, along with several friends who have been participants for several years and are very committed to the cause.  It was a fun (and exhausting!) day:

pre-event family photo

The girls in front of our booth, just after kick-off

First lap for the little ones

Abby, Julia and Jillian running laps

And collecting beads

Superhero lap

Benji really liked this whack-a-noodle game

purple pinwheels

Tired girls, still adding to their lap trackers

Glo light!

Late evening lap

Luminary/silent lap

Benji's Kindergarten Concert

It was a super cute program on animals.  Benji had an acting part as a farmer, so he insisted on wearing a button down shirt:

Lining up. I love the look on his face

He spotted us!

Benji the Farmer

The whole K class

Grey Squirrel song

All smiles after the last number

It's Raining Petals

At least in front of Mrs. Patek's house.  The kids wanted to throw a wedding there since it was so pretty: