For comparison.

These two kids are doomed to look alike forever.  Also, Henry had more hair at nine months than Jo has at 21.  

Home- Henry.

 Isn't this what normal kids do these days?  Play math games online while watching the Reds game on papa's new Ipad?

June lined up all of her squinkies in a parade.  She's always making up stories about their families and talking in funny voices.  But she generally doesn't like you to listen and will ask you to leave the room if you show too much interest.

Her stories also extend to my cars. Especially my Car Movie cars.  She loves them.

 And she likes pretending she is a car.

It rained a lot this week.  When John came over, mama sent us out to the garage to play with the Lego train. We played out there for 2 hours.

 June has been very interested in math lately and completed this worksheet all by herself.  

 I made this card for papa's birthday.  Whoa!

 Last week, I wrote up a schedule for the day.  Mama liked how all the events stop after 2.   And that "Pirits" (pirates) is written in fancy script.

 And here's mama's Mother's day card and the beads I made her at school.

This doesn't compare to the book Natalie made her mom for Mother's Day.  (You should head over tot heir blog and read it- it's hilarious.)  But it's still pretty sweet.

Pictures from all the electronics- mama.

Maybe we've got a problem.  I regularly take pictures with two cameras.  My SLR and my tiny point and shoot.  Then we've each got phones with cameras in them.  Then Brandon has a Ipod-like-thing that takes pictures.  And now Brandon's department bought him an Ipad to use.  That is too many devices from which to gather pictures.  So here's a round up from some of the not-so-often downloaded devices. 

 June after a trip to the eye doctor's to have her pupils dilated.  Her arthritis can affect her eyes, so she has to go in often for check-ups.  No problems so far.

 Here's the kids at a local pizza joint for a buffet.  Where it only costs 20 cents per year for kids.  So these 3 weirdos only cost $2.20 to feed.  And i think they more than ate their fill of goldfish, pineapple and garlic bread.  (Just a "veil" on June's head, in case you didn't catch it.)

 Jo all bundled up for a February run.  

 Georgie climbed on the rocking chair and declared herself "in bed."

At the children's museum grocery store.

 

 This is from last fall at our favorite barbecue joint.

 June went to the huddle house for her birthday breakfast.  Somewhere under that pie filling and whipped cream is a waffle.

 When Grace came to visit in March, she and Henry visited the Botanical Gardens.

 Off the beaten path.

 First sweet corn on the year!  We had to cut Henry's off because he's now missing both of his two front teeth.  The second loose one got knocked out when he was playing with some friends at the park.  He was with the Pennas when it happened, making them witnesses to 3 out of 4 tooth losses.  

 In April, papa visited Chicago for a conference.

 And went to the Cell for a White Sox game.

Chicago may be great, but Clemson looks pretty good from the top of the highest building in town.

Periodically, Henry will crash and take a nap with Hippee and Tigee, his favorite stuffed animals.

 Henry and June at the Train Festival.

 Who taught these kids to do this?

 Jo has become notoriously awful about taking a bath.  One night, we though maybe a clean-off in the sink might be less noisy.  We were wrong.

Since Jo and I were in Indiana for my birthday, papa arranged an early celebration at our favorite Asian restaurant in town.  Then he smuggled in an ice cream cake that we shared with the owner and only employee of the restaurant.

 I think June liked it.

Clemson Festival of Arts- Jo.

We went downtown to the Clemson Festival of the Arts.

 I really like holding hands and Henry and June humored me for a while.

 June and Henry both made necklaces.

 Wake up Henry!

 Two goofs.

 Dosing again.

 There were a few booths of local artists.  And a big area for kids.  Henry loved the spray bottle art.

 Who wouldn't love spraying paint on a sheet?  

 I preferred to play with the sheets instead.

 Next up, bottle bubble blowing.

 There was a face painting table.  Henry told mama what to do and she followed his orders- including the eye liner and glitter.  The red lips were courtesy of the snow cone we shared.

 I don't know if he's a rock star or a pro wrestler.

 Before the festival, the Arts Center had a yarn-bombing of the park.  It's like TP-ing, but with yarn.  Mama made this spider web.

June was much too worried about her purple "kitty" to pose for a goofy shot with the rest of us.

Last day of school- mama.

 Henry might be in school until the middle of June, but June is already out for the summer.

 Here she comes.  She did her hair herself.
 Here's the first song.
 
Especially toward the end of this video, you can hear June's baritone singing voice.

 She spent most of the program pointing out mama and papa to her friend Lily.

 And she did a great job singing and dancing.

That's our neighbor Andy in front of June.  He's the youngest in the class and easily the tallest.  

 You can almost see june if you can catch a glimpse around the giant.

Blue birds!

   

 June's not in this video, but when the kids started singing this song (it's June's favorite), it really hit me how sad I was that June wouldn't be back at the Day School next year. What a great little community we've been a part of for the past three years. We're especially sad to leave since we heard of the passing on one of the great teachers. The school will really miss her.

 June and Lucas.  Lucas is the one who carried June's coat around at a dinner one night for an hour.  June already knows how to spot the boys who will do things for her.  

 June and Lily.  

It's pretty incredible how far June has come this year.  At the beginning of the year, she was... strong willed, to say the least.  But both of her teachers told mama how much she's matured this year.  She loves going to school.