Reading buddies

Mom and Dad are pretty good readers, but sometimes it's more fun when Jonathan tells the stories. 
 

Swimming test

Somebody just passed the pool's swimming test and, well ...

A firefly play in two acts

Hi, lightning bug!

Bye, lightning bug. :(
 

Queen of the river

You can take the kids out of the wild, but you can't take the wild out of the kid. 

Bed thief

Sure, I have my own bed. But Mom and Dad's is so much bigger and has more pillows and is just so much comfier...
 

Last day of school

This isn't where our official last day of the year was held, but it was where we spent a lot of this school year. Next year we hope we're back with friends for the whole year, but it was pretty special to have grandparents as teacher assistants and recess with Mom and Dad. So we're gonna miss this classroom some, even if we still walk by it every day on the way to the kitchen. 

And here we are coming out of the actual school building on the final day of classes. Just a few months in person this time, but watch out second and sixth grade -- we're gonna make up for that lost time this fall. 
 

Playing catch

Nobody warned me the ball we were playing with could explode in a burst of water!
 

Happy birthday to Lexi!

We haven't had enough cousin time over the last year or so, so every birthday party is extra special now. The makeup helps make it even fancier. 

 

Skate park

When you have a skate park but no skateboards, you improvise. 

Cicada storage

Sometimes your cousin keeps bugs on himself ...

and sometimes he uses you to store some extra cicadas. 

(It's OK, they're really pretty cool.)
 

The trouble with getting pictures

Getting these two to pose for pictures is always a dizzying adventure...

First hole in my head

Yep, came out in school today. Thankfully my mask caught it, but the tooth fairy better pay up tonight!