School's out for summer!

Summer has been busy already. Kayla is working 6 days a week at Sunrise Assisted Living and has been promoted to Shift Leader.

Maya graduated kindergarten. On "I Can Do Anything Day", one student brought her sugar glider. It's a marsupial that makes machine like clicking noises and soars. Another student brought a bow and arrows, one brought fishing tackle and cast off in the classroom, one told a dirty joke. Maya danced in a homemade toucan costume to "I Wanna Party" from the Rio soundtrack. She refused all suggestions of choreography.

The weekend after school let out, Jake & I got to get away to Bayfield, WI to see Trampled By Turtles at the Big Top Chatauqua tent. Thanks to Becky & Leif for babysitting! We had so much fun.

Luna proves that she really is a Mountain Dog (right). Dylan quickly realized that she is a chick magnet, on our recent walk into Excelsior.

Anna has her driver's license! She's been driving herself to work at the dry cleaners and around town. We're sharing the '98 Camry with 272,540 miles on it. She's broken a door handle and scratched the rear bumper, but that kind of damage on a car like that is barely noticeable. Except when I have to roll down my window to reach the outside door handle to get out of the car.

 Maya's loving summer! Pictured here at the Excelsior beach, Grandma and Grandpa's pool and in her own pool. You can see someone's arm on the left in Maya's pool, but no one can prove that it's Dylan:)

New garden and solar powered globes. Not done justice here.