Car Wash

Nothing like paying your own family to wash your own car in the name of charity. At least I have a clean car. 

Cowboy Party

Fire Station Opening

Our little community has a beautiful new fire station. They had a grand opening this morning and I am pretty sure that every family with a kid showed up. Charlie saw lots of his friends from school there.  This is Charlie's friend Malachi. (We had the birthday party with him, if you will remember.)

Chick-Fil-A was there and had a giant cow in a fire suit. Charlie was terrified and wanted nothing to do with it.  I wish I had gotten a picture of the mutant cow. The company also had a cow-painted mini fire truck that gave rides around the block.  Charlie and his friends are waiting for their turn.

This was the Chick-Fil-A truck that gave everyone rides. For the record it was very hard to get up on. Malachi's grandmother (the Coata Rican zip liner) did some type of ninja/air bender move to get up on the truck, of course.  Let's just say, I did not. It was not one of my finer moments.

Expanding Vocabulary

Charlie: Mom, don't say poop, that is a bad word.
Me: How about excrement?
Charlie: Yeah, that's a nice word.

Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum

On Friday, we had a fourth grade field trip to the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum. It is located down by Tucson. I had never been there, so I was very excited to go. It was beautiful. The scenery was spectacular.  It was a mix of a botanical garden and a zoo. Not only did they have beautiful plants, but they also had an aviary, bat caves, mountain goats, snakes, mountain lions and even a bear. 

The kids had a great time. There were a number of hiccups, but all in all, the trip went well. 

 This cactus' flowers only last one day and one night and then they fall off. The people who were walking around the museum were treating the cacti like celebrities as they took pictures of all the blooming flowers.

 The picture above and below are of Cactus Wren (the Arizona state bird).

If you are ever in AZ, I highly recommend visiting the ASDM. It was gorgeous and really showed the desert landscape at its most beautiful.

I'm Having Flashbacks. . .

When I was the art teacher at AJ's school, I supervised the tie-dying of 700 shirts in one day. It was super hot, super messy and by the end of the day, I was hoarse from telling kids that yes, the dye will stain their clothes. 

The fourth grade is going on a field trip on Friday to Tucson. It should be a lot of fun. But you know what's not fun? Losing kids on a field trip two hours from home. In an attempt to herd the cats (and identify them), they will all be wearing blue tie dyed t-shirts. Wish us luck. 

Four Year Old + Cardboard Box + Red Marker =