The Durfee Clan: May 2009

Friday, May 15, 2009

Farmington Pond

Today we, with lots of our friends, went to Farmington Pond. What a beautiful day. The kids love it there, they threw rocks in the water (trying to miss the geese), slid down the dirt hills on their bums (thank goodness for Spray N Wash), and just loved being out with their friends. I also loved being out with my friends, and my great kids. As you can see by the pics, they came back all tuckered out. Oh, I almost forgot, I have to tell a funny/embarrasing story. Abi had to go pee, and of course there are no restrooms near. So I take her just off the trail. She starts grunting and pop, here comes the little poop. Not proper hiking ettiquete for sure, however, I guess when you've gotta' go you've gotta' go. Lucky for us, it was off the trail and easy to cover.

The End of Soccer Season

This week was Lexie's last soccer game. I'm so sad!! But, the little tyke scored 2 goals during the game, so I guess that is a great way to end the season. Go Ladybugs!

This is Jim's favorite picture, he loves the elbows this girl can throw.

Friday, May 8, 2009

Spring Fun

I took the kids "hiking" on the Lagoon Trail today. We went with a couple of our friends, and had a blast. Lexie was busy finding "roley poley bugs" and ladybugs. Max and Abi looked for their own bugs and ran and ran. It was a beautiful day and we had lots of fun. There are lots of fun pics, so keep looking.

Summer Is Coming To An End

Summer has dwindled to almost a mere memory - I am not ready for that. But, this summer was awesome! Me and the kids played lots, and poor Jim worked. Oh wait, before you start to shed tears on Jim's behalf, remember, fall is just around the corner - hunting, hunting, and more hunting. His time is quickly approaching. Anyway, me, Lex, Max and Abi spent lots of days at the pool and the zoo. We played and played - well they played and I chased them. Here are the pics to prove how much we enjoyed the summer of 2008.

Kindergarten - Here She Comes

Wow!! Lexie started Kindergarten on August 18. Unbelievable! I asked her if she wanted me to drive her to school the first day, or if she wanted to ride the bus. Of course, she wanted to ride the bus. So, we went to the very crowded bus stop (we counted today and there were 46 kids at her bus stop), she gets with her friends, Kelsey and Lauren and is psyched when the bus comes. In all of her Lexie cuteness, she just proudly waves to me as she boards the bus - not a bit of nervousness - that's my girl!

She said her first day was great. They had P.E. and did jumping jacks, push-ups and sit-ups (Lex did 10 sit-ups).

Then there was the bus ride home. I had forgotten to tell Lex that the bus would take kids to other bus stops too. So, as the bus starts, one of her friends started telling her and the other girls that they must be on the wrong bus because they were going the wrong way. Well, after Lexie told the bus driver where she lived they finally made it to the stop. The doors on the bus open and hmmm Lexie's mom isn't there waiting for her like she had said she would be. Neither were any of her friend's moms, so she didn't recognize anyone. (I had been told that the bus would be there 10 minutes later than it was). Just as I was headed out the door, Lex showed up on the porch crying. I felt horrible. The poor girl was a bit shaken, but we talked it out and she was okay. I'm afraid I lost my Mother of the Year nomination over this.

Day two went much better. She jumped on the bus. Had music in the music room at school and made it to her mom waiting for her at the bus stop.

We may survive this school thing after all.