Graduation

Last week was Michael's Pre-K graduation. It was so cute. The kids put on quite a little show for the families. Each child went up to the podium to tell everyone what their favorite part of pre-k had been. Of course, Michael said "recess". I think that's the automatic answer for most boys. Henry was on pins and needles to whole time. He was so into the show. He sat in the aisle dancing along with them, counting and saying the alphabet. He had the best time. I think he's super excited to go to preschool next year now that he knows what's in store.

Austin

A few weeks ago we went to Austin. Joe had been asked by a Marine to come and swear him in at his commissioning ceremony. So we thought we would make a family trip of it. We had heard Austin was a really cool place. And it is, but not really for kids. It's a very college oriented town that takes pride in being weird. "Keep Austin Weird" is the actual motto and I think they do a good job. The naked man riding his bicycle through town was proof enough for me! We went to watch the ceremony which had a sword detail and the boys thought that was awesome. They all thought seeing Joe in his uniform was very cool too! In between graduation festivities we took the kids to the Austin zoo. We all had a good time!