Last Day of School

And Lauren is off to school for her last day of 3 year old pre-school. It was a busy morning for all of us. First, we dropped Matt off at a gas station near the interstate so a co-worker could pick him up for a short overnight work trip. Then it was off to school for Lauren. After dropping her off, Tyler and I came home to pick up GG before heading back to school for the Art Show and End of Year Picnic. We got to see a lot of Lauren's artwork from throughout the year and also brought a picnic lunch/snacks which we briefly enjoyed before the rain came.

After the school party we headed to Chik-fil-A to meet a couple ladies from church. The eating part was fine. Both kids enjoyed 2 piece chicken tender kid's meals with chocolate milk. When all the kids went out to play on the playground is when it got not so fine. There were a lot of bigger kids who would trample the smaller ones and both Lauren and Tyler spent most of the time crying. It wasn't long before I gave up and we headed for home for much needed naps...for everyone.

After naps I made dinner while GG and the kids played and put together puzzles. Here Tyler is clapping because someone put in a puzzle piece correctly. Puzzles are all the rage these days.

For dinner we had Quick Fish Chowder. It was easy to make (read: microwavable) and filling and delicious. Ingredients included....(since I can't find a link to the recipe)... cod, bacon, onion, celery, potato, orange bell pepper, diced tomatoes and chopped parsley. Plus a secret ingredient.

here is the secret ingredient...yuck?, yum? all together it tasted pretty good

After dinner GG volunteered to keep the kids while I went to community group. It was my week to bring dessert so I had to go even though Matt is out of town. I made Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie and for the kids brought Vanilla ice-cream and Strawberry Rhubarb topping.

GG said the kids did great. Lauren was a big help...especially when Tyler threw his blanket downstairs during the bedtime routine. He probably knew GG has a little trouble making it up and down the stairs. Lauren was such a big helper, however, that she went downstairs and brought his blanket back up for him. The kids gave her no trouble and didn't even cry like they usually do when I left. GG has this all figured out. Which is good because at community group I was given 2 tickets to the Braves game for Saturday night. Ya wanna go with me Matt?