Max and Esme

The kids are enjoying some time with their grandparents, so the blog may be even quieter than usual! (Rob - insert sarcastic remark here.)  To get you through the next couple of weeks, here's a picture from Mom/Grandma's recent birthday celebration

The men in the family will recognize the importance of this event.  Not that women don't mow lawns, but those of us with brothers know that it's not primarily our job.  Our neighbor came out to take a photo and remind us of when Max used to ride on Peter's shoulders to do this job.  It will be a while before he can do it by himself I think, but Max was super proud of himself when he was done. And Peter was practically giddy.

We popped into the American Museum of Natural History on Saturday afternoon to see a special video presentation on Coral Reefs. The film was shown in a geodome so you felt as if you were sitting inside the reef itself and watching the spawn occur. We also took in the exhibit on Bioluminesce, learning more about firefiles and deep sea creatures that produce their own cold light.  We had just enough time before the museum closed to do a quick run through the dinosaur exhibits - according to Max, no visit is complete without it.

The Rye Hurricanes won their last game of the season 3-1.  Biggest soccer related smile we've seen from Max all year! The Blue Team from class 1C took first place at field day.  Esme claims victory was due to her carefull handling of a soccer ball - she didn't hit any cones - and that her team was made up of "sporty kids."

We spent most of Father's Day floating on Rye Lake, pulling up a few small bass, and enjoying some together time.

On Tuesday Class 1C gave a rousing performance of the Three Piggy Opera, the classic children's story put to music. Esme gave the welcome speech and was pretty in pink as a part of the piggy chorus. They worked hard on the play, creating the costumes, decorating the programs, and of course learning their lines and songs.  Esme had a great time and has already said she wants to join Chorus when she's in the 4th grade.  She also noted that her program art was much nicer than Henry's because he doesn't have as much experience drawing as she does and he doesn't have any artists in his family.  I don't know Henry, but I'm sure Esme is right.