Father's Day

Kalli and Bronsen were so happy that Ben was able to come home for Father's Day weekend. They gave him this card that said, "more awsome", this is a word that is used multiple times in our day so the kids just thought it was the best card to buy. And yes it was a Care Bear card.

Then the best part of the day was the nap that the three of them took on Sunday afternoon. Only parents can really understand the blessing of an afternoon nap!

These were taken of the kids on Saturday, whe we went out for breakfast for Ben. The kids received a quarter from Grandma and bought this mustache out of the machine and they just looked so silly I thought that they looked like fathers themselves.

Kalli took this as very serious business...

Kindergarten Graduate

Kalli's graduation was really fun. She had a poem memorized that she had to recite all by herself, a dance to perform and her diploma to receive. The Puerto Ricans made such a big deal about kindergarten graduation that you would think that these kids were winning a Nobel Peace Prize. But it was really nice to have her Aunt Mindy there and Ben was able to come back from Pittsburgh for the day. (Thank heavens for flight benefits!) The best part of the pomp was when Kalli took the microphone and said,"I need everyone in silence." She wanted to make sure that EVERYONE was listening. We thought that her precociousness had reached a maximum, but learned after that her teacher told her to say it. At the end of her poem she received the loudest applause. They were impressed with her English;) This year of school has been one of trials and triumphs for Kalli and her Spanish is coming along great and she is looking forward to first grade. We are so proud of her!