Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Kindergarten Grad

On Friday, June 3, 2011, our son Miles graduated from Kindergarten.  Even though the children were instructed to keep a serious face, Miles couldn’t help but let a smile break through a little.

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Before the ceremony, I threw a little party at our house for family.

Here is a little appetizer I learned how to make from a friend recently.  Very simple – a brick of cream cheese, covered with soy sauce, sprinkled with sesame seeds and served with rice crackers (from Trader Joe’s).  In the background on the left is the corner of baked brie with cranberries (wrapped in puff pastry).  It was a frozen left-over from my sister-in-law’s bridal shower.

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For Jason, I made this bean salsa and served it with whole grain tortilla chips.

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Here are some sandwich wraps, little cocktail breads with deviled ham/cream cheese/green onion spread, topped with craisins and in the back strawberry cookie tarts.

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Miles managed to goof around in silence during the ceremony.

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He received the “Most Improved Reader/Academic” and the “Word Whiz” (spelling) awards.

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We are so proud.  And I’m even proud that he can be a bit of a clown.  He has a huge personality and loves to make others laugh.  What a guy!

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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Spring in Lake Geneva

A couple of weeks ago we went camping up in Lake Geneva, WI.  This is the area where I will be going to school in the fall.  Lake Geneva is a beautiful place.  Here are just a few several pictures I took on a bike ride. 

I took this one for the blue heron there in the back (do you see it?)

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OK, I zoomed in and cropped.  See it?

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We discovered that, indeed, the kids can go on long bike rides with the family as of this Spring!

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I just loved the texture in this one.

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In addition to nature, many home there provide plenty of eye candy.  This home was really pretty with it’s detail.  It is hard to see here, but the trim around the roofs adds a lot of character to this one.

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Lots of pretty landscaping.

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This quaint “little” house was for sale!  Close up, I realized it needed a lot of work, but still.  Worth the work if you’ve got the time and the money!

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I totally love this church and wonder if/when I’ll get tired photographing it.

 

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The kids.  This is really the most I got of the lake (Lake Geneva).

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Because Lake Geneva is a bit north of us, their trees and flowers tend to blossom a bit later than ours.  Great for us to catch!

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We took a path along the lake that backed up to some very large houses.  Future note: this path is NOT good at all for bikes, even when you are walking them.

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Exhibit A:  Not too shabby…

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Another…

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Um… yeah…

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Very pleasant on the eyes, even if hard to maneuver with bikes.

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Just another sampling.

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Miles made a lot of wishes that weekend.  I hope they all come true!!

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