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J graduated from kindergarten today!  It was a hot, sunny morning!  He looked so adorable in the little purple graduation cap.  We are so proud of him.  He is a crazy little nut and has grown so much this year!   Being at his graduation totally made me think of the movie "The Incredibles" where they talked about celebrating mediocrity, and I decided that I totally don't even care, it was fun anyway.  Mind you I would not want to do that for every grade.   The other thought I had while I was watching them walk was about how much potential each of these little people possess and how some of them may end up drop outs, and some might end up as doctors and mommies, they are our future.   After he graduated, we let him pick out a graduation gift, and he chose a Lego Darth Vader's ship.  He started to work on it and then was not feeling so well, (aka, he tossed his cookies) so he ended up in bed.  CRAZY day!   Congratulations son!  Class of 2010!

We have created a tradition in our house of daddy going on field trips when he can get the day off work.  It is fun for the kids to have a bonding time, and an outing with dad.  E's class went on their second field trip of the year to the Phoenix Zoo.  They got to see a lot of animals, despite the heat, and had a great time!      

CHILDREN'S MUSEUM of PHOENIX Is it bad that I let my kids skip a day of school to go on a mommy field trip?  I don't think it is.  I wanted to go to  a free day at the Children's Museum of Phoenix for all Arizona Science Center Members -- and it was only for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week.  It was fun!  Here are some pictures from our trip!   We only stayed at the children's museum for a couple hours and the visited the science center to see the newest exhibits there!   Tricycles and Car Wash Area Lighted Sand Table  - So COOL!  E exploring the 3 and under area . . .  Noodle Forest E in the reading area (no surprise there) ***** ARIZONA SCIENCE CENTER We went and visited the "Goosebumps" exhibit - facing your fears and the kids got to write what they are afraid of on the wall -- I had to laugh at J's -- I am kind of afraid of that sometimes too!