Nothing could be finer...

...than to celebrate Luis's 40th in Carolina! Here's some shots from our nice day at Hunting Island and our favorite crabbing spot on Coosaw...it was overcast the whole day, but it didn't stop us! We had a great time.

no more pencils...no more books...

Well, we made it to the end of another school year! It's hard to say who is more excited for summer...me or Josh!! He did pretty well this year, and reached the usual first grade milestones...he reads very well, and excels at his math. He learned cursive writing this year...it is NOT his favorite but he did well and hung in there! Our garden, although not a horticultural success, brought so much hands on learning to the second half of our science year. All in all, it was a good year, and I am looking forward to second grade with him. I haven't decided if I am going to do a full-blown kindergarten curriculum with Jonathan in the fall, or just get ahead on the basics, and start fall 2010 when he's five. Either way, it will be interesting this fall with a new baby!

Just wanted to set the record straight!

Contrary to a recent post I made, summer is not here yet...it was 59 degrees yesterday, and the wind was whipping! We froze through Josh's (awesome) baseball game last night! (They are currently tied for first place!!!) The temperatures are supposed to climb this weekend (into the 80s) so we are heading to the beach to celebrate Luis's 40th birthday! I have never hung out with a handsome 40 year old man before...should be interesting! haha

Buddy returns...

Every morning, when I look out the living room window, I see Buddy (aka Paco) sleeping on the steps by the porch. Poor dog...he still thinks he lives here! He must break off the neighbor's leash like he did with us. We do not feed him (even though we still have a full bag of doggie treats), but he continues to come around. It's actually the best of both worlds...we have a guard dog that we don't have to feed or care for, and he protects our property as if it were his own.

The end of a Kellish icon

I received some pictures today from my sister in New York, and I have to admit, they made me sad. The tree in the back yard at my parents' house blew over and was uprooted. It was there my entire lifetime. "It's just a tree" you might say, but to the Kellish family, it provided years and years of shade for family cookouts, naps under the hammock, and endless adventures for the climbing children. Goodbye great old willow...