We made it down to Columbus and got ready for the Special Olympics opening ceremonies. We remembered from last year that Miss Ohio would be in attendance so TPG made sure he was ready with a sign.
While we were waiting for the parade of athletes to begin, we hung out with some of our friends.
TPG was not too happy when he saw what Miss C was doing behind his head.
But, TPG was excited to hang out with the infamous "Spider Man Todd"
DCG liked learning sign language from Miss C
The Masons raised a ton of money for the Special Olympics and they greeted us as we came into the stadium.
There were lots of athletes and lots of fans
TPG found Miss Ohio. She stated "This is my first marriage proposal!"

Just hanging out waiting for the torch to enter the stadium.

Finally, the torch came through and the games were officially open! Tomorrow we swim-ugh.

Akron Trip

I took the kids to Akron to spend some time with Aunt C and Uncle A. On the way, the kids enjoyed eating beef jerky (DCG calls it beef turkey) which stunk up the car terribly, watched ET on the DVD players while wearing TTG's Nascar headphones, and stopping at a rest area (TPG calls them pit stops) for a picnic. Every time we go on a roadtrip, we always pack our meals and have picnics instead of wasting money and eating crap at fast food restaraunts. When we return from whatever trip we have taken I always ask the kids what they liked best about the trip. They have done and seen some pretty neat things like, see the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, ride a boat out to Fort Sumter, watch dolphins being trained, see manatee, swim on the beach... but the thing they always say is their favorite is the picnics at the rest area. I think next time we are going to save ourselves the trouble and just drive up I-64 to that rest area near Frankfort, have a picnic and head home.

We will be heading down to Columbus this evening to participate in the Ohio Special Olympics. Tonight is the opening ceremony where we get to march in the parade with the athletes and then tomorrow is the big meet. My race is the last race of the meet-around noon-prayers please! I MUST win Gold this year! Pop Pop Silver and Miss Jill will be meeting us in Columbus and we just can't wait for the fun.

I will post pictures soon.

DCG-be afraid

This is a drawing that one of DCG's teachers at her school drew of her. I think it is the truest depiction of DCG that I have ever seen. Curly hair, wearing a dress and high heel shoes, carrying a purse and looking mean and bossy.

Survived!

TPG survived kindergarten with only a few minor glitches along the way. The Spanish Immersion Program at Liberty Elementary was not always the easiest choice for TPG. There were definitely tears and frustration but in the end I think that TPG is doing well and ready for another year. One of his teachers, Senora Szwilski, will be teaching first grade and TPG is excited that she will be one of his teachers.

Below is a photo on TPG waiting to get on the bus on the last day of school.
The next day TPG and I spent the day together. We started out going to EKU so I could go to a meeting. After running around the library for a while we ended our time with a visit from a few wonderful men from the EKU locksmith shop. They were so kind to let me back in my office after TPG locked us out and all my stuff in. Oh well. Instead of heading home on the interstate, we decided to take a more scenic route. We drove all the way down to the Kentucky River and rode on the Valley View Ferry to get back to Lexington. We were both nervous about driving onto the ferry but the man operating the boat assured us we would be fine. He even let us get out of the car and walk around. And the best part-it was free. :)
TPG will spend the rest of the summer with his sister at the preschool where he spent the first five years of his life. He will be in a school age program where they spend most of the days outdoors. He can't wait.