June 2010

June was a month of transition.  Kyla is now done with kindergarten and Blake has just started preschool.

For the summer he'll be going on Tuesdays and Thursdays and so far he seems like he's having a good time while he's there (we are able to stalk him using the school's web cams), but he hasn't been very happy to go.  He's never been one to be excited about change, so it will take a little time for him to work this into his routine.

This month Kyla had her school music concert and her ballet recital.  She did very well at both and thoroughly enjoyed all of the attention she received for the latter.  She is a major fan of dance which is evidenced by the fact that she and Becky are regular watchers of So You Think You Can Dance.  Recently while she and I were at a park she is take turns pretending we were contestants on the show while the other one was the judge.

For Father's Day we all went to see Toy Story 3 in 3D.  Becky and the kids got me a Japanese Screen with photo frames in it for me to display some of my pictures.

Kyla was admiring Asher's Nintendo DS and asked if she could have one for her birthday, so I've been letting her use our iPod touch more to show her that she's got a capable game machine already.  I also set her up with her own email address so that should could send messages to people from it.  She got a kick out of being able to communicate with friends and family and it seems to be a good tool for honing her reading and writing skills.

This has been the worst June I've experienced weather-wise since I moved to Western Washington (technically I should say "moved back").  I'm hoping July makes up for it.