School Days

Primary playground where Linnea spends her recess...

 Elementary court

 Middle School

We can even recycle our batteries here!

Around the school

View From Jennie's classroom

Look Out Marcel Marceau!

Dempsey's class had a mime-off to depict Shel Silverstein's poem "One Inch Tall".

One Inch Tall

If you were only one inch tall, you'd ride a worm to school.
The teardrop of a crying ant would be your swimming pool.
A crumb of cake would be a feast
And last you seven days at least,
A flea would be a frightening beast
If you were one inch tall.

If you were only one inch tall, you'd walk beneath the door,
And it would take about a month to get down to the store.
A bit of fluff would be your bed,
You'd swing upon a spider's thread,
And wear a thimble on your head
If you were one inch tall.

You'd surf across the kitchen sink upon a stick of gum.
You couldn't hug your mama, you'd just have to hug her thumb.
You'd run from people's feet in fright,
To move a pen would take all night,
(This poem took fourteen years to write--
'Cause I'm just one inch tall).




Shel Silverstein

Waiting for the Dog Walker

We pass by these dogs almost every morning on the way to school.  The little one can be a tad-bit mean.

Soap Box Derby

Today we went to Parque Nacional to watch a soap box derby.  There were tens of thousands of people there and we made our way through the crowd to try and catch a glimpse of the action.  Because we got there a little late, our best view of the race was seen on a giant tv screen near the finish line... That was where we plunked ourselves and watched the craziness ensue...

No Advertising

I thought the whole idea behind No-Ad sunscreen was that 

they don't advertise...

YAY Linnea!

Shopping at the Parket

We walked a few blocks north on Saturday to a neighborhood market.  I think I'll call it the "parket" because it was a farmers market in the street next to a park.  So while we shopped for our new favorite fruits, eggs and veggies, the kids got to swing in the park.  Also, no trip to a park is complete without seeing a dog tied up somewhere.  But my favorite picture is below...

When it was time to pay, our pesos were totaled up using a laptop computer.

PINK!

Kids with street art