Preschool Field Day

This post is a grandparent's delight...LOTS of pics of the boys! J.'s preschool class had its end of the year field day today at the park that we frequent. The boys were so excited. We're here three times a week at least when the weather is nice, and today I had a camera with me, so I took a lot of pictures. Enjoy!

J. with his teacher, Ms. Holly. She will be C.'s teacher next year.

The boys with their sticks on the way to the water. They carry them the whole way so that they can throw them in the water when we get there.

J.'s shirt says, "Kuya." That means, "Big brother" in Tagalog-his native Filipino language. The nuns called him Kuya at the orphanage because he was the oldest child there and was such a big helper. In fact, he responded to Kuya much more quickly than he did his birth name when we met! The nickname stuck, as we still call him Kuya at home, especially when he's being a big helper. Like, "Thanks for getting C.'s shoes, Kuya!" I saw that shirt online and had to get it for him. He wants to wear it all the time, and if you ask him what Kuya means he'll shout "Big Brother!" Since we don't plan on adopting any children older than him, he'll always be our Kuya.

My tree huggers!

They were exhausted by the end of the day, and are sleeping soundly now for a long nap. Now that school is wrapping up, we're packing up for our "midwest tour". We plan on heading out the 2nd or 3rd week of June and will be gone through July. They boys can't wait to see Lola, Papa, MiMi, Granny, Uncle Steve, Great Grandma and Great Grandpa. There's no one they'd rather see more than Daddy, though, but I think they understand that Daddy's long time away isn't done yet. I'm working on keeping them excited about the little trips between now and the time Tim comes home so that they won't dwell on it too much. Happy Memorial Day!