First Day of School 2010
Yes, today is the big day. Here are some thoughts after the opening ceremonies….
Family
Swimming Lessons
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Today Hannah and Nathanael started swimming lessons. It’s something they’ve never had before – in fact, they really haven’t gone swimming that often. But we decided that this would be their summer activity.
We arrived at the fitness centre and picked up their swim gear (they didn’t have a swimsuit Hannah’s size, so she wore her own this time). Then they got changed just in time for the warm-up.
The indoor pool has a nice gallery right above the pool. Shari and I went up into the gallery, and in front of all the Moms I promptly chucked a lollipop stick into the pool. (It was just a mistake, really! An embarrassing mistake, but a mistake….)
Both Hannah and Nathanael did very well and had lots of fun. There ended up being 4 kids in their class today – and one was actually from Hannah’s school.
They’ll be going back, three times a week, for four weeks (actually, school starts for them in two and a half weeks, so they’ll continue a little bit into the school year to get their full month’s worth).
Note: During our holidays, Nathanael lost his first tooth. Pictures to follow, but meanwhile if you look close you can see the first "gap" in the above shot.
Hannah and Nathanael Now
Exactly one week ago we went to get pictures taken for our visas. As a bonus, we got these pictures included.
So this is what Hannah and Nathanael look like now (± 1 week, of course). Of course it’s more of a close-up of Nathanael. We didn’t do anything special for the pictures – we were late, and had just picked Hannah up from school (she’s still wearing her uniform in the photo):
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Nathanael’s Grad from K3 (video)
On Friday Nathanael officially graduated from Kinder 3 (there are 3 years of Kinder in Mexico). His school was Jardín de Niños Elizabeth Catlett.
He actually had his last day of school yesterday, and there’s one more celebratory event at his school Friday morning.
So, in honour of Nathanael’s grad, here are some clips from the whole program. In a lot of the video Nathanael is in the far corner compared to the camera. If you want to watch in HD for a little more detail in full screen, go check out the video at YouTube. Otherwise, in most cases you should be able to find a blond kid in a white suit if you look close enough (although there are a few clips of other classes).
Getting Ready for Grad
One of the things we’re busy with these days is getting ready for Nathanael’s graduation. Yes, after 3 years of class time, homework, and exams, he’s about to graduate from Kindergarten 3.
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He actually just finished his exams. And the Moms and kids went to reserve the tuxedos (white tuxes with green cummerbunds [Edit: actually, it was a white suit with a green tie. Check for upcoming video/pictures]).
And here is his almost-complete graduation cap. It just needs a button on top. Which means Shari will have to go into the store, pick out a single button, get a ticket, go to the other cashier to pay, then… well, it’s a procedure.
And why should we celebrate such a big event for only one day? We’ll have the big graduation ceremony this coming Friday, then the Friday after will be the party. Two more weeks – then school is done for another year!
Shari’s Birthday Cakes
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I’ve successfully restored another album in our gallery. It was a new one when our gallery got fried, so you might not have seen it before.
It’s a collection of pictures featuring birthday cakes that Shari has made for the kids. I think we have all of them in there now, except for the cakes from this year (which are still in our Recent shots… album).
So check them out! Maybe you’ll get a new idea for your next party. 🙂