summer school shots...Thank you MGP!

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It has been an amazing two years at Montessori Gifted Prep, now almost forgotten after the first three weeks of Kindergarten, Here are the shots of summer from the place that brought Brock into his current Brockiness...














The man loves his robot cubes.












Brock's Mandarin name (Le-boy-shoi) means one with wisdom.





Field trip to Children's museum. 


Here I am looking svelt really.


Little did i know how much more those ankles would swell. Sheesh. 




















To the Botanical Gardens! Little did I know this would be my last field trip...

































One of Brock's favorite projects this year: making soap. He told me Miss Daphne always has the best works. 
























Grandma Omaha to the rescue!! We know how the story went... Alice was early, and thank goodness Jim and Julie came to save the day. What a special opportunity to go on a field trip with Grandma to the Planetarium. Isn't she positively ROCKING my MGP shirt?












My little guy turned 5! He somehow missed his walk around the sun ceremony last year, and was very excited to do it this year.









Here is his special board - 5 pics for each year of life. He chose the 5th one of him and his new baby sister. Ah shucks.


Last field trip to the Aquarium Brock was sad he didn't have a special person to go with, but I told him it was for the best, as it was the chance to get some good times in with his beloved teachers. Here he is with Miss Rebecca.












Wow. Apparently not going with a special person means you are photo model number one. Thanks MGP for the digital experience!








P.S. that is Alex in the flowers behind him. His new girl after Sophie's exodus. 




Wow. I can't thank you enough MGP for what you gave to Brock and our family. Perhaps Alice will carry on the tradition if I can get my booty to drive up there everyday. But that is a loooonnnnggg ways away (and already dreaming of the sleeping that will be happening by then!). 

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