It's O-ff-i-she-al!

Micro had his promotion ceremony from preschool a week ago. It was fun, special, and priceless! My littlest dude is no longer so little. This upcoming Fall he will be in a much larger class of 24-25 kids in transitional kindergarten. He will have a more structured learning course and the teacher will be prepping him to enter Kindergarten next year. Geez, time flies and I can't wrap my head and heart around the fact he's growing so fast. It was like when I watched him bike by himself for the first time, my heart swelled with pride and love. 

Last Saturday was the unofficial start to my summer. Micro finished school, Micron completed 10 days of intensive swim classes, Mr. Fliz took his test, and I spent most of the day with my lovely sister and my giant-little cousin (who, btw, makes me laugh like no other, thanks Jo--I needed plenty of smiles and gut-wrenching, my tummy hurt, laughs.) eating excellent tapas with lots of kalimotxo, looking at bridal attire, and pretty shoes. I was pretty happy that day. The past week has me getting ready for our trip to Disneyland, meeting a new baby cousin, and running my first half after 8 long years. In fact, last week, I logged in 26 miles (spread out over 3 days). But oh man, did my body pay for those miles. This week, I ran 4 miles to warm up for my half that I'm doing with my sister and same silly giant-little cousin. 

ALSO--my littles are running their first race where they get shirts and medals! Both my littles are registered and uber-excited to do a kids' 1-mile race with their cousins. I PRAY, that I finish my half in time to see them do the race. I would be so bummed out if I miss it. I can't believe Summer is almost here and pretty soon we'll be at the Happiest Place on Earth in less than 96 hours. Woot! Woot!

Below are some snapshots of life this past week. My kids broke out their piggy banks (they have 2 each-one is for saving up for Disneyland (and misc spending) and the other goes to their savings at the bank at the end of the year) and I was pleasantly surprised that they both managed to save about $30 each for their Disneyland trip. I know it might seem silly to start teaching my littles about finance, but they'll understand the value of money early on. Tomorrow is expected to reach the high 90s for inland areas and high 70s for us along the coast--Summer, are you knocking on my door? Come on in!

Coqueta

6 mile run around Lake Merritt with my bestie

newest cousin

counting spending money for DL