Black diamond mines

 I had the pleasure of chaperoning Stephie's field trip to the Black Diamond Mines regional park.

 Did you know the mines were only 3 feet tall?  The kids practiced crawling like miners.

 Heading in!

 Safety first!

 Gulp.

Feel the power!

Ready to take advantage of that CA sun!  Oh wait, not yet.  Needs to pass inspection first.  : )

Ready for dance!

 Poor Bea.  What is with those shorts?!?

Walks

 MOUNT DIABLO!!!

 Hiking up the street adjacent to ours.  It's a steep one!

Gardening with Julie

 Planting our first crops: potatoes, onions, and 3 kinds of lettuce.  : )

Lazy dog

 Sweet V, working on the fairy garden.

"Reading" at church.

 Lazy Lou, basking in the sun.

Art with V

 Violet's masterpiece.

 3rd place in the school spelling bee!  Go Stephie!

 Music with Ms. Meredith

A few random pics

 Enjoying the green hills at Lake Chabot.

Tap dancing!

 Baking chocolate cupcakes.

 Destination Imagination research

 Learning Spanish!

 Gardening at school