Our Time Before Kindergarten

I decided to forgo unpacking and organizing in favor of spending time with Will before he started kindergarten.  I tried to make sure we did something fun each day to make the most of the time we have together.  It felt like I counted every hour since I knew things would be so different once school started and we would be apart the majority of his waking hours. 

On August 6, we packed a picnic lunch and walked on Cherry Blossom Trail.

 

Our lunch was interrupted by quite a few of these HUGE bees.  They weren't
really bothering us but they were too close for comfort so we moved on!

After our walk, we went shopping for school supplies.  We ended up with three bags full,
including pencils, markers, crayons, folders, baggies, tissues, and TWELVE glue sticks!
All together it cost $50, plus his book bag!!  Thank goodness we've only got one kid!

On August 12 we spent some time at our little creek and Will actually
found salamanders and this little crawdad!!  Afterward I turned over
a rock and found a HUGE one - at least three inches long.
I was amazed they were living in our little spring!

On August 14 we went to the West Virginia State Fair with mom, granddad, and grandma.
Will spent the whole day navigating granddad's hoveround.
It was his favorite ride!

We watched the pig races and Will was chosen from the audience to cheer on one of the
pigs.  His pig won so Will won a pack of Oreo cookies (the treat the pigs were
running for).  I couldn't believe he volunteered to cheer for a pig!  I
guess Oreos are great motivators for everyone!

I hope I won't regret taking Will to see the bike show.  I can see him trying
this at home!   

After the hoveround, Will's second favorite ride was the ferris wheel
with grandma and granddad.

He also enjoyed the inflatable tunnel in the pool, thanks to the money
Kristen gave him to spend at the fair!

I had to laugh at this sign.  It was posted beside a ride, and after a moment of thought
I realized it was indicating that you could ride if you were "with and adult OR
with someone."  Apparently at the fair the word "are" can take the place
of any other word that sounds similar in your local dialect.
Last year at the Huntingdon County Fair the following text was
spray painted across the bumper of a demolition derby car...
"For Are Mother"

On August 16 we participated in a program through Nature Investigations.
The kids caught various bugs then examined and learned something about them.

On August 17 we were out shopping and I got a good laugh
when I looked more closely at Will's pants!

On August 18, Aunt Carol, Uncle Greg, and grandma came by for a
visit.  Will was glad to let Uncle Greg take a turn on his four wheeler!

On August 19 we went to Troutville park to play and then to Greenfield
Recreation Center's parking lot to ride bikes.

 

On August 20, the day before school started, I took Will to
Splash Valley to swim.  I think I was bordering on
hypothermia by the time we left but we had lots of fun together!!