Good food + a wonderful family = the perfect way to kick off the long holiday weekend. 
Will has school today and then we're excited to have five days off to relax, eat good food, spend time with family and give thanks for all we have. 
The first event was the hurdles. Our hurdles were set up pretty high and the kiddos did a great job leaping (or trying to leap) over them. 
Next up was the obstacle course. 
Then Will had a break between events. He hung out with some of his buddies. 
They all had puppy hats. So cute!
One of our homework assignments last week was to make a field day sign so they could cheer on their classmates. 
The kids poured over the event roster to see who was up next. 
Gatorade break. 
Popsicles were perfect. It was 82* today!
Will got some tips for the button-shirt contest from Mrs. Power. 
He's off!
Thank goodness they didn't actually make the Kindergartners button any shirts. They just had to put a shirt on and take it off.
And then run back at top speed. 
Field Day ended with tug-of-war. We didn't stand a chance against the huge kids in the other class! 
At the very end, the kids ran through their Puppy Power banner. 
Field Day was a blast and I'm glad I was there to cheer on my big boy and his classmates. Go Puppy Power!!
This is not an owl chick but the teacher has pet chickens and brought her five-day-old chick for all of us to see and touch.
The boys touched owl down
and then made owl masks. Henry did not want many feathers on his. 
After our craft projects, all the new owl experts took a nature walk to end the class.
The kids were all dressed in costume and they were so excited to show us their work. 
The parents had assignments too! We had to talk to six different kids and ask them about their story, the main idea, their favorite part, and the like and write it down on a sheet for Will's teacher! Will really got a kick out of talking to the other moms and dads about The Circus Ship. 
A little later in the morning, I was the guest reader of the week for Will's class. Will asked me to read The Circus Ship and Lorna Balian's The Sweet Touch. The kids loved the books and I loved reading to them. Right after reading to the class, I got to accompany Will to lunch. It was extra special because the cafeteria was serving a Thanksgiving feast! 
Kindergartners are so sweet and special. Will was so excited that I was coming to school with him and told me it would be his best school day ever. I couldn't ask for anything more.
Henry thought this sculpture looked like a 7 and I thought it was an upside down V. It's really called Gymnast II. 
Henry loved this one. There is so much going on! 
One of two pieces titled New Forms
Alexander Calder's The Crab. (Do you remember when we saw Calder's Red Horse in DC?) 
This Pilgrim confused Henry because he's learning about Pilgrims at school and this is not your Thanksgiving Pilgrim!
Our favorite sculpture was Untitled but both Henry I thought it should be called The Running Man. Henry demonstrated his running skills on the hill behind this guy.
I love that my boys love the art museum and that it's 5 minutes from our house, so we can pop in whenever we want...even if it's "just" for lunch at Cafe Express.
