Cotton Days, Swimming, and G-pa's! 5/8/2009

Cotton Days is here once again! Every year the 2nd grade takes a field trip to the annual Cotton Days in Washington. Cooper and I met the bus at the park and helped out with Bailia's class.
He LOVES being able to go on the kids' fun activities! They had seven or eight different stations to go to and learn about different things. From tractors to ice cream-the kids all had a great time!
One station they were taught about cotton. Each of the kids were handed a little bit of cotton and they were supposed to try and find a cotton seed-Bailia was happy that she found one!
Playing on the play ground, looking at all of the tractors, planting seeds, and much more. This is a field trip that every kid (young and old) enjoys!
Bailia brought home a Mother's day present from school on Friday and said, Happy Mother's Day! She wanted me to open it immediately~I wonder where her impatience comes from? Inside was the cutest letter, It read...
Mom, I love you because...you pay our bills so we can live in a nice home. You let us go fun places. You pay a lot of money so we can play fun things, like soccer. I really love you because you are the best mom in the whole entire world. Love Bailia
Friday afternoon Jen and I took full advantage of the hotel pool where mom and dad were staying. With temperatures in the mid to upper nineties already, we needed to COOL off! The kids swam FOREVER!
If anyone has ever wondered what happens to skin after swimming for four hours-your search is over! The kids were in the water for SO long, that even the tops of their hands were wrinkled!
Last night after going to Outback with the family we stopped by Grandpa Milne's house. He had wanted to give Jaden a little something for doing so well at the science fair-Thanks Grandpa! The kids always have such a good time there. They love finding treasures in the ditch, and out in the back yard, and trying to bribe the bunnies to play with them using carrots and nuts!