Today was largely spent gardening. I noticed this dragonfly and was lucky enough to snap a quick shot before he flew away. 

Nicolai choose to take some of his fiends to Six Flags for an early birthday celebration before they leave for the summer. Along for the fun was Kyle and his friends supervised by Jeanine and another mom. 

While the boys appeared a bit awkward in their suits, Kyle’s female friends appeared totally at ease in their outfits. 

This evening, Kyle attended a formal end of the year dance and I took advantage of the opportunity to get a photo of the guys he hangs out with. 

I believe Kyle took this photograph capturing his sister’s true spirit. 

Happy Birthday Maya!!! 

Jeanine delivered another signature ice cream cake for the celebration. 

I was at work and missed the Tea Party, but good friend Kate was kind enough to capture the moments for us. 

In a normal home this would be a bunch of potted plants. Chez Jeanine, these are actually edible treats to be served at Maya’s Birthday Tea Party. I am told they were so realistic, that some children could not be convinced to dig into the “dirt”. 

Today little Miss Maya turned 8 years old. She starts the day caring for her new baby. I remember when she was as small as Nala and I was holding her in my arms. 

The grass on our field is now taller than Maya in some places. Here she finds refuge from her pursuer who questions the logic of entering what must look to her like a dense forest. 

The puppy chasing my little cat. 

This morning was the final match of my spring season and after the game I took the customary team photo. We needed a win or a tie to maintain our division one standing and were fortuante to achieve the latter after squandering a 2-0 lead. I had a beautiful solo goal taken away by an offsides call made by the ref who had his back to me when the ball was played. Although the goal did not count, it was a very sweet play that I will remember for a very long time. The ball was lobbed over the sweeper and the goalie came racing out to collect it. I was racing in to get there first. I beat him to it by a millisecond, flicking a quick header past him on the right and then jumping over his attempt to tackle me before slotting it in the low right corner. 

I took dozens of photos and these are among my favorites. I will try to post all of them on my web album later in the week.