Summer Catch Up

I've had a lot of photos sitting on our camera so I finally decided to upload them. Here are some of the highlights from the summer of 2013.

The carousel at the Detroit zoo

Dean and Grandpa at the Troy Aquatic Center

Putt putt golfing

Greenfield Village - Oct 2013

Watching the corn huskers

Grandma, Grandpa and Dean

On the merry go round

Strawberry Picking

Elmhurst Block Party

Michigania

First time at archery

Renaissance Festival

First time jousting!

Zipping along on what I can only assume is a rigorously safety-tested zipline

Being announced as Sir Dean

Puppet Show

Puppet Show

October

Playing Obst-garten (orchard) game. Dean really hates when the raven wins, so this time the raven won he decided to get a bat and whack at the raven.

All ready for picture day at school!

August and July Pics from Daycare

No autographs please!

Not sure I'm enjoying this.

Threading beads on pipe cleaners

Jam session

Drawing on tin foil

Making train tracks

For a while, Dean's been asking why ghosts always wear hats, which seemed like a very odd question. Now it all makes sense.

Walking on blocks.

Something is very exciting!

Painting al fresco

Hanging out on the bike rack with a green bean in hand

September Photos from Daycare

It looks like Dean had a lot of fun in September!

Trying out the cello when the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra came to school

Always a gentleman

Spiky hair!

Washing babies in the sensory table

Squashing play doh

The class was making a human clock and Dean was rearranging the numbers

Experimenting with vinegar and baking soda. Dean wanted to repeat this at home.

Dean, Claire, and Shelly (the doll) playing in the music area

Dean's first field trip - to the Apple Orchard!

Dean went on his first field trip in the Preschool Room. They went to the Plymouth Apple Orchard. When I dropped him off at school, he decided he didn't want to go on the field trip anymore, but after some negotiation, agreed to go. He said he would only go if he could sit next to Juniper on the bus. He got to bring home a pumpkin and apple!

Dean and Juniper learning about how the bees pollinate apple blossoms

On the tractor

Enjoying cider and donuts