Last days of summer vacation

Gram and Papa visited us the last few days before school started last month, during their long 40th anniversary road trip.

While they were here, we went to the school's field day at a local park - a nice idea it would be good to continue in future years. It's another example of how lucky we are as a CPS family. At a time when more than 40 elementary schools have been closed and almost all others were forced to make budget cuts, our school was left intact - and got corporate sponsors for its field day to boot.

One of the activities was a tug of war. Can you spot our kids? Here's a hint: Levynn's not making much of an effort. :)

Kids got medals for participating in a certain number of events. You can't tell from the picture, but they were beat here. It was very hot, and they just had run around the track - a full 400 meters under the watch of their gym teacher.

That night they fulfilled a long-held desire, to ride in a horse-drawn carriage. Thanks, Gram and Papa!