Boston: Make Way for Grace and Ben

On our way back west, we spent a day in Boston and walked all over Boston Common.

We checked out the ducklings from that book we own, and we took a ride on a Swan Boat.

At Fenway Park, we met our favorite baseball player, Big Papi .... OK, Lego Big Papi.  It was still pretty cool.

And we watched the Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 6-2.

Grace and our friends Kitt and Perry were very into the game.

Me, not so much.

 In my weak defense, the game did run past my bedtime.

It Just Adds Up

 School starts next week, so while I was on vacation I reviewed my math skills to make sure I didn't lose any of my vast knowledge during the break.  One plus one equals two.  That's a fact!

 We checked out books at the Nantucket library and climbed our favorite tree in the park outside.

 Grace snuck in some reading time, when she got the chance.

 And we swam at Step Beach as many times as we could fit in.

We could have used a few more days of this.

Do Your Job!

I like to be the foreman on any project I'm involved with.

I know how things work, and no one else really does.

 I try to explain things to my minions, but they are frequently not very bright.  They just stare at me like they don't understand words.  It can be very frustrating.

 If I've learned it one time, I've learned it a million times: if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself!

Island Time

If it's summer, we must be in Nantucket.

Step Beach is where you'll find me on a sunny day.  The sandbar in the later afternoon has been fantastic.  I can walk all the way out on my own, but it always seems that one of my grownups is right there beside me.

And if there's a beach, I always like to cool off by being half-buried.  I can usually find someone to oblige.

The Graduate

 Today we celebrated my graduation from preschool.  Here I am with my diploma and my completely natural smile for the camera.

 This is the class of 2017!

 The ceremony included the formal march of the graduates.

 I could not wait to get this cap off.

 Afterward, I hung out at the park with my fellow graduates/pals.

Transitional Kindergarten, here I come!

Lucha Libre

 Our parents went to Mexico and all they brought back for us were these wrestling masks.

 Pretty weird, right?

I hope our parents didn't expect us to just put these masks in our costume bag.

 Wrestling is serious business.

 Guess who won this match?

I'll never tell.

Dolphin Ditch Day

 On Monday, all of the cool kids at my school -- the ones scheduled to graduate in a couple of weeks --  spent the day at the Los Angeles Zoo instead of at school.

 We took a long bus ride to get there.  Keyon and I were buddies for the field trip.

 Once we arrived, we hopped a fence out front, ate some snacks, and waited for our tickets.

 Inside, Egan and I were too cool to ride the carousel animals.  We sat in this thing while the ride went around and around.  Boring.

Keyon and I tried to figure out the map so we could navigate our way to the playground in the shortest amount of time.

 I wasn't much interested in seeing any of the animals, but I enjoyed hanging out with my friends for one big day of fun before we all head on our way to different schools.