Guillermo's first show and tell went great. He spoke quietly but was so proud. He let everyone take a close-up look at the Playmobil catalog and the Native American and soldier page. He even pointed out the tee-pee. No one laughed, as Will feared they might.
After Guillermo, a girl showed off two babies and two books, another boy showed a robot, another showed a stuffed dog in purse, and the last one showed off his new underwear. Yes, you read right. He showed off his underwear. He wasn't wearing them, of course. (Though my niece did earn herself a trip to the director's office at her preschool last week when she and a friend showed their bottoms to their classmates. Oh wait, they showed their bare bottoms for that stunt).
Actually, it was really sweet when the boy in Guillermo's class showed his underwear because he was so excited (wouldn't you if you had penguins on the back of your underwear?) and it was so genuine. A friend of mine told me tonight that when she was in kindergarten, she took her mother's deodorant to show and tell and demonstrated how her mother applied it every morning.
After show and tell, Maya, Guillermo, and I went for a hike in the woods. Our trail was .6 miles and we had done it before. I made the mistake of telling the kids I had snacks. We must have stopped at least five times so they could eat grapes. Sometimes they would eat two and then get up and go. Maya liked to walk off the path so she could stomp in the leaves but her footsteps must have been too noisy for her because she would cover her ears. And, for part of the trip, she would stop every time she saw a rock on the path and try to move it. Unfortunately the rocks were embedded into the ground. "Stuck," she said, each time.
We played at the park later in the afternoon and then this evening, Guillermo and I went to see the play "If You Give a Pig a Party." He was so tired I think he fell asleep in the middle of the show.
Tomorrow, we're hunting for Easter eggs.
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