kindergarten graduation & father's day

Today we celebrated father's day, because next weekend Claire and I will be in Missouri, visiting my uncles and aunties and cousins. :)  We bought Bob two new shirts and pairs of shorts and some new flip flops from Old Navy. We also got him a pancake pan that makes little pancakes that look like waffles (I have to admit that pragmatic Suzanne does not quite get the point of this pan, but Bob and Claire, who are in charge of Saturday breakfasts around here, were both excited by it). And some chocolate chocolate-chip pancake-waffle batter to go with it. I think we're having that for dinner tonight. :)

This past Tuesday, Claire and Gracie graduated from kindergarten. Here is Claire with her sweet teacher:

And here is the clan (I'm taking the photo) gathered to eat lunch afterwards, in celebration. It was such a fun and joyous day. :)