Jessie had her first trip to the strawberry picking at Victoria's Gardens in Lakeside. She really liked it too and had a hard time waiting to rinse the strawberries before we ate them. She also had her first pony ride. We watched the other kids ride the pony for a while, then when the 8 month old baby was riding the pony, we talked about that a bit and then she decided that she could ride the pony. And she liked it! She didn't scream bloody murder when it was time to get off like Olivia did her first time. Olivia didn't understand why the ride had to be over. Jessie was definitely ok with the ride being over. But she was very brave about it and had a good time.
The next day was the end of the year picnic at Jessie's school. It was really fun chatting with all the teachers, the directors and CD faculty. Jessie was hugging all her friends and hanging out with them. Olivia was honored as a returning "graduate" of the Child Development Center. There was a college freshman that was also a "graduate" of the CDC, so it was interesting to see the age difference. The CDC is 20 years old and the Infant Toddler program is only 10 years old, so I feel very lucky that I had the right job at the right time and that the kids have had such great experiences.