LHG graduates from Ecole Claire Fontaine's 'small campus'

Levi's little French school had a 'graduation' for all the children who completed the small campus. It included a Capeoira dance performance, sing-along, and a lovely brunch. While it was very much organized chaos, it was fun to get more insight into Levi's experiences and, most importantly, realize how much he grew over the course of 1 year!

Sing-along

Frankie, Levi's closest friend at school, with his dad, Oscar

Levi studying his graduation certificate!

We're most proud of Levi for learning to share. It's a work-in-progress, but we've made leaps and bounds since he started at Claire Fontaine!

JWG's bday weekend!

For JWG's bday, Michael and I arranged a bday weekend, complete with a surprise visit from him and Sara. I'm not sure who was more excited....John or the little boys...

We also surprised him with a full day 1:1 kite surfing lesson. Levi, Sara and I drove down to Long Beach to watch and it was beautiful. There's only 2 spots in LA that you kite surf, so the sky was literally filled with a 50+ surfers!

 

I was very curious what John would think of kite surfing since he's quite a seasoned surfer. He said getting the feel of the kite is the most challenging bit and and that it's a lot like wake boarding....

They spent the first 3 hours just learning how to fly the kite!

Levi was in heaven just relaxing on the beach

For Father's Day we had a big BBQ at Roy Rogers park which  always has polo matches going on Sundays.

Levi setting the ground rules with his friends

The boys being boys.... Felix is now starting to hold his own quite well

  

Sean and sweet Penelope

Michael, Felix and Hanky just hanging out

A Hike Up Topanga Canyon

We joined Penelope and her family for a hike in Topanga in attempt to catch butterflies; the children kept talking about their butterfly nets in Palm Springs, so up the mountain we went in search for our winged friends!

Pen, Levi and their walking sticks

Levi and his homemade magnifying glass 

Our 1st critter in Levi's critter box...a big, black beatle!

Felix's 1st hike; he fell a sleep after looking for bugs

It was just so much fun to be out in the wilderness with the boys and to share my love of nature with the wee ones!