Sunday
the 23rd. Jackson had so much fun at his school's Spring Fling that he
didn't make it to his Friday night Sport Jujitsu class.
Jackson has a lot of fun with his kindergarten teacher and there was now way he
was leaving without the chance to throw a pie at her in the pie throwing booth.
The teachers were all great sports, but I don't know how they took it, there
were some pretty big kids stepping up to throw those pies. Jackson also
got to throw a pie at his principal and physical education teacher. Plus
he won the cake walk on his first try, not a bad night.
Jackson was very happy to find his photo on the front page of Saturday's local paper, I'll have to scan it this week. He and a few of his friends from school were photographed during Earth Day festivities. Later in the day Ben, Jackson and I built a fort in the backyard and played under a tarp while it rained.
Jackson and I took advantage of those rains this morning by kayaking the Ararat River. It was my first kayak outing since I lost my camera, so I don't have any photos, but we had a wonderful time. We were on the water before 8am as the fog was lifting on a sunny blue sky morning. We saw lots of wildlife, including a beaver that scared the life out of us. He snuck up unannounced and slammed into the side of our boat with a big splash. We both screamed. Jackson's other favorite part was when we took a slide down a granite boulder into the water following a snack break. He liked all the rapids too. Personally, I really enjoyed being out with Jackson on the river, but the stretch that we paddled between Riverside Park and our house is heavily strained with fallen trees. I'm not a fan of portaging, which means a lot of careful paddling to make it around everything in the way.
Update: Jackson's day started off on a high note when he once again found his name and photo in the newspaper. This time he was photographed watching a clown make a balloon sword at the Spring Fling.