Luckily, I happen to like umbrellas!

I volunteer every few weeks, to walk the neighborhood 1st graders, from their morning Math Wizards class (which takes place at our community center), to the nearby bus stop after their class is done/before their school begins.

Luckily, I happen to like umbrellas - so I always have plenty to hand out to the kids when I meet them for our walk, which they totally love. :)

These are a few of the pics I took on our walk a couple of weeks ago (it was raining off and on, and then started pouring as we stood waiting for the bus). It's a little hectic keeping track of ~14 (mostly boys who like to run ahead), but for the most part they behave and listen to me (it probably helps that they know I'm one of the moms who means what I say and won't let them get away with any shit). ;-)