Relay Race

On Friday, A ran on a relay team from her school to represent the 1st grade girls. She ran the third leg of the race and did an absolutely wonderful job at her first big meet. Her team took 3rd place out of 12 teams, and they all had fun.

 Here she is waiting for the baton to come.

Here she is with her teammates.

You can watch her too!

Mother's Day Tea

The first grade classes at A's school put on Mother's Day teas in May. Yesterday A gave me an award - the Best Scrabble Player Ever, wrote a report about me, sang two songs, performed two short plays, and gave me a booklet and picture frame she made. What a wonderful way to make me feel special!

Dozer Days

My in-laws took the kids to Dozer Days last weekend. It was kind of drizzly, but there were still a lot of people there to get their turn on the bulldozer. The kids enjoyed the experience and the cotton candy they had too.

 

Awana Awards Night

The kids had their Awana awards night in early May. JD completed his first year of Cubbies, and A completed her second  year of Sparks. Nicely done, guys!

Happy birthday, J

My husband celebrated another birthday. 

A picked out a book and movie for him to enjoy. JD picked out a Nerf gun.

Happy birthday, J!

Mercury Paper Mache

A's class has been studying the solar system, and we had the fun project of making a paper mache planet of Mercury. I'm glad J got to join in the fun. The plastic picnic table cloth came in handy that week.

 The final touch, after letting it hang from our ceiling light for a few day, was a good coat of glow in the dark paint. Standing on the table was a highlight for sure.

Here are a few of the questions I have been asked this week:

A: Is Mercury near the sun?
A: What planet is farthest from the sun?
A: Does the sun move around the earth?
A: How many planets have rings?
A: What planets are mostly made of gas?
A: What is the temperature at Mars?

I was reminded that I didn't really pay too much attention in school during the solar system unit.

Trip to the Zoo

We ventured to the zoo in April in honor of Packy the elephant's 50th birthday. 

Personally I don't think he looks a day over 40.

 We enjoyed the rest of the zoo as well, of course. Anything to climb on is always a highlight.

 JD was really excited to find out that I had a map of the zoo. Once he discovered this, he insisted on holding it, pulling it out to figure out where we were, and then help us decide where to go next. We've been to the zoo so many times, a map really isn't necessary - or so I thought. I love that he enjoyed navigating our little group. I'm a lover of maps myself. Maybe he got it from me.

 A definite highlight of our trip was feeding the lorakeets. 

A was able to get quite a few to drink out of her cup.