PETER’S PLANE PROJECT
MAY 5, 2019
MAY 5, 2019
For Peter’s Honors Algebra 2 class he had to do a year-end project and he choose to assemble a model airplane to test out some of his mathematical equations and theories. The kid waited until the last minute to actually put the plane together. It took a few different orders from Amazon to make sure we had the correct parts to get it working properly. So grateful to Mike who understands this kind of stuff and could help Peter with it.
EMMA’S POETRY LUNCHEON
MAY 6, 2019
This was my third Mother’s Day Luncheon at Challenger MS. During the kids 7th grade year they compile poems that they have written as well as some of their favorite poems and put them in a nice booklet. It used to be called the Mother’s Day Luncheon since it was close to Mother’s Day but for some reason this year it was changed to the Poetry Luncheon. Anyways, I enjoyed spending an hour with Emma having a nice spread of cookies, cakes, fruit and other goodies while each of the parents got to listen to their kids read one of their poems out loud in front of the entire group.
EMMA’S NEW VIOLIN
MAY 7, 2019
We have been thinking about getting Emma a new violin for quite some time but kept waiting until she grew a little bit so that we could buy her a full-size violin. While at the music store we happened to come across a brand-new violin that had been special ordered for someone but became available when they decided not to buy it. After vetting its quality with her violin teacher, we decided that it was the perfect violin for Emma. It was a 7/8 which is actually better for her than a full size anyways. To make things even more fun they had a brand-new navy-blue case with polka dots inside. It was the cutest violin case I had ever seen.
ANDREW IN YEARBOOK SWIM PAGE
MAY 9, 2019
Oh, how fun it was to look at the Boys Swim Team yearbook page and to see a giant photo of Andrew smack dab in the middle of the spread doing the butterfly. I was so happy that the photos I had submitted to the yearbook committee ended up in the swim page.
SARA MOUNTAIN BIKING
MAY 11&16, 2019
The weather has finally been good enough to go outside and ride my mountain bike on the Black Forest Section 16 trail close to my house. It’s the one place I can go bike alone and not feel nervous about being by myself. Since I only have one month before my race I need to get in as many of these days as I can.
PETER’S PINK GLASSES
MAY 11, 2019
Peter found some little girls’ pink sunglasses and was found sporting them at the end the CSML Finals swim meet. Sometimes he is such a goof ball.
ANDREW’S BODY SIGNATURES
MAY 13, 2019
Andrew came home from his last day of school with signatures on his body instead of his yearbook. I guess that is the way some of the kids are doing it these days. It was kind of funny, so I just had to take a photo before he washed it all away.
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MADELINE
MAY 14, 2019
I love watching Madeline’s curiosity. Today as we were leaving the elementary school after watching Abby’s A-team trees get planted, Madeline found a few small rocks and had such a good time just playing on the sidewalk with them. I love how she finds the wonder in the smallest of things.
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ANDREW’S MUSIC BANQUET
MAY 18, 2019
Mrs. Margrave had a special presentation at the music banquet for all the Seniors. Someone had a cake made with all the Senior’s names on it. So fun.
BOYS SWIM BANQUET
MAY 28, 2019
It was nice hearing what the coaches said about the boys at the end of their season during the swim banquet. One of the things I loved most about this season was the comradery between the boys and how much they truly cared about each other.
PETER MAKING APPLESAUCE WAFFLES
MAY 28, 2019
For one of Peter’s classes, he was required to make waffles and bring them to class. He was supposed to document the different steps. It was so nice to see someone else in the family making waffles. I might just have to delegate him as the waffle maker from now on.
GIRLS AT THE FLOWER NURSERY
MAY 25, 2019
Mike took Madeline and Abby to the flower nursery to pick out flowers and plants for the front of the house. The girls had a great time helping him pick out the right flowers and spin and relax in the outdoor tent.
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MADELINE AT THE HARDWARE STORE
MAY 27, 2019
Madeline loved pushing her own little shopping cart at ACE hardware store with Mike. I think they spent a little more time at the store than they needed just because she was having so much fun pushing her cart.
