Bus Stop Bike Gang

This spring most of the kids, Bailey and Logan included, who go to our bus stop have started riding their bikes.  They ride to the bus stop, lock their bike to a random tree, go to school, get off the bus and ride home.  It's a hilarious sight to see.  All these bikes parked there all day, and then once the bus drops the kids off, they hop onto their bikes and race home like it's the Indy 500!   It's hilarious to see!   I couldn't love it more!

 

Last day of Seminary!

Last day of early seminary!

  This cute young man rode off this morning to his last day of early morning seminary. He has done so great with seminary this year.  Never once has he complained about going at 6:30 every day.  Never once has he felt sorry for himself that all of his friends in our ward get to go to release time at the traditional high school.  Never once.  And this boy likes his sleep!

  He has learned the Old Testament, memorized 25 scripture masteries, and taken seminary assessments like a boss. I couldn't be prouder! 

Way to go Ty!!

 

Field Trip Fun

Beautiful day for a field trip!

I got to join Logan's class to go to the Nature Center, learn a whole bunch about beavers, make a rain gutter dam, see 3 deer, and have a picnic at the park.  We had a great time!

As I was getting ready this morning, I realized my field trips are numbered.  As in, I think I'll go to 6 more field trips.  Six. Now that kind of realization 

will ruin your day.  

But today's was fun and perfect!

Awesome Packed Day!

Today has just been action packed for this fam!   It started right off with attending an assembly where Logan was awarded with the Student of the Month award. At our old school, 4-5 kids from every class got this award every month, and by May every kid had been given the award.  But at our new school - that's not the case.  One kid from every class gets it each month.  So only 8 kids get it a year.  And it's definitely earned, not given.  This year, my boys both earned it, but neither of my girls. These kinds of things are a BIG deal to Logan, so it was fun to see him get it.

A very serious student of the month!

   Our next awesomeness was attending Emily's musical.  She has been in the musical elective for a semester, and has loved every second of it. They performed the musical Pirates of Penzance, and she was the pirate Tom (things like that happen when you have 20 girls and 3 boys in the class). She had to audition for the part, learn her lines, songs, and dances. She has had the most fun!  Tonight we got to go see her perform!   She did so great - it was a blast to watch. 

She had quite the fan club come - Grandma, Grandpa, Jen, Hannah, and Paisley
 (Nice photo bomb Logan)

The next piece of awesomeness came from Tyler.  Today was his last day of Drivers Ed!  That's super crazy!  And how they do Drivers Ed these days is also crazy!  When I was a teenager - it wasn't much more than, "Happy birthday!  Have a liscense!"  But that is not the case any more.  The state requires 30 hours of in class instruction (this can also be done online - but I think 30 hours of online would drag out to 8 months or so at our house), 6 hours of driving with a an instructor, and 6 hours of observation.  The whole 42 hours is then crammed in to 2 weeks.  It's an intense way to go.  Tyler had class time Monday - Friday for 2 weeks from 6:00-9:00 every night, and then he would have drive days from 3:00-6:00.  He lucked out with his schedule - 1 40of his drives fell on a Monday, and he gets out of school at 1:00, so he was able to get a break in between.  One of his drives was on a Saturday, and one was on a Friday where he didn't have school that day.  So only one of his drives fell on a regular school day - but that day started at 6:30 with early morning seminary, straight to school until 2:40, straight to driving until 6:00, and then straight to class until 9;00.  That was a long day!

  But with 2 crazy weeks behind us, Tyler has his drivers permit!!  Watch out people!  With his permit, he has to drive for 6 months and drive 50 hours, 10 of them at night.  He has to have someone over the age of 21 in the passenger seat.  After he completes those, he has to take a driving test and a written test.  After he passes those, he can get a license!  There are still some limitations there - he can only drive at night with an adult in the car, and he can only have 1 friend in the car (siblings are allowed).  Those restrictions are in place for another 6 months.  It's quite a baby step process, but this moma likes it!

First drive with his permit!

  With a day so full of awesomeness, we definitely needed to celebrate.  Cheesecake Factory definitely fit the bill!  

Biggest desserts ever!

What a day - good job team!!






 

 

Butterflies and Logan

Logan had caterpillars this spring in his class.  They went through the whole  caterpillar/butterfly transformation, and set those babies free a few weeks ago.  Today he came home with a whole book he'd made about the butterflies.  My favorite part was when he was asked to compare himself to a butterfly:

I have 0 antennas.

Love it.  

 

Newest Member!

Check out Emily - National Junior Honors Society newest member!

At her induction ceremony 

Congratulations Emily!

Way to go!

 

 

 

Library Book Club

A month ago Bailey and I were at the library and we see that they're advertising a new book club - for grades 3-5.  We look it over and it sounds like the cutest thing!  Once you sign up, you get the book - to keep (!) - and then you come on the day of the book club ready to discuss all things literary.  To add to the fun, you get a sack lunch, and get to make a craft that corresponds to the book. This month the book was James and the Giant Peach.  We read the flier and Bailey was all in.  I mean, ALL IN.    

    She invited a friend to do it with her, they book got their books and started reading.  They even got together to read!  Every few days Bailey would count how many days until book club.  It was like Christmas morning people! 

    Finally the day came, and off these 2 cute girls went to their book club. They ate, they crafted (what's better than a mobile?), and discussed.  And Bailey couldn't have loved it more!  

 

Tomato, tomahto

Tyler is in a broadcasting class at school.  Every Friday they do a live 10 minute broadcast online.  I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who tunes in to watch. 

  A few weeks ago a kid in the class was reporting on herion. Apparently herion abuse is on the rise, and apparently this is big news.  

  As I'm watching this broadcast, learning about herion use increasing, I notice this kid's background graphic is of Rosie the Riveter.  

  For the life of me, I can't figure out what Rosie the Riveter has to do with drug abuse, and why this kid would pick Rosie as his graphic for the story. 

   When Tyler got home I asked him what Rosie had done to get herself involved with illegal mind-alternating drugs.  Tyler was as clueless as me.  He told me the kid who was doing the story had asked another kid to pick a graphic for him.  And that's when the pieces fell together for me. 

    I imagine it went like this:

What was said:  "Hey dude, I need a picture of herion."

And what was heard: "Hey dude, I need a picture of a heroine."

Tomato, tomahto