School's Out for Summer!

I needed to go to Lubbock to pick up a new pool filter on the first day of summer break, so we made it a super fun day and invited the Newberry kids to join us. We had pizza and played games at Chucky's place and then headed to Legacy Play Village to run off any energy that we had left. Fun times were had by all and Kyle was out before we left the parking lot.

Catching Up

Busy! That is the only way to describe it. The end of the school year is always a hectic time with awards ceremonies, parties and field trips. When you add baseball in the evenings, things get a little crazy! I am going to start with Riley... he has been one busy little dude. Most graduates are. That's right, he is a graduate now. A Kindergarten Graduate. I only cried a little and I don't think anyone noticed. I cannot believe that Riley is going to 1st grade. WOW... where did the time go?


Riley lost his first tooth. (The kids is just falling apart!)


Western Day at school. They made the horses out of brown butcher paper.




Dad trying out the hat.


Handsome cowboy...where are your clothes?


Kindergarten Graduation

Riley with his diploma

Riley with Mrs. King...what a fun year!


A class picture


A class picture with their silly faces


Riley with Tobin and Aidan



A few more baseball pictures

Jacob had a great year. The transition from pitching machine to pitcher was a little hard for Jacob at first, but by the end of the year, he was really playing well. Jacob played for the Braves... in navy.




Riley is quite the little slugger. He still struggles with paying attention during the entire game, but that is normal for his age. Next year, Riley will be in machine pitch and he thinks he is ready.




I was trying to get a picture of "the look". I wish I could capture the funny looks Kyle gives us. Once the camera is out, the funny expressions disappear.

Jacob

Jacob has had an awesome year in 3rd grade. Kelly, Jacob and I set a few goals for Jacob this year in school and one was to get 100 AR points. This is a big deal in Deshazo Elementary and we thought it was something that Jacob could accomplish. After a good start, we all but gave up on the 100 by Christmas. After a busy Spring and a lot of reading at night, Jacob had 100 points by the end of April. He was awarded for his hard work with the opportunity to paint a ceiling tile at school this week. This was more difficult than I thought it would be, but he did a good job. They kept running out of paint colors and Jacob had to keep changing his plan. Next time we will take our own paint.

Make a TOUCHDOWN for Reading!





Today, Deshazo had their annual track meet. Jacob came home with two blue ribbons. He got 1st in the 100 meter dash and his relay team got 1st place. What a fun day! Way to go, J!

Jacob with his individual ribbon.


Waiting for the relay to start.



The 3rd grade boys blue ribbon team... plus a few extras.


Mrs. Gallman's class at tug of war. They lost... but had fun! Jacob is in the front.

KFC Awards

Our church has a wonderful after school program that meets every Wednesday. The kids memorize scripture to advance to the next level (or receive the next patch) and they make time for games, stories and snacks as well. Riley received two patches this week at the awards ceremony. Jacob is on a very hard level and he is still working on his scripture. The kids enjoy KFC and look forward to next year.

Tired... The New Normal!

Between baseball, the garden and end of the school year activities, we are all tired! Jacob has baseball games that start at 8 at night on school nights. We don't get home until after 10 and everyone is pooped! (Not to mention that we have 5 games in 6 days.) Our calendar is full to the brim until the end of May (and a lot of June) but I hope to get caught up on rest some day. I feel like we are all tired all the time... even poor Kyle has been taking long naps and sleeping later than normal. Baseball is hard on little guys!


Sorry the picture is a little blurry... Jacob took it all by himself.


And speaking of baseball... Jacob had a great game tonight! He played 3rd base and did not see much action there, but he had some great hits! The first at bat he walked. The second at bat he got a triple and then "stole" home on the next play when the catcher dropped a pitch. The third at bat he got a double. I hope these good hits build his confidence!

Riley has had some fantastic plays as well. He usually gets a pretty good hit on the ball and has had some in the field homeruns. Defensively, Riley is making lots of outs and even got a double play on Saturday. He is really starting to "get" the rules of baseball and is looking forward to machine pitch next year!

Mother's Day Tea

I had tea with Riley at school on Friday. The Kindergartners have worked so hard making goodies for their moms and learning special songs for the day. This was such a special day and I loved having tea and cookies with Riley.

Working Together

I picked the boys up from school on Tuesday and headed for the garden. We had an awesome time! Kelly showed up to help get us started and he decided to lay off rows with the tractor. After we planted the corn, Kelly took Kyle to get some other work done. This gave Jacob, Riley and I time to get everything planted! Jacob and Riley worked very hard and got along great! I had to sit back and watch at one point because they were doing so good! I wonder if they will be so willing when all the hoeing has to be done?!?!?