Will Turns 8!

With a baseball tournament on both Saturday and Sunday, it was a bit tricky to fit all of the birthday celebrations in - but we did it! On Friday afternoon Will had his buddies MJ and Cameron come over and slide on the giant water slide. Then on Saturday, his baseball team won both of their games. On Sunday, we had to wake up early for baseball so he opened his presents from us and we grabbed birthday McDonald's breakfast on our way to the baseball tournament. In his first game, he smacked a triple which could have been an in-the-park homerun but the 3rd base coach told him to stay on base. He could have made it home! He also pitched a fabulous inning. We rounded out the birthday weekend with a family birthday party at home. 

Will’s Eight-Year-Old Birthday Interview 

Q: What is your favorite color?

A: Pink

 Q: What is your favorite food?

A: Mac ‘n cheese, cinnamon rolls, peaches

 

Q: Who is your best friend?

A: Cameron

 

Q: What is your favorite thing to do?

A: Play baseball

 

Q: What is your favorite song?

A: Enemy by Imagine Dragons

 

Q: What is your favorite treat?

A: Cinnamon Rolls

 

Q: What is your favorite drink?

A: Sprite-a-may

Over spring break, he had a limeade at The Cheesecake Factory. We’ve tried to replicate it at home with sprite, pineapple juice and grenadine.

 

Q: What is your favorite show or movie?

A: Baseball videos on YouTube

(He really doesn’t watch TV)

Q: What is your favorite toy?

A: I don’t play with toys. Hockey Sticks

 

Q: What is your favorite thing to do with your family?

A: Go to the movie theatre

 

Q: Where is your favorite place to go?

A: Lost Island Waterpark

Q: What is your favorite book?

A: I don’t have a favorite. I don’t really read books.

 

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?

A: Doing something with sports.

 

7th Grade Track - Evy

 

Evy was looking forward to finally getting to track season. Unfortunately, mother nature did not work in our favor and almost half of her meets were canceled due to rain, wind, and cold. It was not a nice spring. During the regular season, she became a stand-out at high jump winning every meet. She also won the 100 Meters every meet and took an assortment of top 4 finishes in the 200 meters. 

State Meet, Waukee

Evy was invited to participate in the state track meet in Waukee. She placed 2nd in the high jump, 8th in the 100, 7th in the 200 and her relay team took 5th in the sprint medley relay. 

State Pentathlon, Iowa City

Evy was not thrilled to be asked to participate in the pentathlon. Ha! In this event, she had to compete in shot put, 100-meter hurdles, high jump, 400-meter run and long jump. Her junior high team won the team championship. 

Last Day of School

 

Last day of first grade for Will, 5th grade for Charlie and 7th grade for Evy. This year was not without its bumps. Charlie had a tough year with friends - class sizes are too big and this created way too much drama. Parenting Evy went from 0 to 100 when she entered Junior High. Holy smokes! We all survived and learned a lot of life lessons! 

Will and his buddy Cameron are currently the easiest kids to manage. Ha! The girls had after-school plans on the last day so I took Will and Cam for some treats. 

Charlie Dance Recital 2022

 

We have a dancer! Charlie is a natural talent on the stage and did a great job during her competition season and at her end-of-year recital. 

School End-of-year Picnic

After two full years of no school PTO events, it was a blast to have our end-of-school picnic again. Even the 7th graders came down to hang out for awhile!

alumni

 

Elementary Track Meet

 

COVID shut down the elementary track meet for the past two years so Evy never got to participate. It was so fun to cheer on Charlie's 5th-grade class this year. Also, super fun to see friends from other schools.

Charlie and her friend Baya from dance.

5th grade Wax Museum

 

At our school, the big end-of-year project for 5th graders is the wax museum. The kids spend months researching a famous person, then crafting their speech, putting together a costume and practicing their presentation, and sharing it with the class parents. Charlie and her friend Elsie were Venus and Serena Williams.