Cousins in space

It's always a treat when we can spend time with family.  This time my cousins from Denver came to play in LA.  We went to the Science Center where the kids loved playing in the Rose Garden almost as much as indoors in the exhibits.  We plan to reunite again in the summer in Las Vegas.  When will we visit Denver???

The wall #4

Almost done... this is a beautiful work of art.  Wouldn't you agree???

Chess Tourny

This was Noah's first chess tournament where kids throughout the city came to compete for a grand title (Noah tied for second place with his friend pictured above).  It was pretty amazing to see all these kids from different schools from kindergarten to fifth grade playing for the top prize.  Considering the tournament went on for a few hours, past 7 on a Friday night, I think Noah did great.  Micah was eligible but preferred to watch from the stands.  Will Micah play in the next tournament???

Twins

Not to be outdone...  here is Micah and his twin!  Wonder who Micah will choose next year???

Triplets

Twin Day at school... Noah and his two friends decided to gel their hair into mohawks.  Within 10 minutes, all their hair went back to place.  Noah was a twin with the friend on the right last year... will they be twins again next year???

The wall #3

Color on the wall!   This painting is going to be so beautiful when completed!  We missed Jawsh at the basketball game but know he was there cheering the boys on in spirit while painting her hat.  What will it look like next week???

Pot o' gold

Noah made a leprechaun trap to put in his classroom for the weekend.  It was a super cute design with the straws propping up the trap. I wonder what he will think when he gets to class on Monday???

Readathon

The School Readathon is pretty amazing because the school community are on teams to see how many minutes they can read.  This year's theme is Time Travel so the kids have to read books from different genres.  Noah is on the blue team and Micah is on the red.  Which team will win???

Everything is AWESOME!

Today we went to see The Lego Movie (again).  The boys had a great time watching this action Lego adventure.  Everyone took a different message home... The boys took this message away: everything is awesome.  Jawsh thought the message was about how everyday people can be heroes.  And I left thinking that it's okay to mix the Legos up!  That was hard for me to see that yes indeed Ninjago can coexist with Star Wars.  How long will I be able to stand it???

Race for Success

The boys ran a 1k at the Race for Success at LMU this morning.  This was a fundraiser for the school and they had a great time.  Noah saw a good friend and ran with him whereas Micah and I ended up running together.   I didn't think I was going to run but I couldn't let him run alone so there I was running with a backpack and knapsack on my arm.  Note to self:  Jawsh or another adult has to be with me when attending these events.  It was fun but very crowded and I seriously thought I would lose one of the boys.  What will it be like next year???

Micah

At the beginning of the year we were worried about him in kindergarten unsure if we made the right choice to enter him (his birthday was 4 days before the cut off).  He was waiting for me to pick him up, he would cry at times, and share that he had no friends.  We were definitely concerned.  But after the winter break, things changed.  Micah learned how to play handball and the clouds parted.  He learned how all the chess pieces move on the board.  He started to make new friends.  He's been invited to too many birthday parties.  And he's happy.  He's a happy kid who loves school and likes to play handball.  Once he learns how to do a  slicey (a handball move) he will be ecstatic.  When will that happen???

Brooklyn Nets

The boys had a great basketball season.  Noah did a great job being a team leader and Micah gained confidence as the season went on.  The boys scored baskets throughout the season and they loved playing this sport.  Next year we have to decide if Noah goes on to the next league or if he stays one more year to play with his brother.  What will we decide???