Open House

Tonight we went to Open House at the boys school.  I can't believe we are already at the end of the school year!  It was great to see how much the kids were doing in class.  Noah wrote us a nice letter explaining everything we would see and I could see how confident he is in his classroom.  Here is Noah reading his invention report to us.  What will Open House be like next year???

Open House

Micah showed us all his work relating to a lizard (his field guide project) and I really enjoyed reading his writing about his life (so far).  As I walked through the room, I felt like I was missing so much of Micah's life in the classroom.  He has grown so much and he performing above grade level in all subject areas.  I am very proud of Micah.  I wonder, what he will do next???

Race for Success

Today the boys ran the 1K at the Race for Success at LMU.  This time around Micah ran with Jawsh and Noah ran with his friends.  Afterwards, the boys enjoyed the small carnival set up with dink tanks, cotton candy, and jumpers.  What will it be like next year???

Festival of Books

It's been 5 years since we went to the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.  Back then, the boys could not read and the event was held at UCLA.  5 years ago, I wrote," I can't wait until the boys start reading so they can meet their favorite authors. I think Micah will be in line for David Shannon... who will Noah like???" Now I can answer that question because we went to the Festival to see Diary of a Wimpy Kid author, Jeff Kinney.  I ONLY had to wait for 3.5 hours for Noah to meet him.  While we waited, we also met Dav Pilkey, who wrote the Captain Underpants Series.  This was a surprise treat as he was walking by and I called out his name. He walked over, spoke to the boys for a few minutes, and then took a picture.  Once we reached Jeff Kinney, Noah was nervous so he didn't have much to say but afterwards he was really happy that he met his favorite author!  When will we go back to the Festival of Books???

Riding

Micah has improved a lot on his bike.  He is able to start and stop on his own but at times he makes sharp turns and looks like he's going to fall!  We feel very fortunate that we live so close to a school parking lot where they can practice to ride freely without any foot or dog traffic!  When will Micah be able to ride at Venice Beach Boardwalk???

Happy Birthday Grandpa

Today we had dinner with Grandpa and Grandma at one of our local eateries, Westside Tavern, to celebrate his birthday.  The boys love the hamburgers and salmon and Jawsh always finds something he likes.  We enjoyed toffee cake and even though we were all full we were able to finish this cake!  Happy Birthday Grandpa Barry!  What did he wish for???

Let's go, Micah, let's go!

Micah had a great game today!  He hit 2 out of the 3 pitches-- both pop-flys that the other team could not catch!  He is really enjoying the game mainly because he gets to play with his friends and he says he wants to play again next season.  Do we have an all around athlete on our hands???

Happy Easter

Here's to the annual Easter egg hunt at my parent's house.  The kids really enjoyed looking for eggs and were even happier when they cracked them open to find candy and quarters.  My Dad started hiding eggs that had $1, $5, $10, $20, and $50 hidden which changed the friendly hunt to an all out competition.  Micah ended up finding the most valuable egg, but in true Micah fashion he asked to split the $50 five ways and he shared with everyone.  What will happen next year???

Happy Passover

 Happy Passover!  Today we had a quiet celebration with Grandpa and Grandma.  Jawsh led the Seder beautifully and the kids enjoyed their bag of plagues and reading from the Haggadah.  Micah chose the matzo cover and Noah chose the cup of Elijah along with Grandma Bella's Seder plate, making this table very special.  Who will join our table next year???