{Sock Hop}

Every Spring our school has a Sock Hop. In our 5 years at the school this was our first year going. We went mainly becuase E wanted to be in the Hula Hoop competition (at the back to school bbq he beat out the 4th graders so he was anxious to do that again).

We had the girls that night so they went with us and danced the night away. My boys are definatly boys standing on the edge being wallflowers, while the girls weren't shy at all and got right in there and danced away. One of my first graders took them in the middle with her and they all danced together as long as they wanted too. She was great and would bring them to me or C when they were done dancing. It was a fun night!

And E got first place in the hula hoop contest for 1st Grade!! Go E!!!

{A Bear}

This month in pack meeting K was awarded his Bear...which he earned in Decemebr but it has been so busy with everything this is the first pack meeting we have made it to since then....he was happy to get it and had his face painted as part of the ceremony.

{No Leprachaun's Caught}

So we continued with the second attempt to catch a leprachaun this year. And again they got away leaving a mess behind them....I really believe the cleaning fairies should come the day after the leprachaun's so that when you get home from work all is returned to it's proper place.

They made a big mess this year....all the kitchen cupboards were open, furniture was moved, cushions blocked the hallways, all the boys clothes were out of the closet and toliet paper was all over the bathroom alond with leprachaun dust all over everything. My favorite was the collection of random green items they found around the house and gathered on the kitchen table......

{Science Projects}

Well Friday was a big day at school. As a school we participate in Science Day. Every class moves from station to station doing science experiements all day long. It was something I always helped with as a parent and now as a teacher I get to enjoy with the scholars.

At the end of the day the winners of the science fair are announced. They are by grade level then for the top three of the entire school...

And here's our K.

2ND PLACE FOR 4TH GRADE

And then K again.......2ND PLACE IN THE ENTIRE SCHOOL!!!!

We are so proud of him and all the hard work he put into this project...it was his hardest project yet!

{Here we come!!!}

We got our Disneyland vouchers via email on Wednesday! We weren't expectig to get them for me too but the two boys and I all got them!! Now just C has to get his service done this next week and we are ready for a free day at Disney!!

{Springs Preserve}

We were able to spend a few hours at the Springs Preserve here in Vegas last Saturday (Thanks to our bank for giving us a free day to visit). K had been there with school when it first opened and E went with his preschool about 2 years ago but doesn't remember it at all.

It is so much fun. It is a hands on museum that is inside and out. It is built in the area where the springs used to be. There are a lot of things for the kids to interact with. It teaches about the people who used to live in Vegas, water conservation, desert life and animals. And has trails and gardens. We spent a good 3 hours there and could have been there longer.

{Service???}

So have you seen the commercials for a free ticket to disneyland if you do a day of service?

Well I did....A LOT....and ignored them. Then someone at school was talking to me about what thier kids were doing to earn their ticket, then another friend the next day told me what thier kids were doing and I thought "I really need to look into this"  I mean really we live 5 hours from Disneyland, our boys have NEVER been and an almost free vacation is better than NO vacation.

So I looked up the service we could give on the site and there was NOTHING for kids to do in Vegas, but it did show some to do in St George. So we signed them up.

All they had to do was collect 100 cans each and smash them and turn them in.....after two phone calls they had more than enough cans.

So when thier uncle and aunt showed up for the weekend they went in the backyard and got to smashing. I think this is the easiest service they could have given and it was a success. E decided he couldn't smach them with his foot so out came a hammer.....

Disneyland here we come sometime this summer!!

{That Time of Year}

It has now become one of the months I dread getting to each year.

March.....Science Fair Month......2 boys with big projects due the same day....working and trying to get it all done about does us in but somehow it always gets done.

This year we are a bit behind since I don't want to work on more school stuff when we get home in addition to the normal homework so we will be working on K's stuff this weekend so he can turn it in Tuesday morning. He has finsihed the experiement part, the research paper and the final paper. Now we just have his boards to make and his presentation to work on.

E turned his in today and it was great to have one done and finished.

A few pictures to add to the excitement of the Science Fair Month!

{What I Hear}

I'm "working" on the computer.....C is giving E a math lesson....K is supposed to be getting stuff ready for the morning. You can hear some smacking the wall noise coming from the room K is in (thier bedroom).

C: "K what are you doing?"

K: "Smacking the wall with a sticky frog."

(now I'm trying not to laugh too loudly)

C: "Thanks for being honest, but stop!"

30 seconds later

C: (to me) "The laughing isn't helping."


I mean really....first of all he knows he is smacking the wall....secondly I hate those sticky things you throw at the walls b/c either they get permentaly stuck on the ceiling until someone gets a ladder to tear it done (usually my brother from utah when he comes to visit) or they leave marks on the wall.

But really I love the things we have to say as parents and the straight honesty of children.

I mean really what else would you do with a sticky frog?