{In like a lion....}

Ir's march and the vegas wind has been blowing in the cold air.....it happens every year on the day we have to turn in science projects. Last year the boys ha to chase parts of their boards through the parking lot so this year we used different glue and really glued it on. Luckily no parts were lost this year.

We had a fun week at school and were surprised to find out that Grandma Walker and Grandpa Will were coming to stay with us for a few days. We have had a great visit with them and the boys have enjoyed every minute with them. Late night games and lots of conversation.

We also went bowling with our cousins on Saturday and since K bowled over 150 we got ice cream afterwards. We always love spending time with the girls!!

{Last few days of February}

Well we have spent a good amount of time on Science Projects this week....the joy of February and March (note sarcasm here.).

But we were all finished up by the time Friday night rolled around so at least I feel like our weekend should be a bit more relaxed.

It was also LEAP DAY! and the joy of teaching school is that I get to know all about leap day to share with my scholars.....but my class decided leap day isn't too much fun since there are no presents and no parties....so "booooo to leap day" as one of my scholars put it.

But we finished off the week with "Apo Family Dinner" with B & V and girls to celebrate A's birthday. It's always great to have family close by!

Now onto Science Week...and praying that we can get all the science stuff to school in one piece. (it is tradition here that each time we are to turn in science projects it gets super windy...last year we chased E's title letters through the parking lot and had to redo his board in my classroom...so this year we went rubber cement to hopefully not have that problem....we'll know on Tuesday morning!)

{Love Week}

Well the week started off just right with Tuesday being Valentines Day.

The boys and I went to school loaded down with Valentine's to give and came back loaded down with Valentine's received. Each boy had a small party in their class for exchanging Valentines, and we did the same in my First Grade class. It was a day of sugar sugar and more sugar!

After homework we had our annual Valentines Hunt....with their gift at the end. Each year I have had to get more creative so the clues could get harder. It's getting hard to out smart these boys. But in the end they both got iPod shuffles, which they seem to really like. As they get older it seems even their small gifts are getting more pricey....

The week ended with K having to wear his Columbus costume to school on Friday and be in character all day. It was fun to see all the scholars around school in their costumes and listen to them attempt to stay in character.

We have made some small adjustments at home one being that all homework for the next week has to be done before fun begins...this is proving difficult for K who takes his time with homework. He spent Friday afternoon and evening and Saturday morning on his homework. We hope he can learn to focus so that he can get to the fun parts of the weekend!

{Week 2-February}

This week ended with a surprise sleepover with 2 of our favorite little girls, our nieces. All the kids had a great time and every time they come over E turns into an older brother which he loves--you know the kind, he can tell them to do things and since one is only 4 she will still listen to him, and he can have a gopher of his very own. But he also loves to play with them all day long.

I think there are still nerf darts under couches and in the bookshelf as a result of two "wars" over the past two days. Also I get to try to do their hair in the mornings which isn't my greatest skill so they get to have ponytails whenever they come over.

The cutest though was after a morning of fishing and lunch and a short nap time, A climbed up on E's lap and watched a show with him. She didn't ask. He didn't care. They sat like that for the whole show it was very cute!!

Besides our overnight guests, we stayed busy with school and work. K is almost all ready for his big debut as Columbus in the wax museum our school is doing. he wrote and memorized his script, Grandma W made the costume and he has spent some time making his props. A few more props to go and he will be ready for the big night in two fridays!

{Another Walker Week}

We had a busy and fun week.

Friday was a day off for the boys while I went to school to do Parent Teacher Conferences and C. conference-ed with the boys' teachers. K made A honor roll and worked really hard to get there this quarter.

Thursday E surprised himself by winning first place in the 3rd Grade in the geography bee. But he was extra surprised to find out he won overall winner for the WHOLE school!! We are so proud of him and how hard he works in school.

Friday night we took the boys to see Blue Man Group. None of us had been before and it was a great time. We were 4 rows from the front in the poncho section....and yes we needed those ponchos. But even with them K ended up with mashed banana everywhere and C ended up with banana in his hair. We were lucky enough to get a few pictures with the Blue Men after the show! Both boys are wanting to go back again.

Saturday we spent a good part of the day riding bikes. K and E are just learning and E is a natural. K is working hard to get it down and we know a few more hours on the bike and he'll be just as successful.