The total solar eclipse took place on Monday, April 8th. We pulled the kids out of school and headed down to Ohio to see it even better than we would have been able to see it in Michigan.
Initially, we had plans to meet up with one of Steve's friends at a park not far from his house, but we ended up just going directly to his house. We had glasses from the library and then waited patiently for the big event.
It was such a remarkable thing to observe and the kids are STILL talking about it.
The neighbor had chickens and the boys loved being able to feed them while we were there.
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James went on a field trip with his 2nd grade class and was required to bring a "sack lunch." He set out a paper bag the night before on the counter to remind me that it need to be packed in a disposable bag (instead of his reusable lunch bag) and I surprised him by decorating it first. It definitely made him smile and he told me that he was SO excited to show his friends.
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Recital weekend! Sophia has worked so hard this year and I was excited to surprise her with some flowers and one of her favorite beverages of choice before her first performance.
Her tap costume!
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One of our neighbors gave us a smaller set of gold clubs and James has been working on his 'swing.'
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James has also been working on his art skills. He chose to do his 2nd grade research project on "jellyfishes" and we worked on his poster at home.
I suggested that he do it in watercolors (one of his favorite mediums) and he loved that idea. I helped with some of the outlines, but he did the writing and all of the colors. It turned out perfectly and after bringing it home following his in-class presentation, he now has it hanging up on one of the walls in his room.
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Mother's Day with my babies:
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10th Grade Band Awards
Mr. Cousineau has been such a strong role model for her and Sam has thrived under his leadership in playing the trumpet for jazz band, concert band and marching band.
Sam is only about 4 inches shorter than her dad right now.
I can't believe that she is going to be 16 years old in just a short 6 months' time.
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