School is out for summer (yay!!!) but May was jam-packed as always. The kids had so many fun activities both in and out of school. Here's a peek at what we've been up to in the month of May:
Both boys had STAAR testing at the beginning of the month, and the third graders celebrated the end of testing with Camp Read-A-Lot in the classroom. We sent Henry to school with letters and a cool care package.
Henry loves to read so much, and this day was a highlight in his year!
More reading fun -- our Name That Book Club ended the year with a book exchange. It has been such incredible fun to work with this group of kids who just adore books and reading!
Will had double testing one day -- STAAR science at school followed by a math placement test at Kinkaid that same afternoon. We celebrated the end of testing with frozen yogurt on the way home.
Henry's sweet teacher invited all the moms to a Mother's Day breakfast on May 15.
She had a feast for us -- quiche, fresh fruit and orange juice!
The kids read poems about their moms
and gave us mother of thousands plants.
It was such a special morning!
Henry also brought home this vitex flower for me! He found it on the playground, and surprised me with it for Mother's Day.
The boys also had their final Hands On Art classes at West U -- final because we are finally getting an art teacher next year! It has been such a joy to teach these kids and I am so grateful that we've had the opportunity for art, but having a regular art class will be so much better!
Splatter paintings in the style of Jackson Pollock
So very messy but oh-so fun!
Gene took the boys to MineFaire, a Minecraft extravaganza at NRG Park.
I hear that it was a tremendous amount of fun!
Will even met the YouTuber, Unspeakable Gaming, and got his autograph! A highlight for a Minecraft-loving kid!
May Madness is a third-grade competition at our school that combines multiplication facts with basketball. Our class didn't win but the kids sure tried hard!
Our 13th anniversary was May 22. We had no luck finding a sitter this year (it's finals time in Houston!) so we ended up taking the boys out to dinner with us at Carrabba's. They really enjoyed joining us for a fancy dinner out.
13 years already? What an adventure it's been!
Also at the end of May is Pop's birthday! Nancy was out of town, so Gene and Mike spent the evening celebrating with Pop.
And finally, I'll leave you with this photo of Ruby and me. She is obsessed with "helping" me wash the boys' lunch kits each night. Such a goofball!
End-of-the-year school photos and 5th graduation pics coming soon!
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