The month of April has been full of school projects, home projects and enjoying Houston's beautiful spring weather. Here are photos of some of our activities this month:
Will worked really hard on his Animal Habitats project! He chose to learn about the komodo dragon, and had to make this tripanel display, write a five-paragraph essay, create a diorama and present to the class! Parents were invited to the cafeteria one morning to check out all the kids' hard work.
While Will was working on his big school project, Henry also had several projects, including his state project on Maine, his pursuit of passion project (Henry's passion was hiking and exploring nature!) and this star student project. We had to make a poster (he cut the pictures and I glued them on) and bring in a favorite book and toy. He chose All the Water in the World for his book and Magformers for his toy.
This month has been a busy one at school, and it was busy on the home front as well. Our biggest project was finally replacing our 24-year-old roof. We knew it was nearing the end of its life when we bought the house, but we managed to get three extra years out of it. This year, though, the roofing company said there was nothing more they could do to fix it, so we got a new roof instead and it looks great! It was loud and messy around here for two days and I only managed to snap a couple of photos of a roofer's shadow. He was up on our roof and cast a shadow on the neighbor's house.
Will's first communion is coming up in two weeks, so Gene and Will went shopping for Will's first suit. So big!
Our backyard is absolutely lovely in the evenings, so we eat dinner outside often.
Local food! Roasted carrots and Brussels, green salad, and polenta rounds topped with carrot-top pesto, sundried tomatoes and Parm, with a Shiner Farmhouse Ale on the side.
Gene came home last Friday night in time to join us for dinner outside. We were just sitting and chatting when this butterfly landed on his head and stayed there for a good five minutes or so.
After a busy day at work and school, the boys love to wind down with one of Gene's famous Captain Silly Beard stories. He's been telling them for years and they focus on Captain Silly Beard, the silliest captain to ever sail the Silly Seas. His ship, the Slippery Seal, only sails backwards and Captain Silly Beard's beard grows in as different kinds of food. The stories are always silly and creative and laughter-inducing. This is Henry's illustration of the story of the search for the 8th mate, who had been missing for years; Captain Silly Beard (CS) finally found him sleeping at the bottom of the ship.
April has been busy but it's been a whole lot of fun too!
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