We officially have a fifth grader! Ava’s last day of school was on Tuesday, and I was so pleased to see that all of her grades improved to the top level for this past trimester. Besides the lesson in procrastination last week, she has really applied herself in recent months. She is focusing very well in school, and getting her work done there, so she has minimal homework. Hooray for good habits!
To keep her sharp and focused, she’s partaking in 8 weeks of math and reading lessons (done at home) over the summer. I don’t think she’s too excited about it, but, a few hours of lessons during the week will still leave her plenty of time for fun in the sun!
G had another rough start to the week, but we had some long talks with him, and the last few days were very pleasant at daycare...to the point where he was complimenting his friends instead of getting mad at them. He’s such a sweet boy, when he wants to be...so we’re going to do what we can to keep him surrounded by positive role models.
Last Sunday, my mom, Ava, Annie (blond) and Michelle (brunette) headed out to the American Girl Bistro at the MOA for our traditional mother's day celebration brunch. We thoroughly enjoyed the food, and then spent a few hours doing some shopping. It was a wonderful day to spend time with family!
Update on the bird/nest situation...it took me all week, but I finally figured out what kind of birds have taken up residence in our hanging planter. The daddy bird was hanging out on our gutter, and when momma bird flew away (after I tapped the basked to let them know I was going to water the plant,) the daddy bird flew down and landed in the lilac tree, which is right next to the hanging planter.
Once I got a good look at him, I was able to do more research. They are house finches! The one egg that has hatched produced a cute little baby bird, but the other two eggs haven't done anything. I'm a bit stressed thinking this little guy is going to fall out of the nest and land on our jagged rocks below, but, I'm not going to do anything else, and will let nature take its course.
Ava was at home with us starting on Wednesday of this week...and she and Scott headed up north for the weekend, so it’s been just me and G at home over the last few days. Scott and Ava have had a blast...fishing, four-wheeling, and enjoying nature.
Meanwhile, G and I have had a great time hanging out at home. We’ve watched movies, cuddled, and had so much quiet time...it’s been fantastic! We were supposed to see a movie in a park last night, but, the weather changed those plans. So...we watched the same movie at home (and stayed dry!)
We also helped my mom celebrate her birthday a few days early. They had us over on Friday night for dinner and cake. G was so well-behaved and I think he enjoyed being the only kid there, without Ava to outshine him.
The other half of our household will be home in a few hours, so it’s going to get a lot more noisy shortly. We better enjoy this quiet time while we have it!
To keep her sharp and focused, she’s partaking in 8 weeks of math and reading lessons (done at home) over the summer. I don’t think she’s too excited about it, but, a few hours of lessons during the week will still leave her plenty of time for fun in the sun!
Last day of 4th grade!
G had another rough start to the week, but we had some long talks with him, and the last few days were very pleasant at daycare...to the point where he was complimenting his friends instead of getting mad at them. He’s such a sweet boy, when he wants to be...so we’re going to do what we can to keep him surrounded by positive role models.
Last Sunday, my mom, Ava, Annie (blond) and Michelle (brunette) headed out to the American Girl Bistro at the MOA for our traditional mother's day celebration brunch. We thoroughly enjoyed the food, and then spent a few hours doing some shopping. It was a wonderful day to spend time with family!
Update on the bird/nest situation...it took me all week, but I finally figured out what kind of birds have taken up residence in our hanging planter. The daddy bird was hanging out on our gutter, and when momma bird flew away (after I tapped the basked to let them know I was going to water the plant,) the daddy bird flew down and landed in the lilac tree, which is right next to the hanging planter.
Once I got a good look at him, I was able to do more research. They are house finches! The one egg that has hatched produced a cute little baby bird, but the other two eggs haven't done anything. I'm a bit stressed thinking this little guy is going to fall out of the nest and land on our jagged rocks below, but, I'm not going to do anything else, and will let nature take its course.
Ava was at home with us starting on Wednesday of this week...and she and Scott headed up north for the weekend, so it’s been just me and G at home over the last few days. Scott and Ava have had a blast...fishing, four-wheeling, and enjoying nature.
She was pretty excited to catch this one!
We also helped my mom celebrate her birthday a few days early. They had us over on Friday night for dinner and cake. G was so well-behaved and I think he enjoyed being the only kid there, without Ava to outshine him.
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