We're thankful for Derrik

Celebrating Derrik at lunch on Father's Day!

The exploded tire

 We had a scare a week ago when the tire on the van blew while Derrik was filling it with air.  The impact blew him backwards, scratched up his face, broke his glasses and caused ringing in his ears.  Everything has returned to normal except his left ear  (the one closest to the blast).  He will visit a specialist this week to determine the extent of the damage.  Today, we as a family stop and count our blessings that he is okay.  We love you, Daddy!

This is what I saw when I came to get him......so scary.

The straight pin that was in his shirt - bent at a 90 degree angle after the blast.

Spring Dance at SCE

Cameron and Ashton finished out their school year this week and performed in the annual Spring dance.  Cameron's grade did a square dance and Ashton's grade did the hokey-pokey.  Lots of fun to watch!

Magic Mountain - Yippee!

The boys enjoying a break at Magic Mountain

Ashton's favorite ride:  The free drop

The cage ride

Skiball

The older boys tried the rope walk.  Way too hard!

Friday Awards and Celebrations!

We had a lot to celebrate on Friday!  

 

1.  Ashton received the Sportmanship Award

2.  Cameron received the Perfect Attendance Award

and 3.  Ethan finished his last day of 7th grade!  

His summer has begun!

Ethan and his friend, Austin did a dance they learned at school in my classroom after their last day to celebrate!

Cameron's Open House

Cam with his portrait of Ronald Reagan

Explorer poster

We went to Cameron's classroom open house to see all that he's been up to this semester.  I held an open house in my classroom as well that same night!  Here are some highlights:

Boat made out of popsicle sticks

Woven basket

Poster the 5th graders made me for teacher appreciation week!

Field Trip to Placerita Canyon

I got to attend Ashton's class field trip a few weeks back.  We went to Placerita Canyon Nature Center.  Lots of rescued animals, trails to hike and history to see.  

Spring Programs

 Cameron and Ashton have both finished their class programs for the year.  Cameron performed "Gold Rush or Bust" and was an argonaut.  Ashton performed "How Does Your Garden Grow?" and shined as a ladybug - with a speaking part!  So proud of these guys and all their hard work!

Got to love the goofy face  :)

Rock the Rhythm

A few of our 6th graders

Our drum leader

The clock timing our drum circle for the record

Rock the Rhythm, Beat the Odds, is a community-wide event that I attended on Friday with 7,600 sixth and seventh graders from local school districts. We met at College of the Canyon’s Cougar Stadium to break a Guinness World Record for the largest drum circle and to promote the importance of arts in our schools.  It was hot but a very rewarding experience!  I didn't get photos of Ethan but he was there as well.  We'll find out in a few weeks if we broke the record or not!

Birthday/Mother's Day

Ashton made this for me at school.  Aww....

Lots of fun over the last few days!  These guys know how to make the only girl in the house feel special.  Lots of eating out, shopping, hugs and homemade cards have filled my cup to overflowing.  I'm a blessed gal!

Dancing the cha-cha

Ethan is enrolled in exploratory dance at school this quarter.  While he isn't thrilled with it, he has learned some cool dances and then comes home to share it with us.  Here he's teaching me the cha-cha.  As you can see, I'm in the middle of cooking dinner which is why I'm wearing a dish towel.  lol

Soccer season wrap-up

Cameron being honored at his soccer party

Cameron and Ashton finished their Spring soccer season this week.  Both received medals and were honored at their team parties.  They had so much fun playing soccer!