Bugz Play and Papa Ron

Ashton and his 2nd grade class performed "Bugz" last Wednesday night.  He was a "flipping beetle."  He said a few lines and then did a little "jump/flip."  He did a great job!  Dad was in town and got to attend with us.  We enjoyed having him visit us!

Spring Hawaiian Carnival

 Last weekend was our annual spring carnival at school.  It's a big fundraiser for my program and other school activities as well.  Cameron was a big help and a friend made me some awesome music cupcakes to sell!  My choir and drumming groups performed as well.  A very fun and hot day, but worth it!

Ethan Open House and Registration

Got to work fast if you want a picture!

 Derrik, Ethan and I attended our last open house with Ethan at the junior high.  I took the most photos in his Science class.  So unbelievable that high school is next.  He is officially enrolled and chose music classes for electives.  He's been proudly wearing his new Saugus high school t-shirt as he warms up to the idea!

Science group project

Beach Trip

We visited two different beaches on Friday.  Although the water was freezing, it didn't stop us!

Sea Lions snoozing in the sun

Sea World Day

We had a very fun day at Sea World!  Lots of walking, rides and animals.  Here are some highlights:

Ethan turns 14!

When did he get so big?

Ethan had the "best birthday EVER" this year!  He got a new laptop, bass amp and a framed 3D poster of the Beatles.  We also treated him to lunch and dinner out.  Yep, he's living the good life.  We love you, Ethan!

Our Easter 2013

 We began our Easter celebration on Saturday night by attending the Passion Play our church puts on.  It really tells the whole story of Jesus, so it's a nice way to remember the story.
We started the next morning at 7:30, with Ethan ready to celebrate his special day and the other two ready to see their Easter baskets!

A little collage of the excitement!

 One of the highlights was the boys each opening an egg that contained a small plastic sea animal and a note (see above).  Once all the eggs were opened, we told them that later this week we'd be going to San Diego for Spring Break and going to SeaWorld.  Everyone was very excited!  (Don't you love Ethan's face? : /  )
The rest of the day included celebrating Ethan and laying around trying to recover from sugar coma!

Easter 2013

Jog-a-Thon

Cameron and Ashton did the annual Jog-a-thon at school last week.  It another fundraiser for the school.  I happen to be on campus and got a few photos!

Multiplication and Music

Ashton's class has begin multiplication so I dug out my Push'N'Tell device that helped me learn my facts as a kid.  It was fun to watch him breeze through his worksheet!  Now to start memorizing so he's ready for state testing in May.

 Cameron saved up his allowance and got an electric guitar!  He's very excited and can now join Ethan in some jamming sessions.  We did use part of the weekend to create a spot for them to practice in the garage. :)

Ethan has been perfecting his Paul McCartney by figuring out the chords to "Blackbird."  He's currently enrolled in Exploring Percussion at school so he's going to be learning a third instrument.
So proud of these boys!

Dressing up and PJ Day

 Ashton and I were working in the garage when he found the often-neglected dress-up bin.  He wanted several things on and then came in the house looking for someone to battle with.  Cameron was a good sport and played!  :)

Cameron and Ashton also had pajama day at school and loved wearing their Christmas jammies!

Spring Soccer

 

 Spring soccer is here!  We have two weekends of games under our belt and the boys are having fun!  Cameron is on the Kings team, Ashton is on the Extreme Strikers. 

Derrik being assistant ref on the opponents side

Ashton's getting tips from his new coach

Ashton's Award

 Ashton received the Citizenship Award at school on Friday!  He is very thoughtful in the classroom and is frequently recognized for excellent behavior.  We are quite proud!

Cameron the Tech Guy

The 5th grade classes at school performed a musical this week called, "The 13 Colonies."  Our Cameron, though, was not on stage.  He begged his teacher to run sound and manage props, backstage.  So, we showed up to the performance and watch his classmates sing and dance!  I had to go backstage to get photos of him.  He was in his element!

Preparing props for the scene

Fooling around backstage

He was introduced afterwards and came on stage for a bow.