South Mountain

I was doing a lot of hiking up South Mountain with my friend Heather before it got hot.  One Saturday Bill took the kids up the trial.  I was not there but since Alex doesn't really like walking, I was wondering how it would go down.  Apparently Bill had to carry Alex part of the way!  It looks like they got high enough to get a view, so that is good.  I like how they both wore their orange dry weave work out shirts!

Alex the Narrator

Aunt Terri came to see the play!

Alex and Ms. V.

Alex's special ed teacher Ms. Alba

The last week of school, Alex's teacher invited us to a class play of the Three Little Pigs - Alex was the Narrator and did a great job!  Alex had a great 2nd grade year - he was integrated into the typical 2nd grade class and was usually there a few hours each day.  He loved his aide Ms. V.  But unfortunatly she is retiring and won't be there next year.  Alex is now a 3rd grader and we are so proud of his accomplishments!

Bye Bye 5th Grade...Hello Middle School

Ben used his no uniform pass on the last day of school!

It was also his birthday!

Ben & Mr. Keating

Mr. Keating and Tiana

Ben is now an official 6th grader -- - here is a few pictures on the last day of 5th grade.  Ben had a great 5th grade year - he ended up with all "A's" and also got to have all his buddies in his class - Evan, Jacob and Tiana to name a few.  Ben also had the good fortune of having Mr. Keating as a teacher for 5th grade.  Mr. Keating made learning fun and almost daily we got a dose of "Mr. Keating said.....".  Ben really loved 5th grade and he really excelled at math, getting put in the higher math class and at the end of the year, learning 7th grade math!  I know..right??!!!  Good job Ben, we are so proud of you!

Nerf Wars

Ben's party this year was a Nerf Wars party.  Everyone came equipped with weapons and bullets.  Ben put everyone on teams with name tags and they ran around, in the house, backyard and the park, non-stop for 3 hours!  They barely stopped to have a hot dog.  The girls got a little sick of Nerf after a while, so we had a bingo station up and Heather helped me with that.  All in all, it was a great party and I think Ben was happy with the way he started his 11th year!