Capturing our adventures one photo at a time...
Got this picture of Maxwell at school when I was helping with yearbook photos…
and look at this cute crew!
Samantha brought home her book about soccer and it was awesome and informative!
And I loved Spencer’s story on parasailing!
I had the kids’ teacher conferences last week and all got GLOWING reviews. I mean, truly glowing. They’re smart, they’re respectful, they’re well-rounded. How did I get so lucky?!
Samantha was Leader of the Week last month in 1st grade! Maxwell did it in first grade and Spencer did too. She worked so hard on her poster…
and it turned out great!
I loved getting to go up and read to her class. We read three of her favorites – If I Built a House, If I Built a Car, and If I Built a School!
My star student!
Everyday before school photos…
And silly smiles all around!
We’re in the home stretch!
As I mentioned in November, Maxwell and his robotics team earned a bid to the state competition at Auburn. It was over President’s Day weekend and turned out to be a really cool experience! We made a full weekend out of it and stayed at Lake Martin with friends whose son was also competing at the competition.
The boys got up and headed to Auburn bright and early Saturday morning.
Thomas, Maxwell, Ms. Beidleman, Walker, Jack, and Ms. Mapes!
The girls and Spencer came a bit later. We watched the matches but also managed to get out for some lunch and sunshine. It was a beautiful day!
What a crew!
It was a long day for the boys inside the coliseum. It was a full day of matches with lots of sound effects, jokes from the announcers, and plenty of sitting around. But, the event was extremely well run and efficient! No surprise there.
The spectators did managed to get outside and enjoy the sunshine between matches.
All that sitting and watching was definitely made better by cotton candy!
The merch was pretty funny too…
And some of my favorites of the announcer jokes…
“What was the robot’s favorite dance? The roomba!” hahaha!
“You’d think french fries came from France, but no. They came from grease!” hahaha!
Maxwell and his team didn’t make it to the finals but they had a great day. They learned a lot, had some really good matches driving their robot, and took in the full experience. I’m so proud of them!
The school was pretty proud of them too!
Maxwell is excited to do it again next year and try to qualify for worlds!
Wednesday was Grandfriends day up at school and the kids had the very best around to visit them! They all had to wear their school shirts…look at my cute twinkies!
They had both Lulu and Granddaddy as well as Susan visit their classrooms! Awesome!! I was volunteering and didn’t get any pics but Susan snapped two selfies…
and Spencer’s teacher got a cute picture!
I think everyone had fun seeing the classrooms, meeting friends and teachers, and getting a glimpse into the kids’ day. That’s more than they’ve even let the parents do this year!
I also had to pick the kids up a little early that day and caught this of the Bobbseys walking down the hall. Doesn’t get much cuter!
Love my cuties and thankful for all the “grandfriends” that love them so well!