4th Grade Field Trip to Austin

Two years ago, I had the privilege of being a chaperone on Parker's 4th grade Austin field trip.  Today, I got to repeat the trip with Eden and her classmates.  There were a lot of parents who asked to go, but only three were allowed so Mrs. Adams put the parent names in a hat and drew three names.  I felt very blessed that I was one of the names drawn.

We arrived at the school bright and early and loaded the buses promptly at 6:30am.  

The tour guide company had several activities for the students on the bus ride to Austin, including a movie on the excavation of La Salle's ship in the Gulf of Mexico.  The students would later see the actual ship at the Bob Bullock Museum once we arrived in Austin.

Our first stop was the Bob Bullock Museum.  They had added several new exhibits since I was there with Parker two years ago.

La Salle's ship

After the museum, we went and toured the State Capitol.

During the tour, we saw the House of Representatives chamber.  Unfortunately, the Senate was in session so we could not go into their chamber.

Mrs. Adams' class

Our final stop of the day was the Texas State Cemetery.  We didn't visit the cemetery on Parker's trip, so I was excited to see and learn some new things.

We saw the graves of Tom Landry and Chris Kyle.

The cemetery was beautiful and a great end to a fun day!  I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to spend the day with Eden and her class.  Hopefully I'll get to do it again with Lily in two years!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I wasn't planning on doing anything today but Emily convinced the girls and me to go with them to the annual Pickle Parade in Mansfield.  We parked at Uncle Jon's fire station and walked to the parade.  There were so many people lined up on the streets but we were able to find a place to stand and see the parade.

It wasn't exactly what I had thought it would be and I probably won't ever go again but I can now say I've been to a Pickle Parade!

The girls found some old St. Patrick's day props and took some cute pictures.  Even Maggie got in on the fun!!

Spring Break 2019

We had a very low-key spring break this year.  We spent most of the week relaxing at the house but I wanted to take the kids on one fun outing.  They all agreed that they wanted to go to Main Event for bowling, laser tag, and video games.  I let each of them choose a friend to take.  Parker chose Cole and Lily chose Ellie.  Unfortunately all of Eden's friends were gone so we asked Emily and the cousins to join us.  I knew that Main Event can get very busy during spring break so I told the kids I wanted to get there right when they opened in order to beat some of the crowds.  

My strategy paid off!  We got right on a bowling lane and let the kids bowl first. 

After bowling, they played several rounds of laser tag.

We ended with an hour of video games.  Cory and I even played a few games!

We finished up games around lunch time and, just as I had predicted, Main Event was starting to be extremely busy.  I'm so glad we chose to come early.  We finished off the outing with lunch at Chick Fil A.

It was a fun day and the kids had a great time!  I hate that spring break is over but that means that summer is just around the corner!

All Star Basketball Tournament

This weekend, Parker played in an All Star basketball tournament in Aledo with several of his teammates and some other boys that he's never played with before.  The team was only able to practice together twice before the tournament.  They definitely came into the tournament as the underdogs but they were able to come together as a team and win the championship! 

I was so proud of Parker and his teammates for the way they worked and played together.

It was a long day but coming home as champions made it all worth it!  I am so glad my family got to come and watch several of the games.  I can't wait to watch him play in middle school next year!

Dr. Suess Day

Today our school ended a three-week long Read-a-Thon fundraiser with a celebration of Dr. Seuss's birthday.  Everyone dressed up and many classes spent the day reading.  There were lots of Thing 1 and Thing 2 running around the school!  (Eden didn't want to participate this year).

Lily and Ellie

What a fun way to end our reading fundraiser!