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Leslie can’t possibly be the worst blogger. That would have to be an award I take!
So, I’m not going to pretend – I’ve messed up the 365 challenge big time! April and May have been spuradic at best when it comes to taking pictures. Not that I haven’t taken pictures! Oh no! I’ve taken several 100 in fact. Just not one everyday. I’ll pick it up again in June – or at least I’ll try.
April finally ended, but before it did, Aryn entered another poetry contest. By May 6th we learned that she was a finalist! By May 15th we learned that she was one of the top 6 in the Time for Kids poetry contest. Now she didn’t win the grand prize, but to be one of the Top 6 was a win in every sense of the word! You can find her poem as well as the poems of the other finalist here. She’s on a roll now! So what does she do? She enters ANOTHER contest!
Aryn has had a busy month. She preformed with the rest of her 5th grade class in this:
She was part of the chorus . . .
But should have really gotten credits for set decoration too! She was a big help when it came to creating all of these!
Well her, and 5 teens (including Ty) from the high school theatre department and the art teacher, several other teachers (classroom, gym, music) other parents and myself! We spend several Tuesdays after school and Fridays creating these and other set pieces. And Seussical night came and went without too many issues! Of course Miss Cat in the Hat got sick the Tuesday prior to the Wednesday performance and had us worried a little bit, but she came back to school the next day and was able to perform! Here’s a shot of Aryn and some of her girlfriends.
Also in May we had Fine Arts Day at school!
These colorful Eric Carle-inspired creations were done by third graders at our school. I need to get some close-ups as these are so pretty and would be so easy to replicate for use on a scrapbook page or card! Our Art teacher hit on another favorite!
May wasn’t without sadness. On May 6th, we lost this beautiful woman.
A couple of posts ago I posted that my husband’s grandfather had passed away after a length fight with Parkinson’s and posted this photo of Ethan with his great grandmother. Great-Grandma died due to complications after a stroke, 28 days after her husband. This time the kids had so much happening that Brian took Aryn and Ethan with him to the funeral and I stayed here with Ty and Zoe. Ty had several study sessions for the AP exams and Zoe had some girl scout activities happening while they were gone. I am so glad I took the opportunity to take this picture! It is the LAST photo taken of her, and Ethan loves it! I have to frame it and get it displayed for him in his bedroom.
We also celebrated Ethan’s 10th birthday.
We played outside. A lot.
Ty spent hours on the phone. . .
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And I took dozens and dozens of photos of flowers! Here are a few of my favorites!
And now I must go and escort a little girl to yet another sleepover.
Bye!
Take care . . .
Boy, you HAVE been busy. Love the Seussical pics. What a cute production that must have been!