Happy 39th!!

Oh Daddy - 39!  As always, the kids get so excited for your birthday and I hope you felt all the love and happiness that surrounded you.

They put lots of effort into making daddy a cake that everyone enjoyed eating.

Happy Birthday!!

Happy New Year!!

The Bunetas came to visit and we had a blast.  Clink Clink - Happy New Year!

Wishing for a happy and healthy 2016!

Camp Hodgepodge

Emily is finishing her second week of Camp Hosgepodge at school and today is Halloween. 

Look at our beautiful butterfly ready to take off. 

Nehoiden Cemetery Field Trip

Connor's class went on a walking field trip to the Nehoiden Cemetery in town to visit another historical site.  This cemetery has graves dating back as far as 1700s.  

Each student did an etching of the gravestones and the detail is equisite.  Here is a picture of Connor hard at work.

Connor brought home his etching and it is amazing what a great job he did.  What a beautiful headstone and a great learning experience. 

Garrett's Carnival 2015

Today was Garrett's exhibition for gymnastics at Exxcel. As part of the team, Garrett was treated like a rock star.  

They did a special performance of their floor routine for all the recreational boys.

He did an amazing job and held his headstand perfectly.  You are a superstar.  Of course earlier that day, he finished his soccer season with his teammates only losing one game and had baseball practice. He is a busy man. 

Emily's Gymnastics Carnival

During Emily's Friday class, the class did a performance and then did an exhibition on all the equipment for parents. The class did such a great job on their performance that it was included on Facebook for Exxcel.

Emily always surprises us with her strength and determination.  Truly a fantastic job.

Little Red Schoolhouse

Connor and his class is studying the history of Needham and for historical purposes are going to an original one room schoolhouse to participate in a day of school during the 1850s.  This means trying to dress appropriately and bringing lunch that was available back then.

Here is Connor ready to go.

He did wear his sneakers but for him that is a luxury he couldn't do without.  He grabbed his pail filled with oyster crackers, carrots and snow peas and was ready to participate as Connor James McCracken. 

Off to bow to the teacher, make their own writing books and practice their cursive. A fun day in 1850.