Today was the last day of school. The kids are now sitting outside on the porch having a Hubbard kid summer club meeting, discussing all the things they want to do this summer. I can hear them through the window and am enjoying that they are friends. I hope we do have a great summer. We have lots of plans for activities and science experiments they want to do. I hope we can see many of our family too.
This morning was Kindergarten graduation. Spencer was very excited about it. He dressed up and got ready for school early. He was fun to watch on the stage as they sang songs. He had a big smile on his face when his name was called. And he had a huge hug for me when I met him in his class room. I am glad that he had a good start to his school years.
Monday I went to the school for award ceremonies for the other kids. They both did well. Ruth had straight A’s and advanced performance recognition of the state STAAR test. Andrew had A/B honor roll and had passed off all his math facts. These were memorized timed tests for addition and subtraction. He also had worked on multiplication and got up to his 4x table. They were both happy that I came to watch them get their awards. Andrew was excited he got the math facts passed off because he then earned playing kick ball yesterday. Yesterday Andrew’s 2nd grade group also had a Luau to celebrate the end of their Hawaii unit.
Last Friday was science day at the school. Each grade rotated around to different classrooms to do science experiments and have some fun. They were so excited about all the different things they had done. Ruth liked the earth quake discussion with cookies and frosting. Andrew liked watching a pop bottle explode with a volcano discussion. Spencer came home with some slim to play with. It was a fun activity to end school with.
Last Thursday evening we went to the school for a GT showcase. They had art work from all the GT kids on display. Ruth was happy to see things her friends had made and talk to her teachers. I had a parent conference with the GT teachers yesterday and enjoyed talking to them about how Ruth has grown in her learning and has matured in her behavior. Tuesday Ruth went on a big field trip. They drove to Austin and were able to go to a big Texas history museum to end their year of studying Texas history. Saturday afternoon Ruth was able to spend with her friend Ashleigh. The girls had fun painting their nails and decorating cup cakes. It was a fun afternoon for them.
Also on Saturday the family went to the Cameron Park Zoo in Waco for the L-3 family party. You know you work for a big company when they rent out the city zoo for an activity! There were a lot of people there too. We got there early and were able to go see all the animals and enjoy walking around together. L-3 had ice cream and cold water out for us to enjoy and we did. Then we went to the main pavilion and they had lunch for us. A BBQ restaurant had catered the lunch and we had some good BBQ brisket and sausage with beans and potato salad. We were all stuffed after eating. I was glad we had already looked at all the animals because it was starting to get hot and there seemed to be more people coming all the time. It was nice to spend the time together as a family. We dropped Ruth off at her friends home on the way home from the zoo. Later when I went to pick up Ruth I stopped at a shoe store to get her new church shoes. She had been complaining of toes getting pinches. Her old ones were size 5, we bought a size 7. I guess she was ready for new ones! She is going to have long feet if she is already in women sizes at age 10!
That afternoon boys helped Neal do yard work. The big project was cutting down the tree that I mentioned before. Neal was able to do it safely with ropes, sand bags as a counter weight, and a chain saw. The boys stood back to watch. When the tree was on the ground the boys helped to clean up the area. Andrew especially was a good helper carrying branches out of our neighbors yard into our yard. It was good to get the tree down. They were able to get the neighbors yard cleaned up and the fence put back up by night fall. Monday Neal worked more on getting our yard cleaned up. He has cut up all the big pieces and has it stacked up in the back yard for use as fire wood in the winter. We still have the leafy branches to get rid of. The kids are having fun playing with them right now. Saturday night we had some rain. I slept through the storm and didn’t realize it had rained until Sunday morning when I noticed things looked wet and I looked in our rain catcher and found we had 1/2 inch of rain! I guess I was tired and slept soundly. Ruth said she woke up in the night hearing thunder and rain.
Sunday afternoon we were outside looking at things and the boys were climbing all over the tree. Caleb climbed on a big log and then was trying to get down and tripped and fell, hitting his face on another log. (It didn’t help that he was wearing Ruth’s sandals, so his feet were flopping around.) He got a huge bump on his forehead, we put ice on it and helped him. I am thankful he is doing just fine and hasn’t had any problems. It is looking sore still, but much better. We kept it covered for two days to protect it and help the scratches to heal. Caleb has been enjoying helping me water the flowers and likes to go out and turn on the hose. He insists that the flowers need a drink all the time. I let him help me when I do it. He also likes to help when I put the sprinklers out on the lawn or garden. He will go pick up the wet sprinkler when I need to move it, so my shoes don’t get all wet. He is a good helper.
Last Thursday I watched the Baker boys for a couple hours. It went well. The baby slept the whole time. We were sad that we didn’t get to play with him. I was also able to do some sewing that day. I finished making Ruth some pajamas and I also made her some shorts to wear under her new skirt out of the same fabric her skirt is made from.
Yesterday I bottled 7 pints of sweet cherries. I had bought them through the Bountiful Basket program for about $1.60 a pound. They tasted good and now we have some for later. Today we went to the library and got the kids signed up for the summer reading program. I hope that things can go well this summer. I feel blessed to spend the time with my children.
Ruth with her GT teacher, Mrs. Ashenfelter, and by her art work at the GT showcase
The family at the zoo
We discovered a new giraffe statue at the zoo, so of course we had to take pictures.
The happy butterflies.
And the tree came down. (see previous post to see the upright tree)
Ruth getting her awards, she is shaking hands with the vice principle
Ruth with her home room teacher, Mrs. Tomecek
Caleb with his sores from falling on the tree trunk.
Andrew was sitting right in front of us at the award ceremony. Then he is getting his awards from the vice principle
First Day of School back in August!
Last Day of School! Ruth wore the same clothes on purpose that she had worn on the first day of school. Caleb just happens to be wearing the same shirt! It is his favorite one.
Spencer graduating from Kindergarten, he is in white shirt shaking hands with the principle
Spencer with his class on the stage
Spencer with his friend at school
Spencer in the class room at his table, with Caleb and his sore head.
Spencer with his teacher Mrs. Fajardo
Spencer and Caleb in front of the school.
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