May

May comes to a close and we have been reflecting on another school year.  Chinese class finished and Nina was both proud and sad to graduate. Next year she is hoping to be a teacher's assistant for one of the younger grades and will be studying for her AP Mandarin exam.  Nina's first year of high school is finishing nicely and she feels good about it.  Ben is ending one of his better years and Vivian enjoyed her classes and friends this year.  Nina finished track and is getting ready for her driver's test.  Vivian is stilling doing gymnastics a few days per week.  We've been to a few Saints games and had fun there.  We had a band concert every week for a stretch and Grandma and Grandpa made for a good audience.

Mother's Day

 

April

Another month goes quickly as we've had a variety of weather.  We tried to get out on the warm days - biking, walking, playing games and we also found fun on the cold days - movies, MOA, and watching cousins play volleyball.  It was fun to have Papa visit too!

crocheted ratatouille   ----    biking to ice cream

silly faces    ----     Short lines on teacher morning

Ears pierced    -----     Behind the wheel

Ichido Ramen    -----     Malcolm Yards

Easter

March

Another trimester ends and the final one of the year begins.  Gymnastics ends (kind of) and track begins.  The girls have had fun teaching Peaches to go up and down the stairs.  Crocheting and bedazzling are in.  

MOA strange place

Jenga and bedazzling

Great Wolf Lodge with the cousins

Gopher Hockey NCAA tourney

Start of Track   ---    End of Gymnastics (Pip crocheted her vest)

Yay for ice cream

     

Jan Feb

Lunar New Year concert at Orchestra Hall

Stray Kids movie!   -----   Stray Kids Pepero boxes!

Gymnastics support from team and Grandpa

Watching the team at State

Band Concerts

Waconia fun

Half birthdays and touring St. Thomas

Crocheting

Gala and volunteering to guard stuff