School is out, Nina did a lot of band stuff, Pip is still doing gymnastics, Cassie came to town, we've seen some parades, we've seen a lot of fireworks, we went to Canada and Nina drove most of the trip.
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.
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!
