Sports

Not a lot going on around here, just back to our routine and keeping busy with sports & homework.

The boys are enjoying their school year so far.  Cameron really likes being in middle school. The big dance is next weekend.  In fact we ran out and got him some jeans today for it.  We realized he doesn't have 1 pair - he lives in basketball shorts no matter the temperature.  

Cooper has been busy with "play dates" - we've had friends over both days of the past 2 weekends.  Whew I'm gonna need some wine! 

Here is Cameron warming up for his first flag football game.

 Cooper on the soccer field.  He is a great player - He has scored every game (I think) and often more than once.  Go Cooper!

 Cameron #64

Eddie has been on a camping trip and will be home tonight.  I've been solo for a couple of days.  Like I said- I'm going to need some wine!  LOL

Hernando got an A

All the blood, sweat & tears paid off.  We.....oh, I mean Cameron, got an A 45/45 on his Explorers Report.  He got several outstanding comments on his report (they grade each section individually) - she was very impressed with his cover photo (the picture from the last blog post) & with his costume for his oral report (thanks to Grandma Sylvia).

I'm glad to know I can pass a 5th grade history project.  :-).

No really, GREAT JOB CAMERON - you rocked it!!!!!

Am I in school?

I feel like I'm taking classes this semester.  Cameron has so much homework - much of which requires parental help.  I don't know but I just feel like homework can also often feel more like "busy work". Who needs busy work?  We work all day to come home and squeeze 90 minutes of homework into our evening that also includes laundry, dishes, making dinner - oh...and don't even try to schedule an afternoon appointment or errand into the mix - that is reserved for weekends!  Seems as though we are "busy" enough!  And what happens if you have more than one kid -  that poor other kid better find something to do because mom is gonna be busy for a while.  Seems to me it just takes away from what little family time that we have each day. OK, so if a kid is struggling in a subject go ahead and send home a little something extra for them to work on with their parents, but otherwise I say we leave school work at school.
That's my gripe for the day....now I'd better get off this computer I've - oops I mean Cameron has a report to work on. :-)

Here is Cameron showing off his 6 week long Sioux Indian report.  It was a very detailed report - I guess on the positive side he'll be a great paragraph writer & researcher.

 Thank goodness he got a good grade on this one, we spent hours on the computer researching for this.

 Below is a picture of the explorer Hernando de Soto

He is working on a 10 part 6 week project for this now.  UGGGHHH when is summer vacation!