The month of April was filled with many great moments:
Our school went all out with Teacher Appreciation Week. My room moms made this sign outside my door that went along with the red carpet/Hollywood theme.
We had a food truck with grilled pizzas. So delicious!
Students were encouraged to bring in one flower each to fill a vase for each teacher.
And the main hallway was just darling!
One of Ryan's coaches pulled him aside and taught him how to pitch. Ryan spent a lot of time with his dad, practicing in the cul-de-sac
Reid participated in Mini-Cardinals soccer.
Clare celebrated her First Communion.
We celebrated Grandpa Stan's birthday. Reid wore this Cardinals shirt and hat that he got from Grandpa Stan on HIS birthday.
Reid built a fort under the dining room table and wanted to sleep there overnight. I had to take a picture of him before I went to bed.
Being 6 is hard.
We tackled an eyesore on the side of our house. We've been wanting to get rid of these rotting railroad ties since we moved in three years ago. It was tough work, but we took them out and leveled out the dirt. Then we planted new shrubs and put down new mulch. I think it was an improvement for sure.
I had to capture this moment when the boys wrote on the driveway: Brothers 4 Ever.
Reid had an EKG to check on his heart murmur, so he and I took a morning off from school. We had time afterwards, so we stopped by Holly's house to hang out for a bit. While we were there, Reid and Kate played hide-and-seek. I could not stop laughing when Kate chose her hiding spot. I just love toddlers!
Reid wanted to take a selfie with Kate. Hilarious!
He missed lunch, so we stopped by Mark Pi's to get a lunch to split. He and I enjoyed lunch in my classroom before he went out to recess. We don't do that as often as we should!
My students were given saplings from the DNR of tulip trees, and I told them I had giant ones in my back yard. To give them an idea of how big they were, I had Reid stand in front of them. I couldn't even get him and the tops of the trees in the frame!
Joel went downtown to see the filming of "American Ninja Warrior." We would have loved to have taken the kids, but they didn't even start until after 9. Since this was at the end of April, a few IndyCar racers were in town and tried the course. Above is a picture of IndyCar racer, Tony Kanaan.
The hosts of the show
Ryan went on the 4th grade field trip to the Indiana Dunes. From the left: Will G., Ryan, William, and Will.
Ryan with his hiking group.
Ryan with his cabin group.
Reese and her friend, Emily, tried lacrosse for the first (and maybe last) time.
April was a busy month!
