Reunion Weekend

As always, we attended the law school's annual alumni picnic, which the kids adore because it includes a magic show, air brush tattoos, spin art, cotton candy, snow cones and bouncy castles. 

Possibly the best balloon animal ever

Airbrush seahorse

Spin Art frisbee

Kevin teaching Benji to throw the frisbee

Abby and Mary giving it a try

One year down...

It is getting to be that time of year where activities are winding down.  Abby had her last day of both Sunday School and Hebrew school this week.  Her Hebrew School class (Alef) had a small celebration on Wednesday, where Nahar gave out awards to the students.  Abby's was for "diligence, active participation, and willingness to share with others":

Nahar was feeling sentimental and also get the kids together for a group photo:

 

The countdown to summer begins!

Stars in His Eyes

After kindergarten registration.  The gave the kids these sunglasses, because they will be "reading stars."

Learning Lessons

Abby sometimes grabs Benji on a weekend morning or quiet weekday afternoon for what she calls learning lessons.  These run the gamut from writing the alphabet to how to dress a doll.  I woke up Saturday to find them hidden behind the playroom couch doing this:

I don;t think she succeeded in teaching him to tie his shoes, but man was it sweet!

Shemesh Sports and Game Night

Benji's class has been exploring games and sports since they got back from Winter Break.  They have played board games, built their own sports equipment and tried out lots of different activities.  To cap off all of this learning, they hosted a sports and game night for their families.  At this dinner, they showed off what they had learned, played with each other, and even shared their very own board game that they made up and built.  Here are some pictures of the big night:

Benji, showing off his hat and jersey

He designed it himself

The Shemesh Knock Down Game:

Abby came, too:

Abby's pennant

The kids showed off their exercise club  moves:

Benji led them in "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" (I wish we had gotten video - he was great!):

 

Look how sweaty he is!

We ended the night with a slideshow of all the things they had done.  Well, and then the kids ended it by playing "shadows" in the projector light:

Only 4 more weeks of school!

My Potato Head

Took a few hours off of work one morning last week to chaperone a field trip for Benji, which started a little later.  We spent the time at home playing with some lesser-used toys.  Benji was very interested in making a potato head.  He wanted painted toe nails and a sticking out tongue.  Here his is, very proud of his creation.

That 70s Show

Greenbrier Elementary School celebrated its 50th anniversary last week with a special assembly. Each grade was assigned a decade to represent. The 3rd graders were given the 70s. Abby was also chosen to deliver a speaking part (about the oil crisis). The kids also got to dress up, which was adorable.

Groovy

Abby, delivering her line

The 3rd graders performing ABC 123 by the Jackson 5