Before her Senior Prom, our niece Lauren and her friends gathered at Pioneer Park for pictures. The weather was perfect and the students looked great in their fancy clothes. We took a handful of pictures and offer them for your enjoyment here.
Category Archives: Family
David’s Perfect Pitching
On May 10, David had his first experience pitching this season. His coach had him scheduled to pitch the first two innings, thinking that, like most kids in the league, he’d face a lot of batters and be tired at that time. At that age, control is a serious issue and the games tend to involve a lot of walks and a few hits. David was on! He faced only six batters and struck each of them out. Above is an excerpt from the score card. For those who don’t normally read them, a “K” indicates strikeout – “KC” means it was a called third strike; “KS” means the batter swung at strike 3.
Spring Fair
We all look forward to the Fair. The Spring Fair is quite a bit smaller, but still fun. Daniel and David enjoyed the rides (of course), and the food was great. Here are just a few pictures (click the one shown) and a little bit of video of the boys on a couple rides.
Easter 2012
On Easter, we went to Van Lierop’s bulb farm for pictures (tradition!). The boys also had an egg hunt in the house, in which all the plastic eggs had coins in them. They made a haul, of course. Later, Joany, Lauren and Alyssa came over for an early dinner and playing with the Wii. The boys also taught the girls a bit of juggling. It was a beautiful day to celebrate the Lord’s resurrection. Check out the photos and the video as the kids had a great time together.
David’s Heritage Project
David’s class did a project in which each student displayed their heritage. David did an incredible job creating a doll with traditional Ethiopian clothing. He modeled it after clothes we bought in Ethiopia, and used fabric Sary-Jo bought just for the project.
His display was chosen to be exhibited at the Spring Fair. He also spent a few hours at the fair talking to people who were interested in Ethiopia. It was very cool!
Daniel’s Science Project
This year, Daniel was not required to do a project for the Science Fair, so imagine how proud we were when he said he wanted to do one anyway! Science is his favorite subject so we should not have been surprised. He worked on his project about the same time we were painting the boys’ room, so he chose to test the claims of Frog Tape – specifically, that paint does not bleed through with Frog Tape as it does with other tape.
He did a great job of framing his question, conducting his tests, and documenting his results. He demonstrated that Frog Tape really does prevent bleed-through! Here are a few pictures of him working on his project.
Indoor Soccer 2012
Daniel’s soccer team from last year, the Wolverines, played winter indoor soccer. They also invited David to play on the team. It was so much fun to see the boys playing on the same team. David was fully up to the challenge of playing with the older kids. The team was very competitive and, in fact, won most of their games. Indoor is a very different game and it really wears the kids out. Here’s a little bit of video that captures Daniel and David playing together. Watch for Daniel passing to David, who passes back to Daniel for the goal! It’s kind of difficult to tell whether you’re seeing Daniel or David so here’s a clue: Daniel is number 22 and is left-footed; David is number 23 and is right-footed. Enjoy!
Daniel Basketball 2012
Daniel had a good season of growth in basketball. He played on a new team – with a bunch of kids he’s played soccer with. His speed and quickness were evident throughout the season and his skills continued to improve. We put together a small sample of his highlights. As with David, he’s rather easy to spot (hint: look for number 22).
David – Basketball 2012
David with his coaches
What a fun time in basketball this season! David played with the same team as last year – the Celtics. He has grown so much that, most of the time, he looks a bit out of place with the rest of the third-graders on the court. He learned a lot and had a tremendous amount of fun. Here’s just a short sample of the highlights on video. You won’t have much trouble picking him out – he’s the one making all the baskets in these clips (except for the one clip in which he’s tackled by a much shorter player)!
Math Night
The boys enjoyed Math Night at Karshner Elementary School. Teachers, staff and volunteers prepare games and learning aids. The kids spend time with them learning how to make and use the aids. The kids got to use the computer lab, eat pizza, and bring home some math manipulatives. Thank you, Karshner staff!