welcome summer

 E and C's first night at scouts.
Our last dinner at Donna's.  G&D from Camano. A&C from U district and N.

 she's patient, and always wanting to help E be happy. playing games with him.

 E performed Suzuki's Andantino at the June recital.

 this last week of school is pretty relaxed.  this was a fun sumo wrestler game at the Razzle Dazzle carnival.

 I asked him to get something small, but he chose a full face lion face painting.

 we've been helping Donna move :(  sad to see her go. she's been a open, loving, and welcoming cousin.

this recipe from my lose to win group: baked potato topped with sauerkraut, salsa, and veganaise. pretty decent.

R's amazing climbs

Mt. St Helens.
R took advantage of a friend offering a ticket to Mt. St Helens.  he did this climb solo and was fortunate to have great weather.  We are grateful for his safe return and good experience.

Mt Adams
R did this overnight with our "WS Alpine Climbing club" friends.  we were much more relaxed knowing that he was with experienced peers and leaders.  unfortunately, they did not have great weather on the 2nd day, and turned back once the ice ax's started humming, and they realized they were in a lightening cloud.
everyone had so many good photos, i've only picked a few.

 even some of the most amazing climbers felt sick from the altitude.

 

they were above cloud level.

woke up at 2am for the push to summit. found themselves in a snowstorm with strong winds. very limited visibility.

 

glissade down where eventually there were clear skies.

e's poetry

the last couple of months, a local poet came to the school and taught the children poetry.  she gave them examples, and helped them come up with their own creations.

4.24.18

My name is unicorn Lee

My name is Silver and Pink cobra and that’s me.

My name is barfing lion coon.

My name is jump over the moon

My name is holler to the starts

My name is give a hug to mars

My name is eye ball wisker coca

My name is licorish moca

My name is hero lair

My name is sit-down chair

My name is poetry is cool

My name is yoga tool.

5.8.18

I prefer roller skating

I prefer elextric yellow over monton gray

I prefer art over math

I prefer family

I prefer friends

I prefer love to hate

I prefer unicorns because of their horn than snails because of they’r slowness

I prefer Ms. Nye over worms.

5.15.18

I opened you and out came a alien.

I opened the alien and out came someone.

I opened the someone and out came love

I opened the love and out came uniqueness

I opened uniqueness and out came sadness

I opened the sadness and out came life.

I opened the life and out came a unicorn.

I opened the unicorn and out came a spirit.

I opened the spirit and out came a boy.

I opened the boy and out came lonlyness

I opened the lonlyness and out came hope

I hoped the hope and out came love.

The magic box

Inside of my box is as yellow as the morning sun.

My box is as big as the mouth of a chipmunk.

My box hides the memory of my dog droping her hard bones down the nice wodden stairs.

My box sounds like the crashing waves of the beach. Going forever and ever.

It’s outside is velvet and red.

Inside is the love of my family.

I shall fly on my box to the country of China.

My box holds the memories of old and new. It holds love and friendship.

Eating the Moon

Darkness runs from the corners of my mouth. There is no happiness like mine. I am eating the moon. The astronaut staring in horrer as the moon disipers into my mouth. His eyes are wide, then he faints. A birdy comes into view. I start to tweet and twitter. I fluter and flap in the brease.

5.22.18

A poem is imaginary land

A poem is a good calm story

A poem is beautiful bird

A poem is the sound of sadness crying and crying forever

A poem is the smell of peppermint

A poem is the taste of the tastiest chickin-leg

A poem is a joyful story to share with your friends.

Do not break the school and turn into an turbo car that can go on any surface unless a firebreathing monster that can go on any surface is chasing you and throwing firebomb’s at you. You should electricity turbo laser eyes and blast him so hard that he fizzes so hard that falls into a vortex of colors and re-apers 5,000,000,000,000, solar-systems away. Then he is a nerd.

E's 21 questions

borrowed this idea from a cousin who does it each year for her children's birthdays.

E's 8th birthday 21 questions

1. What are your favorite colors? red, black, and any shiny colors
2. What is your favorite toy? remote control car
3. What is your favorite fruit? mango
4. What is your favorite TV show? Max Steel
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? bean burrito
6. What is your favorite outfit? basically what I'm wearing now: sweat pants, black heelys with no wheels, short sleeve and a sweatshirt.
7. What is your favorite game? chess and Uno
8. What is your favorite snack? Cheetos
9. What is your favorite animal? mythical: black panther with humongous black wings and has snake fangs with snake venom and can breathe fire, and is super powerful. and has a tail that can be used like a whip.

10. What is your favorite song?  The Dubliners - Rocky Road to Dublin

11. What is your favorite book? The Dragon of Fortune by Geronimo Stilton
12. Who is your best friend? Yola
13. What is your favorite cereal? Lucky Charms
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? play soccer
15. What is your favorite drink? any kind of Squirt
16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? my red soft blanket
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? waffles
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Taco Bell, soft bean burrito
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? artist
21. What is your favorite thing to do inside? art


Rollerskating party
This was a big friends party year.  hope he remembers it for a long time, because I'm not sure we'll do one this big ever again.

Happy 8th Birthday E!

E the racing king

Alki-A-Thon

It worked out that R could volunteer at the school's Alki-A-Thon fundraiser.  He spent many hours at the school setting up the field, filling water cups (he estimates about 2000 cups), and cheering on the kids.

  

2nd Grade Alki-a-thon Start

  

E the Alki-a-thon runner

We took a photo to remember some favorite soft tops that we grew out of.