Memorial Day weekend

This weekend we got to have some fun company! We love it when people come to visit! 

It was pretty low key, card playing, dice game and loads of visiting!

Showed some cougar pride

And some silliness!

This morning we had a fun run and potluck breakfast! Lots of running...

And donut (and other breakfast food eating)! A few more games to round it out!

Even some electronic ones

Awesome people in the desert! Thanks for the visit!

The building of the Roman Colosseum!

In sixth grade history they have to create a project about something they have studied throughout the year.  Benjamin chose the Roman Colosseum. 

After some googling of ideas we decided that he could build one out of JENGA blocks, hot gluing them together. I cut many in half and thirds to have different sizes. 

They also had to write an acrostic poem. Here's Benjamin's:

C      Construction of this ancient place started around 70-72 A.D.

O      Once, a Christian monk tried to stop a gladiator fight in the Colosseum

L       Leading its construction was Vespasian

O      Over 45,000 people could fit in the Colosseum

S       Strong arches and concrete were used to build it

S       Slaves were used as gladiators or to clean up dead bodies

E       Everyone in the Colosseum was seated according to their class

U       Under the rule of Emperor Honorius, he banned fights to the death

M     Many animals, shipped from faraway lands, were brought to the Colosseum

We're nearing the finish-line of the school year. I'm looking forward to sleeping, no homework, and pool days!

BOB-battle of the books!

This was the first year our school participated in BOB and I was excited for Emma to participate! For 3rd graders there is a list of 12 books that they have to read and get 80% or better to participate.  They have been meeting during lunch once a week all year to be ready for this day where they got to work in teams answering questions about the book.

Very proud of Emma (and her slightly competitive nature, she must get that from N8!)

She's already excited for next year, where there are 30 books! It's a great summer reading list!

Ice cream and running and math, oh my!

N8 is always looking for a new race to run. My niece was also looking to run something. So, N8 found a 1/2 marathon closer to them and they both signed up and trained. Benjamin had a math competition with the math club on Saturday and Matthew had a soccer game, so Emma and Henry got to head out of town with Dad on Thursday afternoon.

Matthew and I took advantage of Dad+2 away and Benjamin at scouts and used a free scoop he got from soccer at Baskin Robbins!

I'm pretty sure Emma and Henry had a non-stop fun time with cousins!

Friday night here at home we watched a Star Wars movie and had pizza. Saturday Benjamin and I got up about 5:20 am so he could be ready for his pick up at 5:45am. They were driving to Bakersfield to spend the day doing a Math day competition. Matthew and I went to his soccer game (where his time scored their first goal of the season) and then to a primary activity. He had a friend over to play and I did some chores.

N8 and Casey were busy running away in Alemeda. Nate completed the Marathon in 1:31 a 6:54 pace. It turned out that he came in 3rd place for his age group!!

This was Casey's first 1/2 marathon and she did an awesome job!

I picked up Benjamin from the school at 5pm, he got in the car more excited than he ever is :) because he had won a trophy! He came in 3rd place in the Triathlon Games (he competed playing circle tic tac toe and mancala)

Nate, Emma and Henry rolled in about 10:30 and basically headed straight to bed!

A busy full weekend!