After School Events

At the end of January,  the twins' school hosted a STEAM night, but only the three of us attended.  Our first stop was building an igloo, out of marshmallows!  The challenge was to use as few toothpicks as possible, while having a circular shape, door opening, and closed top!

Next up was making a name tag.

Then we went to build an atom with pipe cleaners and beads.

The twins also played a multiplication bingo before we left. Thankfully, it was a short and sweet hour-long event.  Probably the last one of their elementary career! = 0

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Then, last Friday, their school hosted a Snowball Dance!  The roads were clear, so I agreed to drop Emily off to watch a basketball game at her school, while the twins ran around the school with their friends!

I only got one picture from her.

And actually, I only took one picture of the twins and Heleena the whole night.  The rest of these are taken from the facebook post!

Juliet's outfit was totally put together by her.  She borrowed one of Alice's skirts and styled it with a pin and scarf over a long-sleeved shirt. = )

Pictures of all the fifth graders they could round up!

The only picture I took that evening:

Two hours was a little long* at the end of a busy week, but all three of my girls had a good time!

And, we found out later that night, that Grace won one of the drawings for jump passes! 

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*I woke up really ill the next morning, so it probably felt a little longer than usual.

Last Day of School

The big kids and twins' final day was exactly a week apart, but since it's now been over a month since even the twins finished up, I'm just going to include both last days here.

Alice is off to high school, Emily is headed to 8th grade, and William will be in 6th grade this fall!

 

All 3 of the big kids received award packets filled with commendations, which we've now added to the awards binder!

The twins also had an awards day, but it wasn't on the final day of school.  I can't believe that my babies are all done with fourth grade!

Seeing the senior signs in yards this year with Class of 2024 was eye opening for me, because 2028 is awfully close to 2024! = 0  

No lies when they tell you it goes fast, because my, oh, my, does it ever!  I feel like Alice was just a fourth grader with most of her schooling in front of her, now she just has a few tiny years left.  I know we still have time, but it sure is flying by!

later days

edit 7-20-24: backdated for continuity.