April

For parent fun this month, Colin played in a golf tournament for our local elementary school with a bunch of buddies.  While they got rained out after 13 holes, their team had a strong case for the best performance!

And we went to the annual neighborhood progressive dinner where the theme was bacon and we were on the dessert team.  

Avery (4 years, 8 months) - A big highlights this month for Avery were getting to spent time at her school for next year during Kindergarten orientation.  She is very excited about her new adventure and is working very hard to make sure she is ready.  Avery had been very into play dates lately and had been enjoying having friends over after school.  She always wants to have her picture taken and has recently taken to carrying a pretend phone around to randomly call her friends to talk.

The pretzel was bigger than her head

Way too grown up

Seeing Harold and the Purple Crayon with Mimi on her day off school

Following directions while walking in the hallway at Kindergarten orientation

Parker (7 years, 5 months) - April was all about baseball for the boys both Braves and Little League.  Parker's team won every game this month and Parker got a game ball for his in the park home run.

Carter (8 years, 11 months) - Carter also got a game ball this month for a great game as catcher and getting a triple.

Carter briefly decided he wanted to sit in the front seat now but then decided two days later he felt safer in the back.

Siblings - The whole family participated in Run n Lovett this year.  It is a 2k around the boys' school to raise money for their scholarship fund.  Avery ran about 1/4 of the race and sat on Colin's shoulders for the rest. 

Along with all our Little League buddies, we went to a Braves game.  The Braves won and we survived the heat!  Colin and the boys also went to a few games.  

Mimi took the boys to Candytopia on their day off school.

And there were lots of sibling snuggles, squabbles and hugs in between.

April at School

Carter had a busy month at school.  As it gets closer to summer there are more events going on!  April started with the Spring Arts Festival where the Lower School got to experience 3 Birds, a play from Synchronicity Theater by Bob Marley's grand-daughter and a Reggae Band, participate in a modern dance performance and watch a local visual effects model artist and then make their own visual model to take home.

The Lower School also celebrated Earth Day where the kids "walked to school" and spend some time learning about nature around their campus.

Carter's sweet boys chorus group performed in chapel...

Carter's class got to Skype with Dr. Jane Goodall and ask her all sorts of questions.

His class had 2 field trips to the Art Barn and the Etowah Indian Burial grounds. 

And in music class. they put on the play Stone Soup. 

And in between all that there was math, reading, writing, social studies...

Parker also had fun at the Spring Arts festival...

But his big activity for the month was the K/1 musical.  This year it was the Friendship Tree all about Dogs and Cats deciding they can be friends.  Parker took it very seriously and has encouraged his family to watch the online reply over and over.  

Mom helped out with the book fair at school one day so she decided to have lunch with Parker.  Dad was devastated that he missed fried ravioli day ;)

Parker also got to celebrate Earth Day twice with a class celebration where mom came to help them  made recycled bracelets and the school wide event where the potted plants and helped work in the Lower School garden.

Avery got to be a Chapel helper again this month and was very proud to get to carry the cross. 

Her class had a fun Easter party where they made Easter baskets and Mimi read them a book dressed as a bunny.

Avery was the Star Student one week and made a poster all about herself to share with her class.  

And there was plenty of other fun including releasing their class butterflies and spending a day in Kindergarten classes.