kindergarten share day

Sylvia's kindergarten class had a share day at the end of the year.  Each child got to bring something from home to share with the class.  Sylvia chose Scotts and was very excited to have a new special leash to take him to school with.

Habitat Wall Build

We took the kids to Our Redeemer Church for a Habitat for Humanity wall build.  They had fun hammering away at the nails and helping out.  What a great opportunity to serve together as a family.

Friday Fun (5/30/14)

Easter duckies for one of our last Friday fun days of the year.

Tuesday, Thursday Preschool

Erickson finished his first year of preschool at the end of May.  He had such a good time being social with his teachers and classmates on Tuesday and Thursday mornings this year.  Eric is full of ideas and questions so preschool is just the place for him.  We're very thankful for teachers who love him and care for him while he's away.

Eric posed everybody for this picture and then put his arms around them.  He loves his preschool teachers.

Yellow Day

We finished the preschool year by learning the Yellow Song.

Revolution Soccer

Eric played soccer on an Iowa City Rec Department team named Revolution.  His coaches attempted to teach him about the rules and positions in soccer but he was more interested in hitting the flags while doing warm up laps around the field.  He also enjoyed clawing at the grass.  Eric got lots of exercise running during soccer...sometimes in the direction the ball was going and sometimes not.

He was in on the action from time to time during the games.

But he was often off running around by himself.  In an attempt to keep other kids away from him he would swing his arms like he was swimming breast stroke while he ran around.

And this is what playing goalie looked like.

Making it to the end of the game with his team was a success at this point.  Snack on the sidelines with his siblings was much more enticing.

IC Kickers

Sylvia played soccer on an Iowa City Kickers team this spring.  There were other kindergartners from Horn as well as students from Weber.  Her coaches did a really good job with the team and Sylvia's soccer skills improved immensely during the season.  She would get right in there to get the ball.  She was happy to make a few goals during the season but also proud of her assists.  We're not sure what activities she'll end up sticking with but it's fun to watch her try new things and show improvement.