thursday jack attended the "50 point AR" party with other 2nd graders
friday jack attended the "100 point AR" party at DQ with 45 other children, 1 of those being a 2nd grader
he ended the year with 344.2 AR points, with an average book level of 4.6 and a total AR book words read of
Saturday, May 25, 2013
birthday party!
party friends!
back: jack, chloe, kaden, isabella
middle: sam, emily, sam, kamden
front: nicholas, luke, case, nicholas, owen
FUN FUN FUN at north star gymnastics!
Friday, May 24, 2013
super dad!!!!!
my husband is a SUPER DAD! he is simply amazing!
to start with..............
Josh
is a SUPER DAD! My van is in the shop (for the damage to the back), and
Josh needed eggs to make a cake for Luke....... so he rode his bike to
the "Gowen General Store" only to have to ride back carrying the eggs in
his hand because he lost his Meijer baggie from his pocket (G.G. Store only does paper). He has successfully made Luke's cake
then tonight..............
he took the boys on a date while i worked on homework. he didn't tell them where they were going--but started by picking them up for school, then took them to home depot and buffalo wild wings before SURPISE taking them to see the griffin's play hockey!!!!
the second surprise was a zamboni ride!!!!!! my super amazing hubby won a ticket on twitter for a zamboni ride!!!!
Monday, May 20, 2013
celebrating luke
two months ago.........
a year ago.........
happy 6th birthday tomorrow sweet lukers. you continue to grow into a fine young man. you are compassionate, creative, friendly, smart, talkative, interesting, hard working and just all around an amazing friend! we love you to the moon and back, more than gravy, more than hockey, more than all the tractors in the world, more than pizza and absolutely more than star wars. you are a wonderful son. you completed our family.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Saturday, May 18, 2013
TWICE!
luke didn't just make it ONCE around the mountain bike trail--he made it twice! it was his very first time! the loop was 1.3 miles and even at the "beginner" level, it had some tight squeezes. luke walked up hills but overall did an amazing job! remember, he is JUST FIVE :) (6 soon)! we are so proud of our lukers!!!
Thursday, May 16, 2013
go luke go!!!!!
our boy lukers is taking off with his reading and math!!!! WOOT WOOT!
when he was assessed around Christmas time, he was at an A (lowest is pre-A). i was a bit disappointed but not worried as i knew luke had it in him to grow and become a great reader. a bit later he was assessed (february?) he improved to a b but i felt he was more a c. well he was assessed early this week and he came out a c. his super amazing wonderful teacher felt it was not a valid assessment so she assessed again and he came out a d! WAY to GO! kindergartners are expected to be a c when they are done in K. i cannot wait to see how much he grows this summer while home with mama!
in the area of math, luke is starting to show HUGE interest in math. he is working hard to add numbers, subtract them, skip count and count money. today we played farkle while waiting at the doctor's office. (side note: infection in his nose--impetigo perhaps, sinus congestion/infection, allergies) and he insisted on writing all of the scores and with my help, doing the addition! SO cute!
when he was assessed around Christmas time, he was at an A (lowest is pre-A). i was a bit disappointed but not worried as i knew luke had it in him to grow and become a great reader. a bit later he was assessed (february?) he improved to a b but i felt he was more a c. well he was assessed early this week and he came out a c. his super amazing wonderful teacher felt it was not a valid assessment so she assessed again and he came out a d! WAY to GO! kindergartners are expected to be a c when they are done in K. i cannot wait to see how much he grows this summer while home with mama!
in the area of math, luke is starting to show HUGE interest in math. he is working hard to add numbers, subtract them, skip count and count money. today we played farkle while waiting at the doctor's office. (side note: infection in his nose--impetigo perhaps, sinus congestion/infection, allergies) and he insisted on writing all of the scores and with my help, doing the addition! SO cute!
Monday, May 6, 2013
it's all about the dough
as suggested from a friend......
a new pizza dough to try
1 packet active dry yeast(2 1/4 tsp.) 1 cup warm water 105-115 1 t. honey 1 T extra-virgin olive oil 3 cups all purpose flour 1 t table salt.
Disolve the yeast in the water and add the honey. Let it stand for 2-3 minutes, or until the liquid begins to bubble. Add the olive oil and stir.
Add Flour and salt to the yeast mixture. I use my food processor and just add everything in there. you will mix it until the dough starts to ball up in the mixer and comes away from the side.. Turn the dough onto clean work surface and knead by hand. The dough should be smooth and elastic. When pressed it should slowly spring back and not feel tacky.
Transfer the dough into a lightly oiled bowl, turning once to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and leave in a warm spot to rise 30-60 minutes. When ready, the dough will stretch when gently pulled
Then I roll the dough out on a floured surface you should have two 10-12 inch pizza crust. Put your toppings on them then bake 500 degrees until crust starts to brown
a new pizza dough to try
1 packet active dry yeast(2 1/4 tsp.) 1 cup warm water 105-115 1 t. honey 1 T extra-virgin olive oil 3 cups all purpose flour 1 t table salt.
Disolve the yeast in the water and add the honey. Let it stand for 2-3 minutes, or until the liquid begins to bubble. Add the olive oil and stir.
Add Flour and salt to the yeast mixture. I use my food processor and just add everything in there. you will mix it until the dough starts to ball up in the mixer and comes away from the side.. Turn the dough onto clean work surface and knead by hand. The dough should be smooth and elastic. When pressed it should slowly spring back and not feel tacky.
Transfer the dough into a lightly oiled bowl, turning once to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and leave in a warm spot to rise 30-60 minutes. When ready, the dough will stretch when gently pulled
Then I roll the dough out on a floured surface you should have two 10-12 inch pizza crust. Put your toppings on them then bake 500 degrees until crust starts to brown
marvelous monday
sun was shining
76 degrees at 7 pm
active family
first time mountain biking
as a family of four
2,197,526
number of words jack has read from books he tested on in the accelerated reading program!
316.4 points as of 11:04 am this morning! read jack-o read!
316.4 points as of 11:04 am this morning! read jack-o read!
Sunday, May 5, 2013
behind....
soon..... maybe very soon or maybe not so soon i will caught up on blogging! can you tell that i am back in grad class? thankfully it is only a 6 week class :) the good-- it is short! the bad--it is short :)
sweet lukers
luke has been so darn sassy lately--stubborn, not listening and just overall a tad defiant. but today he was my sweet lukers. this is what he gave me--just because he loves me :)
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