End of the year fun

The end of the year is quickly approaching.  Only about 7 more days left and then we will have a 3rd grader and a 1st grader.  Wow.  The last weeks have been filled with some fun times at school.  I got to join Timothy for lunch when it was his turn to be smile of the week.  Troy and I both tagged along with Teresa on her farm field trip.  She fell in love with the chicks and kitties.  I joined Timothy to check out city services with a city bus ride, a tour of the city hall, and a stop at the federal building.  He thought city council meetings would be good to attend as they hand out cookies.  He changed his mind when he heard they go 2.5 to 3 hours!

Today was the parent lunch and program for Teresa.  We got to join her for lunch in the cafeteria and then she and her classmates had a surprise.  They did group readings in there reading groups.  Teresa's group read about spaghetti.  She was so excited and proud to be up front.  And she did an excellent job speaking clearly.  We are so proud of both our kiddos!

Random tidbits!

Yesterday I asked Teresa if she enjoyed her school lunch of chicken nuggets.  She rarely takes school lunch so it is a big deal.  She hesitated and then said she did not each much of them.  I asked her why.  Her response, "they tasted like chicken."  Obviously for her this was a bad thing.  I am not sure what her hopes were for the flavor of chicken nuggets.  I, however, think it is a good thing that the school lunch nuggets do indeed taste like chicken!

Another major accomplishment occurred in the world of eating for Teresa last night.  She ate her pizza with the cheese on!  She did ask if her slice had cheese (as it was covered completely with cheese--rather obvious I thought.)  So now she thinks she can eat Casey's pizza cheese.  It is a start at least!

And two pictures.  The first of the kids ready to go off to school for their walk-a-thon.  They had to wear their JFK shirts for the event.  The kids raised nearly $180 between the two of them.  They are good fundraisers, or we have generous family members!!

The second picture is of our Kenyan dinner.  We have been doing international dinners again.  This night we had beef stew with mashed plantains, and Kenyan sponge cake.  We have had dinners from Mexico, Japan, Uganda, Philippines, Greece, Canada, China, Norway and a few others that I am forgetting.  The kids usually like the starch portion I make and the fruit and dessert.  But it is fun to try new things and learn a little about different countries through you-tube videos!