Report Card

Report cards came home today and, as usual, Cole did awesome!!!! Straight A's again!

WAY TO GO, COLE!!!

90% in reading comprehension, 100% in spelling! 90-100% in writing. And, reading at a second grade level!














Read 30 books books at home this quarter. And, still maintaining the same level of social skills as he has all year.














93% in math facts and 95% in math concepts/skills!

One more blast of winter!

Mother Nature can't make up her mind whether it is winter or spring! And, here's hoping that this is the LAST time Cole needs to shovel the deck this year!

Chase's dinosaurs

Chase is studying dinosaurs at preschool this week!

Rock On!

I think I have a budding musician in my hands! On the way home from dinner tonight, Chase was rocking out and playing air guitar!

It was totally dark in the car, so you can't really see him. But, trust me....even if you can't see anything, this video is worth watching...er, listening to!! :)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

The boys each had a fun St. Patrick's Day! Here are a few pix capturing their holiday fun!

Chase showing off the leprachaun mask he made at school.

















Close-up of his cool new tattoo.

















Cole -- after school. Notice how he "got hot" and needed to roll up his jeans on the school bus!

















The picture Cole made at home with his beloved glitter glue.














Chase's artwork from home.

Cole's China Book

Cole has been studying China at school the last couple of weeks. And, today he came home with this book that he clearly worked really hard on! Here are a few excerpts...














































Self-portrait


















Cole's Chinese Name: Xia Shang Ling. He thinks this is really cool!













Who knew he could write Chinese??

















Essay on The Great Wall of China.














Dragon!

New Patch

Cole was rather grouchy this evening and wouldn't let us take any pictures of him tonight. So, Daddy had to be sneaky to get this one! But, we were so proud of him for earning is "V" patch for his karate uniform!!!

In order to earn this patch, a child must receive 25 stars on his uniform. And, stars are earned by bringing notes to class when a child has done something on their own and without be told, by being compassionate, by doing good deeds, etc. It took Cole about 1-1/2 years to finally earn this patch! (Oh...and did I mention that these pesky little stars sometimes fall off in the washing machine, even if they are superglued on?!? So, he really probably earned this awhile back, but we just didn't have the proof on the uniform!)

Anyway, you can't really make out much of the patch in this picture. But, trust me...it was a long time coming! Way to go, Cole!