I had an assignment to write a poem about patience because our poem book didn't have one.     

Be sure to find the: cookies in the oven, the watermelon clock and the football clock. 

Can you also find: the computer program loading and a kid waiting for his dad to get home.

Picture Success

We had a bit of drawing practice the other day, and Evan drew this bat, ball, and glove,  with motion effects, no less.  During his next game, he caught a fly ball for an out while he was playing at pitcher.  Perhaps all that business about "see yourself accomplishing your goals" works for him!

Last Day at San Marcos Gym Flips

At the San Marcos gym last Monday, Cole had a game so he couldn't stay for the second hour. All semester, Grayson has been our coach. I didn't know what event I wanted to do. Mom suggested that I do flips. And that's what I did. First, I started with back handsprings. Then, Grayson asked me if I wanted to do front flips. And I said, "Yes." We set up a springboard in front of a big mat. And I ran onto the springboard and that's how I did my front flips. At first, I could not land my front flips in a stick. Grayson said if I landed it and held a stick he would give me a dollar! I flipped and flipped and flipped some more until finally I landed one. Then on my last front flip, I landed it again. This is a video of me doing a front flip, but I didn't land it. It may sort of look like it, but I did not. Mom's camera battery was low, so she didn't record the ones that I landed. I landed one so Grayson gave me a dollar! He said it was like a trophy.

Evan flips out