The Kassel Family Project Life 365

This is Laura’s gymnastics photo collage.  My beautiful gymnast who is improving with every class!

Tonight was IGE in Action night at Ridgeway Elementary School.  We got to visit the kids’ classrooms and see various projects that they have been working on.  We stopped in John’s room first and he showed us his project on Tiger Sharks.  He made a book and a t-shirt.

Next, we visited Laura’s classroom.  She chose to do a project on Ulysses S. Grant.  I was very proud of her because she did all the research herself and only needed a little help with getting the pages to stick to the project board.

It was great to see all the finished projects!  A nice evening that was a neat showcase for individually guided education!

Ugh.  Laura woke up this morning and said her stomach was bothering her, but I thought it was just because she was so tired from Six Flags.  Turns out that wasn’t it.  I had to pick her up at the end of the day because she was afraid that she wouldn’t make it home on the bus without getting sick.  She spent most of the evening vomiting and pretty much miserable.  Cross your fingers that she rebounds tomorrow…

Happy Mother’s Day!  This was a strange Mother’s Day for me in that Laura was not here.  She had the opportunity to go to Six Flags for free with her best friend, Annabelle.  I know it is Mother’s Day, but I didn’t want to deny her that first Six Flags experience, so she spent the day with her friend.  Laura had a GREAT time!  She got to ride lots of rides including her first and second and third roller coaster.  She also got the pleasure of getting stuck on the Log Flume (just like me once).  I am glad that we let her go even though it was hard not having her here with me for the day.

As for John, he spent most of the day playing with friends from our neighborhood.  Andy took a bike ride and I got to actually relax!  I got some quiet time to myself and I got to TAKE A NAP!  Now, *that* was an amazing gift.  Happy Mother’s Day to all you great Moms out there!

It was a day of Scouting for both Laura and John.  Laura attended “Junior Girl Scout Survivor” at Silver Meadows Camp.  It was a day of learning survival skills and working on her Camping badge.  She had a great time and earned a fun patch for the back of her Junior Vest.

John spent the day at Pinewood Derby Districts.  His car did not win anything, but we were impressed that Turbocop finished seventh overall.  His car raced faster at Districts than at his Pack’s Pinewood Derby.  It was a good day and John was very proud.  Way to go John (and Daddy)!

Tonight was John’s second game of the spring baseball season.  He played well in the field and almost caught another fly ball.  With just a little more practice, I think he will be consistently catching fly balls.  He capped his night with a two-run home run, and, yes, I caught the swing on camera.

You can definitely tell that John has been paying close attention to his coaches and Andy and also whenever he watches a baseball game (whether that be on television or in person).  His batting form has greatly improved and he has some instincts about the game, like not throwing the ball to a base if there are no plays to be made.  Some things you can coach and some things you just have to *know*.

I don’t know if he will continue to play baseball because that will be his choice, but, regardless, it sure is fun watching him absorb and learn and improve!  There might also be a little bit of bribery involved to keep him loving the game…  Like last time, we went to Sonic for ice cream to celebrate.  Way to go John Buddy!

It is time for Spring Baseball Pictures.  John did a great job for his individual picture.

And the team looked great as a group!