Four of my high school girlfriends and I got together with our families this summer at Coeur d’Alene Lake with our families. Only once we were all there, drawing from distances as far as London, did we realize that it had been 30 years since we first knew each other. It was so nice to see them in their lovely families.
So lovely to return to quite possibly my favorite place on earth with the kids, Sal, O’da, cousins, Bri and Anna. We just needed Tim.
Now that it’s finally August, Reid and I finally sat down to look at some of the schoolwork he brought home this spring. Two pieces of writing from early in the academic year stood out: he still had Central America on the brain.
First, a poem:
And then a story:
Reid’s teacher last year did such an exceptional job of sharing her enthusiasm for writing with the kids. I liked her technique for encouraging re-writing. The kids added “spider legs” to their books. Here’s an example from Reid’s first page:
This spring Reid chose to play Farm League baseball. Katie encouraged me to help coaching, which was fun. It was pretty adorable, all around.
This summer the kids did track, and it was awesome too see how they picked up new events so quickly. Liam tried the triple jump in a meet with no practice – I can’t over state his bravery in that. Here’s Reid practicing the long jump.
We went camping for Liam’s birthday near Wolfe’s Neck state park, and took archery lessons.
These were the bows they had us use. Very nice. Strong and comfortable to hold and they really look the part!
