Thursday, April 10, 2025

barrett: 143 months old



Barrett came home very excited about a new English project - researching a country!  He picked Bosnia, then proceeded to tell me about a ton of other countries. He's always loved geography and flags, and any interesting tidbits he picks up about other countries.  We think he has a future as a cartographer - if that's even a profession when he grows up!  He's doing so well in school, and I attribute that not only to his driving work ethic, but also his natural curiosity about the world around him.

We went to the opening game of the Space Cowboys!  The Space Cowboys are our minor league team, and the games are a blast (plus, the soft pretzels and brisket nachos are not to be missed!).  In other sports news, Barrett and I have recently started taking walks together in the neighborhood, and bringing his basketball so we can play on the neighborhood court.  We're usually the only people there, so we can be silly and try some fun shots!


Likes:  the new Minecraft movie

Dislikes:  waking up early during the school week (even though he's up voluntarily even earlier on the weekends!)



188 months old


Softball season is coming to an end!  It feels like they just played their first game - every season feels faster than the one before.  Britton has been playing first base this season, and really enjoys it.  She's got a great core group of friends on the team, and I think the hubs and I, along with their parents, may be enjoying the games more than them!  Ha!

Exams will be creeping up next month, and then summer vacation - already?!  Britton isn't going to camp this year, but is going on a school trip to Italy in July.  I've never been to Italy, so I want her to report back on the must-dos and best activities and sites to visit!  But the summer won't be all play and no work - Britton was recently elected president of her NCL class, so she'll hit the ground running this summer getting her new board squared away and ready to work the Seniors' fashion show in September.


Likes:  her new headphones, gigantic soft hoodies

Dislikes:  Algebra 2 - she's ready for it to be over!