BizTown

Colin and his 5th grade classmates went on a fieldtrip to BizTown right before spring break.  BizTown is described online as combining "in-class learning with a day-long visit to a simulated town. This popular learning experience allows elementary school students to operate banks, manage restaurants, write checks, and vote for mayor. Students are able to connect the dots between what they learn in school and the real world."  Colin got to experience being the CEO of Huntington Bank.  A mom of a former basketball teammate (who happened to be Cadence's 5th grade teacher) was a chaperone on the trip and shared some photos that she took!  

I was told that the "banking boys" won the Quality Business Award for doing such a great job!

 

Late Winter Happenings

Around 7:30 in the morning on weekdays, I'm normally dropping Colin off at school.  There sure were some pretty sunrises in January at that time of day.  Cadence enjoyed it when I would text her the good ones 😍

We got some unexpected snow one Friday evening -- it was probably the most we got in one shot over the entire winter.

I had to document Cadence's holiday chalkboard creations.  She does a great job keeping our house festive.

We visited cousin Dan downtown to check out a potential apartment for him since he was moving to Columbus for work!  We had fun walking around downtown, visiting the Planters shop, and grabbing lunch at Northstar Cafe!

That Sunday, we went to Mike's house to celebrate his birthday.  The dogs were going crazy and licking Colin!  We love Lucy and Tux.

The following weekend, Cadence and her 8th grade softball teammates went bowling as a team-building activity.

Wrappin' Up B-Ball

The last tournament for Colin and his 5th grade teammates was a tough one -- they were matched up against some really good teams.  They put up a great, fight, though!  Check out some of the pictures I got from this season's last couple weekends.

The kid on the right in maroon towered all of the other players.

Colin's game improved over the course of the season and it's a lot of fun watching him play.  We're still working on his negative self-talk when he makes mistakes and he's learning the importance of being a good teammate. He's still got some work to do, but he's inching toward the best basketball player he can be.  Until next season!

While You Were Out

Here are some of the photos we sent to Danny during his travels out west in January and February!

We were arguing about what the animal was that tripped the Ring camera!