Bike Rodeo

I Cento had their first ever bike rodeo. Two officers came to the school and talked to the kids about bike safety and the rules of the road, and a couple of days later, they had a bike rodeo to show off their skills. Guess who got roped into being bike course designer and master builder?


Thank goodness he had lots of great ideas and a lot of help setting up. The kids were so excited when they came outside and saw how their parking lot had been transformed. All Ryan could was keep pointing and saying, "that's my Dad, that's my Dad!" He was so proud of him!


One of the officers gave them a little briefing, and then they all scrambled to find their bikes...it was a riot.






Ryan had to have his bike inspected and answer a few questions before he could hit the course.


He passed with flying colors and off he went. Notice he is FINALLY riding his own bike! At home he still prefers the pink bike, but we told him he absolutely could not ride the pink bike at school and if he wanted to participate, he had to man up and ride the boy bike! His legs must have grown a couple of inches because he had no problem on it and rode it like a champ.










He did GREAT, and Randi was so proud of him for doing so well!


All the kids got a bike medal, Lance Armstrong bracelet and icy pop when they finished.




Then it was Randi's turn. I'm not sure what the officer was saying to her, but she sure seemed to think it was funny!






She had to ride on the big kids' course that had a lot more obstacles and challenges.








Randi and her BFF Caroline


The whole pit crew! Great job everyone! Our hard hats are off to you!

Randi lost a BIG one....tooth that is!

Randi's tooth was super loose before she went to bed, but she wouldn't let me anywhere near it, so all I could do was hope she didn't swallow it in the middle of the night. First thing the next morning, Randi came in with her tooth in hand and said she found it stuck to her lip when she woke up...whew, did we get lucky. She was pretty proud of her new smile that morning!

Wiggly tooth

Randi's top middle tooth is really wiggly, so I wanted to get a few more pictures of her before it fell out...







Her tooth was hanging by a thread at her Girl Scout Pottery Painting party, so of course the other girls in the "I've lost my top tooth" club were curious and excited for her.




Randi with Logan & Priscilla, who've both already lost top teeth!

A day at school

I volunteered to make year end photo books for both Randi & Ryan's classes, and while I had a lot of pictures from throughout the year, I still needed more pictures to fill in some holes, so I spent an entire day at school following the kids around. I took pictures of them in their classrooms, on the playground, in the gym, getting their school picture taken, having lunch, reading, and just goofing off. I had a great time and realized even more what a great school they go to and how wonderful their teachers are....we sure are going to miss you next year!

Ryan playing with Randi's classmates before heading off to his classroom




Randi's frog sitting safely on the log. If they get a warning during the day, their frog goes onto the lily pad, and if they continue to mis-behave, their frog falls in the pond. Randi told me her frog had to sit on the lily pad once, but she's NEVER fallen in the pond!


Kyleigh, Macie, Randi & Christiana


Randi getting her school picture taken


Randi & Ryan posing for the camera

Mrs. Svatora & Coach Sue


Tumbling fun




Coach Sue


Coach Sue & Mrs. Schmalz


Burning off some energy


Fun with fabric squares








Mrs. Schmalz reading the class a story


Modeling their silly bird hats


Reading time


Look mom, clean hands...


now I can eat lunch!




Silly boy


Awwwww.........

The 4 of us

We have 1000's of pictures of the kids, but we don't have a lot of the 4 of us together, so when the neighbor offered to take our picture, we sat on the curb in front of a patch of bluebonnets. It's not the perfect location, but at least it captured all of us together and all looking at the camera at the same time....thank goodness for small miracles!

Pony Club

Randi started Pony Club lessons this month. I was able to find a wonderful program that not only teaches her to ride, but also places a lot of emphasis on horse and tack care, anatomy, safety and responsibility. The girl are there for an hour and half each time and they only spend about 15 on horseback, so their teachers, Ms. Liza and Mrs. Theresa are doing a lot of groundwork and building a solid foundation for their future as equestrians.

Randi learning about bridles and bits and how to clean a hoof




Shiloh & Sinbad are the resident mini's who helped the kids gain confidence before getting on the big guys




No hesitation here!


I may be a little biased, but I think the girl has naturally great form!

Fly boys

Ryan spent the afternoon with his friend Jake. They had a lot of fun riding Jakes cool motorcycle, playing in the sandbox with tractors, and "flying" on the swing!