Planting Granny's Pots...

...finding morel mushrooms in our back garden, turning in Nat'l Board Recertification, releasing butterflies at school, and cheering Josh on at a track meet! MAY.

 

More April...

Yoga with Ness, soccer with VanSickles, Kai and Josh get to REF Micah's game, Carol Iverson's funeral and a weekday with the nieces, spring bursting through, and SELFIES

6th Grade Track

 Josh decided to run track for the first time this year--alongside his buddies, Crosby and Gavin.  He came home from practice one day saying he wanted to be a SPRINTER.  Hmmm...I tried to steer him toward a long-distance event, as he is a SOCCER PLAYER, hello...  But, as it turns out, he's pretty fast!  He loved running against his buddies at Northwood and Highland.  The kids and I tried to make it to Josh's meet, but there were SO MANY PEOPLE at the all-district meets that by the time we found parking and arrived, we had to leave to take Micah to soccer practice.  But we had found the Largents in the stands, and Angela sent me this video of Josh winning his heat of the 100m sprint.

First Day of Track Practice, 2013

The last Monday in February marks the start of HS TRACK in our coaching household.

This is what we woke to find...to welcome in the "spring" sport season.

 Someone was NOT impressed.  This meant a day without riding her bike.

And this was just amazing bed-head.

But not to worry--this time of year, the snow melts by midday.  Wasn't it gorgeous?!?

They Love Their Daddy

Gracie and Josh's eyes are wide with excitement when they hear "BEEP!" in our driveway.  The sound signals that the Subaru doors are locked, but to the kids, this means: "Daddy's Home!"  Like a starting pistol, the car horn announces that it's time to race to the nearest door, locate their dad, and attach themselves to his legs as quickly as possible.

This picture was taken at Audubon Park the day after Mooberry Relays.  The Lochhead family survived! Jeff and the other John R. Rogers HS coaches and staff did an excellent job hosting this enormous track meet.  I think the final count was 23 schools in attendance this year.  I got to help out at the coaches' table all day, and the kids spent a fun day with G'ma Colleen and Papa Scott.  After months of planning, the day went off without a hitch, and "there was great rejoicing" as it concluded.  :)  I think we'll forever see this track meet as the pinnacle of track season; everything after is downhill.

The season is nearing its conclusion:  Districts are this weekend at SFCC and then on to Regionals and State!  It's been a great season...and soon summer will be in our sights!