Racetrack video

Below is a link to an old video of a cool racetrack thru the trees... created by Micah and Chad, of course.

http://youtu.be/xfjUpsFaR-8

Micah's solo

Below is a link to a solo Micah did last spring.  Chad found that I'd never shared this piece of joy with you, so we are doing it now!


http://youtu.be/qZYN7o2sawg

Micah's Thanksgiving Play

Below is the link to Micah's Thanksgiving play at school last week.  The video starts a tiny bit after the beginning.  This is not the fault of the videographer (Chad).  He was all prepared and already videoing.  However, Micah's microphone wasn't working, and there was no one else around who knew what to do for it.  So, from the piano, I hissed, "Chad!"  He had to quit the lovely video he had already started and go turn the thing on.  Then, after Chad turned it on, Micah immediately started his narration-- before Chad was able to even get to his front row seat. 

I tell you, if the Wingerts left GA, they'd have a conundrum figuring out how to run all sorts of things...

Micah did a fantastic job!!  This play is one the 1st graders do every year at Thanksgiving, and everyone always looks forward to it-- first graders and audience alike.  You probably don't remember that far back, but Katie was also the narrator when her class did it.  Jenna was a pilgrim woman and Claire was a turkey. :)

As a whole, not counting the superb narration, this year it was a little lacking in enthusiasm.  7 kids were absent for the play.  And Micah missed the 3 days of school after that. 

http://youtu.be/VIJU8QhHNnY

HOORAY FOR THANKSGIVING by Mary Churchill

Michelle

Our Short-term Pet

This is Mohinder, the bearded dragon we are pet-sitting for a time.  Our neighbors' house had an electrical fire, so they were unable to use any electricity.  They've now gotten some electricity (good thing so their dogs and cats don't freeze on these cold nights), but the demolition has begun.  The fire messed up a bunch of their wiring as well as many appliances, etc.  They are still living in a hotel.  We offered to help, and Jessica very soon called me up and asked if we could keep Mo for them.  It's been a fascinating new experience.  Some days, he hasn't moved at all.  In fact, I was fairly certain he'd died the other day.  Then I turned on a loud hair dryer nearby and he opened his eyes.  Doesn't eat much.  I offer fruits and vegetables and meat chunks.  Jessica said she'll bring over crickets some day.  He likes to sit on his heated rock.  These are real great pictures of him.  It's a little hard to get good ones because his tank is rather large with a high walls. 

Sick!

It was a joy to have Micah home sick with me last week!  Even the sickness wasn't that bad (for either of 

us :).  It was a joy to have him home again, alone, with me for 3 days.  He had a cold and was too snotty and coughy to go to school, but he wanted to play with me a bunch.  He's such a social kid-- can't stand doing things by himself for too long.  It did very much change my plans for those 3 days, but we read books and did sidewalk chalk and welcomed our neighbor's pet (see next post) and baked things and played games and did Wii together and more.  This photo is what happened the first morning... As he and I were in the car after dropping Katie off at school, we listened to some recorded "Frances" books.  In one story, Frances runs away, under her kitchen table, and creates a hideaway.  It made me think that maybe if I created a hideaway for Micah, it would help to occupy him a bit.  He loved it.  Immediately made it his with the clothespin creation you see.  Then he wanted to know if I was baking the chocolate cake Frances's mother had made, so we worked on that next. 

Owl Cake

Neighbor girl requested an owl cake for her  bday.  Katie found some easy suggestions for me online, and this resulted.  Probably the easiest cute cake I've ever made. 

Poetry by Claire

Swimming
I love swimming!
This is the best exercise!
Swift, graceful movements
Make you glide through
The glorious water.
Swimming is fun.
Splish, splash, sploosh, splash!
That enjoyable sound.
Though I detest when water
Goes up my nose,
I love swimming!

Trick or Treat

Jenna went to a friend's house for Halloween and Katie decided to stay home, but Claire and Micah did a little trick or treating with Chad.  I had told them we weren't spending any money on costumes this year, and they had fun figuring something out themselves.  We had a cowboy and an insect.  Cute kids no matter what they wear!

Buddy Bear and Micah

Micah got to take home his class "pet" for a weekend, and he sure loved it!!