First Day of School

The boys officially started 7th and 10th grade this year! Crazy to think that soon Dave will be driving and Ike is going to be in high school before we know it. They got right back into the swing of things and are both staying pretty busy so far.

Still forcing the kids to go on after school walks with me.

I went with Josh to golf on a beautiful Friday. I enjoy putting around once he gets on the green.

I was gifted a ton of tomatoes so we made up a huge batch of spaghetti sauce. It is so tasty!

Here's a better picture of Dave with the neighbor kids :) 

 

Spring is Here!

Ike found us some morels. He's a great hunter.

Had a date with Jodi, so nice to catch up!

Lots and lots of golfing.

At Round Barn getting a ride with Coach Dale.

Last day of school! What on earth this year flew by.

 

First Day of School and a Concert

The boys started out the school year strong, heading into 6th and 9th grade! Ike moved up to the high school which was an adjustment but it didn't take too long-plus he likes the lunches more there. :) 

So far they like their classes (minus one here or there) and are settling in to the rhythm of the school year.

One of Dave's favorite bands (Cage the Elephant) had a concert down in Noblesville on that first day of school. It was not my best idea, but we made it work! We were all very tired for the second day ha!

I was still getting a lot of produce from the garden-my carrots did great this year!

 

Last Days of School

Ike had his very last school carnival this year. It's so sad he's not going to be at the elementary school anymore!

Here he is in all his glory from winning prizes. 

Gamma came up this weekend because the kids had some activities going on. 

Dave's final band concert of the year. They played some fun songs this time around!

It's official, last day of school!

Comparison shot from 5 years ago. 

We had a get together at Josh's aunts over Memorial Day Weekend.

These boys are so cute. They brought me breakfast on my birthday from 50 East. 

Me and my neighbor buddy Wesley. He likes to come help me plant things :)

 

Beginning of Spring

Right after we got back from Evansville Ike had his math bowl competition. He had some really tough questions!

We started off mushroom season. It ended up not being a great season for us but here's our first find, ha!

I got a little better with my sourdough making. Josh helped a lot! Here's my first real loaf. She was a beauty!

And with the last frosts over I got to work on my garden beds. I had some help from the neighbor kids :)

 

First Day of School

Crazy to believe the boys are in 8th and 5th grade this year! They started out strong and were fairly excited to be going back.

Got in a little golf after being at school for a couple of days!

Once again hunting Pokemon downtown. This time I joined them for a little bit and we got some great food from a food truck during the farmer's market!

Josh's parents took them to the drive-in. It was Ike's first time going. They both had a great time!

Pokemon with some of Dave's friends.

I am very proud of how my lavender did this summer! Not that I did much to it but I can take credit right?

Hot peppers from the garden. We had a pretty good year with the super hot peppers.

Dinner including roasted carrots harvested from the garden. Doesn't get much better than that!

 

Last Day of School 2022-23

The boys had a fantastic year of school. 4th and 7th grade were very good to us! Ike absolutely loved his teachers (especially Mr. Denney) and Dave thrived being in the jr/high school with all the different classes and teachers. Ike's favorite subject was science and Dave's was math and science, he couldn't pick between them.

Ike really grew in his soccer game and enjoyed robotics, though his team didn't end up doing very well this year. He plans to participate in it again next year. 

Dave decided to opt out of basketball this year and instead focused on esports and robotics through most of the school year then picked up golf in the spring. Golf has been such a blessing for him and he continues to keep playing. He even won the local golf course scholarship for junior player and so will be able to play all year for free!

They are both very much looking forward to camp coming up and the trip to Kentucky with all of my close family. Here's to a great summer!