We were busy in May.
School was packed with end-of-the-year activities.
Our downstairs neighbors were particularly awful.
We started looking for a new place to live.
Busy, busy, busy.
So here is a quick wrap up of our May--journal style.
Wyatt did not wrestle very much this spring. Will was not able to coach this spring with things really picking up at work he did not have the extra time to coach and wrestle like last year. Wyatt did go to practices but did not compete in many tournaments. Wyatt did go to the last tournament of the season on the 21st of May.
As always, Wyatt worked hard and gave it his all. He did not end up winning a medal but we were all proud of him. The last match was his hardest. I had been watching this other little boy all through the tournament and wondering if Wyatt would get a chance to wrestle him. I thought they would be evenly matched. Wyatt and the other boy ended up in a tie--in which case the last person to score the most points with a move (1, 2 or 3 points) gets the win. The other boy had scored a 2 point move so he got the win. Wyatt was disappointed in loosing but it was a great match. One of my favorite parts of this match was the referee. Will has been coaching wrestling for several years so lots of people know Will and Wyatt in the wrestling circle in our area. This referee (a teenager) was trying to ref the match and not cheer Wyatt on. He knew Wyatt was wrestling his guts out and I could tell he wanted to clap Wyatt on the back after each round and say "Great job! You're going to win this one!" But the ref kept things on the up-and-up. After the match the ref did come over to Wyatt, land a big high-five and tell Wyatt he did a great job.
May also gave us Open-House Night at the kid's school. We spent two evenings learning about all the things Lorien and Wyatt learned in school this year.
Lorien shared facts about crayfish (or crawdads?), geometry, geography, her own island called "Lorien Land" and fractions. I loved seeing the kids classrooms decorated with all their class work.
Wyatt shared facts about terrariums, maps, number stories, poetry, caterpillars and himself! I have a love-hate relationship with the end of a school year. I look forward to the lack of daily schedule and so much family time with a joy I cannot describe. At the same time I feel a little depressed that another year is over and my kids are growing older. Is it possible for some one to welcome and dread the march of time?
The school also put on a Fine-Arts festival at the end of May. The kids got to display their best art work from the school year. Both Lorien and Wyatt had some lovely art up and I cannot wait to put it up at home.
Whew--May is over. Now to write about the summer!
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