Trevor and Tristan perform in plays day 1

One of the reasons (actually the main reason) we stick with co-op despite the distance and the fact that it doesn't always fit my ideal of the homeschool lifestyle is DRAMA class. The drama teacher, Mrs. Marquis, is wonderful, she manages to hold the attention and respect of a large class of kids and somehow pulls them all together in fantastic end of year shows. Tristan was in a play last year and this year both Trevor and Tristan are in shows. The end of year plays this year were The Balloon Party and Good Ol' Sam Martin for the Junior High and The Mysterious Marvel of Midway for the High School class. Tristan was New Orange in Balloon Party and an extra in both the other plays. Trevor was a dual role of mall guard and security guard in Midway. All the shows were fantastic and the boys did so well. Day 1 went much better than I expected. I saw "than I expected" because the high school play was still blocking and making changes during the dress rehearsal.This student written play did not yet seem a cohesive story even the day before the first show. Speaking of the dress rehearsal, it was LONG, it went on and on and on! The waitingrambling for rides, changing other things on the schedule and juggling to get siblings other places or realise they need to be missed was all worth it when we saw the show the next day.

Tae kwon Do competition

Our guys competed in the area tae kwon do tournament again this year. Over the years everyone in the family except me has trained in Tae kwon Do. At the moment only Bob, Colin and Tristan do.



Colin helped quite a bit by holding boards for young ones and anyone who needed it.

Tristan doing his form/poomse.

Tristan breaking boards. he did well and broke all of the boards he'd set up, 4 or 5.

Colin breaking boards. he did well too, he's still "crazy strong"!

Awrads ceremony. Colin got a Gold and a silver while Tristan recieved a silver and a bronze. They were in the same category for one event.

Colin (in red) Sparring. This was Colin's first year competing in sparring and he did really well!

More from the Tae kwon Do tournament

Someone from Tae Kwon Do took pictures of the kids and gave them to me. They're better than the pictures I took so worth another post.

Tristan and Comet's birthday

What could be better than a boy and his dog with birthdays just 3 days apart, so close they can celebrate together!

First signs of spring

It's been a very long, cold winter this year. Nice to see some first signs of spring today.



tree frog



woodpecker

Prom

Hayley attended her first prom, they grow up too fast! She went with her friends Sarah, Kenara and Kenara's date. Kenara's mom helped them get ready before the prom. I hear it was a wonderful evening.

Snow if finally melting. The animals are sensing that spring is near. Everyone wants to get outdoors more. meanwhile preparations for co-op classes and other homeschool work carries on.

is it time to come out of winter hiding now?

The bearded dragons spent a lot of time in brumation this winter, we're finally starting to see them again.

baby Elle is shedding

I've been doing a lot of clearing outdoors, opening the side yard up more. Look forward to the rest of the snow melting.

Willow is interested in my science class materials for this week. Why so much? A Rube Goldberg machine week, we'll see what we can create.

balloon car races

We had balloon car races in science class today. Tristan and all the students enjoyed this.