Neighborhood Elementary Gang

When we were in Miami, we heard lots of talk about diversity. You hear about it all over, but our county has the exact same percentages of different races as the entire US population. Just look at the group, we usually walk with in the morning. My kids are the only blonde "Americans," Sofia and Isa are from Columbia. Elma & Tolman are from India. Emily is Chinese and Chloe is half Chinese. Unfortunately for us, my kids are the only ones that can't speak another language. This is only 5 of the families in our little neighborhood. We also have Venezuelans, Russians, Pakastani, and many others. 

Friends Over

We have some extra kids over this weekend. Elizabeth and Daniel are no strangers to our house. They stay with us whenever their parents go out of town without them. Their mom had a sisters trip this week. It had been planned for a while and their dad was supposed to take care of them. Sadly, he has been unemployed for a while (oil industry). We was offered a field position for a few weeks. It doesn't pay well, but anything helps. Their mom planned to cancel her sisters trip, but I told her NOT to. She needs this!!! We get the honor of hosting these easy going cuties. 

Katy Rodeo

 

Our favorite rodeo is this weekend. We like to go on Thursday when it is free for students. We were lucky enough to have several families that are our closest friends meet us to join in on the fun.

Angles in Math Class

Lexi's teacher posted this photo of their angles class today.

Swimming at the YMCA

I took the kids to the YMCA this evening so they could go swimming in the indoor pool. The water is too cold for me, but they enjoyed it for a while. It is a good way to wear them out a little. 

Bubbles for Bluebonnet Bash

Every year, the Blue Bonnet Books puts out a list of 20 books for kids in Texas (grades 3 - 6) to read. The elementary school has a party every January/February to award the kids that read at least 10 of the books. These girls all attended the bash today and received bubbles. They also have a bubble expert come and perform many of his tricks. In addition to that, they ate pizza and missed some classes. Sounds like a good deal. 

Super Bowl

We watched the Super Bowl tonight. I like football, but for the last few years I only make an effort to watch one or two games - usually just the Super Bowl. These guys can appreciate some of the game, but they were way more into the food and the commercials. I sent them to bed right after half time and watched the rest by myself.