The first quarter of the 2009-2010 school year is almost over. It kind of flew by! The kids have battled some new germs causing each one of them to miss a day of school this quarter. We are hopeful that the remaining school year will be sick free!
Tony is in the middle of the 8th Grade Fall Basketball season with Immaculate Heart. There are about 9 kids on the team and at any one time about 7 players per game. They are really trying hard and although they haven't won a game yet, they still leave the court with smiles on their faces. It's hard when half the team are the size of Typical 8th graders 5'3" - 5'7" or so and the other schools may have gargantuan players who average 5'8" with at least 10+ kids on each team. Some of these kids haven't played organized basketball before so trying to get them to be in the right position and aware of the ball in relation to the hoop has been a challenge for Tony. But overall he's having a good time.
Anthony has had some school work struggles but I think we have finally conquered them and his grades are slowly making an improvement. He's starting to really show us some great effort when it comes to doing homework and has a great attitude about school. Jackson is doing just fine. He loves his class and his teacher and he loves all the "specials" (extra classes such as Art, Computer, PE, etc). He even loves Mass and lining up for Morning Prayers. Mass was something I feared for him because I thought he'd be too wiggly to sit through. Taylor is doing fine. She's becoming more articulate and has definitely learned gender differences. She has quite a few friends and loves playing on the playground.
At the end of this month will be All Saints Day. Nana is making the boy's costumes again this year. I'll definitely have pictures for that and Halloween put up onces the events occur.
For now, wish us luck through the end of this quarter and into the second quarter.
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