A Basketball Star in the making

Benjamin (in the orange shirt)

Throughout the month of November, Benjamin has been participated in a basketball clinic for kindergarteners put on by Community Ed. It was taught by players of the Waconia Wildcat Varsity BB Teams. They taught the kids the basics such as dribbling, passing, pivoting and shooting. No slam dunks yet, but I imagine it's just a matter of time (and growing another few feet).

An early Thanksgiving

Last night we were invited to an early Thanksgiving dinner at our friends the Larson's. There were also 3 other family's that we are friends with there as well. Tim and Nikki have recently moved into the country where they are able to to have some animals. The 100 chicks they started with have grown to include goats, dairy steer calves, geese, ducks and turkeys. In honor of Thanksgiving we got to eat one of the fresh turkeys. This turkey was huge! After they butchered it and cleaned it, the sucker weighed 40 lbs! I have never seen such a large turkey. It was by far the most delicious turkey I have ever eaten. Very moist and tender. Thanks Larson family!

I escaped!!

No really, I did! This past weekend, 3 friends from college came to the Twin Cities for a get-away. They invited me to join them at the hotel for the weekend and I was happy to join them. We spent the time shopping, eating, visiting and other things I'm not able to mention on this blog. ;) It was fabulous and much needed. I feel like a completely new person. When do I get to go away again????

Marvelous Me

This week was Benjamin's turn to be the Marvelous Me in his kindergarten class. It's their version of the VIP. Everyday of the week there was something that they did to get to know him. He completed a sheet about himself to share with the class. The class traced him and colored in his picture on a giant sheet of paper. His family came to visit one day and he also got to bring treats. A great way for the class to get to know him.

The picture the class made of him by tracing around him. He said that it really tickled when they did that.

The story the class wrote about Benjamin based on the information sheet he filled out for the class.

Dad, Noah & Lauren coming for a classroom visit.