Entering 4th Grade Questions

Boyd Entering 4^rd Grade Question and Answer

What do you want to be when you grow up? Professional handball player

What’s your favorite color?  Red

Favorite Animal: Turtle

If you could have a pet what would it be?  A cat

What superhero are you most like? Antman because he is funny

If you could travel to one place where would it be? Back to Colorado

Favorite thing to do outside? Swimming, riding bike, all things Colorado

Favorite thing to do inside? Playing fortnite, nerf wars

Favorite place you have ever been?  Colorado

Best memories of the summer. Ultimate frisbee

Worst memories of the summer.  Losing the baby

Favorite food? Ice cream cookies and cream and chips ahoy Breyers icecream

Favorite Book? The Rhino in Right field was the favorite book of the summer

Favorite toys? Koosh ball

Interests: Fortnite, dancing

Favorite sport: Ninja warrior

Favorite movie: Jurrasic World Fallen Kingdom

How fast do you think you will run a mile next year? 5:50

What summer camps did you do this year?  Baseball, Animal habitats, and sports creations

What camps do you hope to do next year? The Harry Potter one and the Arcade one

What are you looking forward to learning in 4th grade? Math

What was the best thing about third grade?  Reading and Mrs. Mansberger

What's one thing that you taught your friends? How to laugh when I said it’s too hard to cut this rectangle.

What are two things you are good at? Being funny and art and playing Fortnite 

How many inches will you grow this year?  3 or 4

What are your goals for this year? To make a goal in soccer,

What makes you unique? I’m funny, make funny faces, brave

As summer winds down and we are back home there have been lots of errands and prep work for the upcoming school year. There has also been plenty of fun with water fights...

Costumes (these must all be characters from the popular video game) And nerf fights.

Group lunches.

The start of soccer season.

Almost daily wild pool time. We are lucky the pool has been wide open due to craziness and noise levels.

Thursday Night Summer concert in the park. Boyd found a seat.  Boyd I hope you are always brave  and never self conscious. Boyd proceeded to dance all alone right in front of the singers at two different points in their show. He never ceases to amaze me and make me want to be a little more like him.

Another seat in a tree this time. Almost hidden.

Taking the bike to the Colorado soil. Again, way braver than me although he did get me out there on the small bumps he was far more comfortable.

Love this view and contrast of colors.

Button Rock is a place Boyd will ask to go to several times within the year.  Up the road we go.

Macy walking Boyd.

These stumps used to be a more appropriate fit for Boyd's size.

Trying to find a route across.

Tree pose in the trees.

We cheered Chris and Kylee on at their 2 mile race and afterwards Boyd had a long dance battle with the Dairy Queen cone. It was so fun to watch. When the cone became human again he was drenched in sweat.

Always visiting at least one new place in Lyons. This year it was Pinball. Who knew this hidden gem would be so fun.

Boyd dancing and CeAnn relaxing.

These two have a long standing history. In 2012 Boyd surprised Macy and she bit him in response. Boyd has been leery of her at times but this year loved her to pieces. He wanted to feed her and turn her into a sausage with all the treats and he just wanted to be around her. She loves when he throws rocks and he likes to think he is a little bit his dog as he instructs her to do things. These two were always so much fun with Chris at the river. 

Giving commands.

Jump!

Shake with a treat

CeAnn snuggles while snacking and hanging out outside the market.

In so many ways this is our immediate family and home. I wish I could eloquently explain what our hearts feels every time we pull up for the summer.  This summer perhaps even more than any other we needed to come "home". Thank you for showering us with love, peace, purpose, conversation, laughter, growth, fun, perspective and a million and one more things.  While we hate to go and struggle with the transition back to the east coast we look forward to next year. 

One last night. Boyd kept squeezing Kylee and telling her, "I'm so glad you can stay with us"

The ball game!

Pearl Street Mile/Half mile

Boyd set a goal to do some biking to town and back. This bike brigade includes some of my favorite people.

Annual mini golf. We are about the same skill level as last year.

Just tall enough for the go karts. He raced Kylee. Her car was backfiring and Boyd took full advantage laying on the gas.

Morning river crew. I accomplished my goal of jumping in.

Boyd loving on Kylee.

Lily lake choose your own adventure.

Boyd was the one creating the route there and back.

Dance moves on the mountain.

Well this ended in a bear cub scratch when a branch peg broke off.

Optical illusion. He is high above the water and this was freaking me out.

Why are you nervous mom?

A few false summits but we made it.

We thought it was an otter with a branch but learned it was probably a muskrat. We also saw ducks, and a snake.

We were at the top but we think our actual summit was hidden.

Boyd has been accepted as one of the Lyons big kid crew, meanwhile I joined but the kids insisted I had to be Kylee's aunt rather than cousin. Sad I'm old. This picture of the sun setting on Laverne Johnson park should be in a catalog.

Ended the day at National Night Out.