Day 2537 | So Long, Soccer

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The spring soccer season has officially come to an end. We started in about 30 degree weather in April and ended in 90 degrees today—you’ve got to love sporting in Wisconsin.

As much as I really dislike all the schlepping (and games EVERY weekend), I do enjoy watching the boys working hard, making new friends, and running around like crazy. Robbe is planning on playing again in the fall, but Chase has decided to hang up his cleats, so we’ll be on the lookout for a new activity for him to try out.

Day 2535 | Graduation

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This smart, funny, beautiful, talented young lady graduated from high school over the weekend and we couldn’t be more proud of her. She’ll be able to accomplish anything she puts her mind to and we’re excited to watch her next chapter unfold.

*The bottom photo is just a cute one from a graduation party. We’ll call it “Three Stages of Boyhood”.

Day 2534 | Culture Fest & Wax Museum

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It’s the end of the school year and that means time for another Culture Fest & Wax Museum. Robbe became an expert on South Africa and Chase transformed into Albert Einstein (you can tell by the wig, right?). We’re so proud of all the effort both boys put in and their final products were really impressive.

The other two photos are from the student art show. We had one 3D “stick man” sculpture (Chase) and one back-lit transparency art (Robbe). Both beautiful pieces of art.

Day 2526 | Regional Piano Competition

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Chase and I had a road trip to La Crosse for the WMTA Regional Piano Competition today. He qualified for it back in early April and has been diligently practicing his songs ever since. He didn’t end up placing in the top three, but he worked really hard and played his little heart out. As a fun bonus, the two of us got to explore a little bit of La Crosse while we were waiting for results. It was a lovely mom + son date—I’m such a lucky mom.