Battle of the Books District Competition

This year Jase participated in The Battle of the Books Competition at Granger. The kids are placed on teams and then assigned 8 or 10 books to read. Then after several months of reading, they had a competition to see who could answer the most questions correctly about the books that they had read. Jase's team won the school competition. Then they went on to district competition to represent Granger Elementary. I think there were 10 teams at District and we placed 4th. Jase enjoyed it and it was a great experience for him. Way to go Team!

So proud of our Watch Dog Dad!

Jason is a part of a group of Dads at Granger. We call them the Watch Dog Dads. These extra special Dads take time off from their jobs to work at the school on various days throughout the year. Jase & Jackson LOVE it when their Daddy come to work at their school. Jackson's birthday was one of the days that Jason volunteered to work this year. He was one tired Watch Dog at the end of the day. I think he had a full days work! Unk (Uncle Alex) was in town on this day so we had his background check cleared just in time for him to be a Watch Dog too! It was a great days for all of them!

Thanksgiving at Granger 2009

Another tradition for Granger.....Thanksgiving lunch with your kiddos. Jason, Gracie and I joined the boys for Thanksgiving lunch at school. We had a great time! Gracie LOVES going to "the brothers" school. I think Jase and Jackson like having us there too! We shared our table with some good friends....Katie and Christy. It was a great day! Happy Thanksgiving to all!

First Day of School

Here they are...ready for another fun-filled year at Granger. Jase and Jackson were up early, ready for their big day. However, Gracie was not so excited. Her partners in crime were about to be gone for the whole day. What's a girl to do? I was able to get a few pictures. Jase informed me that this year things would be different with me and my camera. Boo Hoo! I knew this day was coming...but hoping not so soon! No cameras allowed in his classroom. I did sneak one picture of him from the hallway(he never knew I was there). HeHe! The following post contains picures from the first day of school. Hope you enjoy!

First Day of School

Jase's Last Day of 4th Grade

On the last day of school Jase's class had their class party. Before going outside for some water fun, they enjoyed nuggets from Chick fil A, fruit and a cookie cake. Gracie is usually so shy, but she made herself right at home with Jase and all of his friends. Of course she was still very quite, but just leaving my side was a huge milestone for her! I think Jase enjoyed having her too! He is really proud of her! It was a very fun day!

Last Day of Kindergarten

These are a couple of pictures that I took on the last of school. We took one "serious" picture and of course we needed one silly picture too! Jackson had a great year and he really enjoyed Mrs. Smith's class. He made friends with a lot of really neat kiddos too!

Field Day Fun 2009

This is Jackson enjoying himself at Field Day! There are some pictures of him and his friend Ava. He thinks the world of Miss Ava. I love, love, love these pictures because his smile so represents his love for life! He is my one kiddo that gets the very most out of every moment....Jason always describes him as our "Little Life Lover".

Field Day 2009 @ Granger

These are a few pictures from Field Day. It was a really FUN and WET day! Coach Ray used the Gatorade theme this year. It was the Best Field Day ever. I told the boys that when their Daddy and I were in school our Field Day consisted of egg toss, sack race, and jump rope relay. Things have come a long way since we were in school. But at least we did not have it as bad as my Dad did....he had to walk to school up hill both ways...in the snow! Ha! Ha! Hmmm......I think he was pulling my leg!

Jase's 4th Grade Awards Ceremony

Today was the End of the Year 4th Grade Awards Ceremony. It was another great year for Jase. All due to the combination of him being an "AWESOME~SAUCE" student and having an "AWESOME~SAUCE" teacher! Awesome~Sauce is what Mrs. Sheffield always called her students. She didn't really know that she fit into that same category. We love us some Mrs. Sheffield! The following are the awards that he received this year...Hats Off Award for his hard work and dedication, Walk the Line Award for demonstrating outstanding citizenship during the school year, The Silver Spur Award for Honor Roll. He also was recognized for achieving Commended scores on the TAKS Writing, Math and Reading tests. For all of you not familiar with State Testing in Texas - our test is called the TAKS and Commended is the highest level of recognition on the test. Last but not least, he earned a medal for competing on the UIL Team that represented Granger Elementary. We are so very proud of you Jase Man!
This is a picture of Jase's class. He was in class with a great group of kiddos this year! He made some really great friends this year!

Kindergarten Celebration

Today was Kindergarten Celebration for the kiddos at Granger Elementary. The theme of the celebration was a Hawaiian Luau. The children sang a few songs...but, I did not get any good pics of that(sad face). Guess I was just too far back in the audience. The students were given leis to represent their awards. It was so cute! Jackson received three awards ~ The Saddle Up Award (for great improvement during the year), Walk The Line Award (for outstanding citizenship during the year), and Hats Off Award (for all of his hard work and dedication). He also received a special music award for this six weeks! Yee Haw ~ Jackson! Mom, Dad, Jase, Gracie & Bella are all so very proud of you!

Wrangler Round-Up @ Granger

Today Jase received several awards at the Wrangler Round-Up. He was recognized for making straight A's on his report card, citizenship award,and last but not least......he received the Granger Wrangler Award. Yee! Haw! This was a real honor for him. Of course Jason and I think that he is an outstanding young man, but it's nice to know that others think that too! He was really surprised when his named was announced! Big Wrangler Salute to Jase!

Wrangler Round-Up @ Granger

Today was Wrangler Round-Up (awards day for this 6 weeks)at Granger. Jackson was recognized for his academic progess and his citizenship within the classroom. We are so VERY proud of you Jackson!

Boosterthon Fun Run

Here are the cheerleaders for the "brudders". Woooooo! Hoooooo!

Jackson's Boosterthon Fun Run @ Granger

Jackson with his PROUD Mom at the Boosterthon.

Boosterthon Fun Run @ Granger

Jase @ Boosterthon Fun Run @ Granger

Today was the Boosterthon Fun Run at Granger Elementary. It was a great day for the run...the weather was beautiful and of course there was a strong Texas breeze blowing. The kiddos have been collecting donations for the number of laps that they would run. Thanks to all of you who donated! Jase had a blast!

Boosterthon Fun Run @ Granger

100th Day of School

To help celebrate the 100th day of school each Kindergartner was asked to make something with 100 things on it and wear it to school. After days of brainstorming we decided to make something using the letter J for Jackson. So using my Cricut machine, Jackson and I cut out J's for what seemed like an eternity. Before we finished the entire project, Jackson was worn out. So....his Daddy and I finished gluing all of the little J's on the big J. The next morning he was so excited to see his project had been completed. He was really proud of his 100th day project. Can you tell?

Jackson's Christmas Party @ Granger

Here's me and Jackson at his class Christmas party. We had so much fun! It was really fun to watch him enjoy himself and interact with all of his little friends. He was sad when it was time for me to go to Jase's party. He doesn't want to understand the concept of "splitting time".