1st grade complete!

Yesterday our HBB completed 1st grade.  He had a wonderful year full of learning, exploring, creating, and accomplishing.  He is now an orange belt in karate, and today he has his piano recital (piece chosen: Mr. Brahm's Lullaby).  Hersh truly thrived and school this year.  He is smart, creative, kind, and witty.  Children and adults alike enjoy having Hersh around, as do we.   Hersh can be slow (like an eastern box turtle) at times, so we are working to encourage him along and keep things moving, while honoring who he is--summer will be good for all of us!

We also attended Hersh's Bayit Patuach, where he built "Jeepower"for the Tropical Climate, and he wrote a poem in which he made a list for what he needed to survive in a Tropical Rain forest (Whale of a Tale Rain forest):
1-Walkie Talkie
2-Phone
3-Chopped Wood/Doghouse
4-Tent
5-Sleeping Bag
6-Marshmallows
7-Raincoat
8/9-Backpack and Dog Backpack
Why? Because of shelter and luxury.

AlteLu and I are loving each summer day together. She had her first ballet class this week, and relished in each aspect--the uniform, shoes, dance studio.  AlteLu has also been taking swim lessons and has been beading up a storm!  This week she also asked to get her ears pierced.  I told her when she can swim on her own AND ride a two-wheel bike (with no training wheels)-- I think I bought us a few years!