How can it be that our sweetest man is 6! He is truly a delight--offering "dinosaur arm" hugs at bedtime, taking his own shower, loving to sing in the big bed, with a huge heart of compassion, silliness, and just true deliciousness. Kate visited from Norway--an amazing treat as well. We had a joyful day--he slept in and then we headed to the Einstein and Lincoln Memorials, the Cherry Blossoms, and then the "best hot pretzel of his life."
We just had the blessing of a magical family time in majestic CO! Along with our dear friends, the GS family, we travelled to Granby/WP (and the Arapaho Basin) for a few days of snow, incredible mountains, and lots of skiing. Sender can now ski, the big kids are pros, and Jacob proof that you can teach an old dog new tricks! My goal for next year is to get a snow shoe in as well. I did feel like my organs were going to explode with the elevation change, but all is well. Sadly, we didnt see any moose, but we did see lots of snowy tracks that Sender decided were from a snow fox.
This morning, Jacob and I attended Sender's student spotlight--stories, rock painting, and artikim. What a magical morning! Here is his class interview:
Today we conducted Sender's Student Spotlight interview. Before we began he told us about his ski trip in Colorado he just got back from! Enjoy his Q & A below:
Sender: My favorite is serpentines... like snakes
Sadie: What's your favorite thing about manta rays? That they have like those metal plates that they have their food in
Yael: I have two. What's your favorite restaurant? Well I don't know... I think it was in Mexico, or New Orleans, or Florida... It had a bunch of lights, and we all played Duck Duck Goose, and it had a bunch of skeletons
Yael: What's your favorite food? My favorite food is strawberry
Zoe: I have two. What is your favorite Pokémon? I'll say Pikachu
Zoe: My second is favorite movie: that's a hard choice... Bluey
Ms. Angie: What's your favorite book to read? That's a hard one I don't know... The Book With No Pictures...Well actually it's Winnie the Pooh
Samuelo: What's your favorite color dragon? I don't know how to describe it but it's this kind of blue (pointed to a light blue Purim mask)
Samuelo: Oh... like a light blue
Abraham: What's your favorite kind of spider? Actually daddy long legs
Abraham: Oo those are scary one
Sender: Actually no... this is a made up kind of one... a dragon tarantula
Abraham: I know those!
Tali: I have two. My first one is what is your favorite puppy dog? Frankie
Abraham: Oh yay!!!
Sender: That's Abraham's dog
Joey: What's your favorite Halloween thing? Well next Halloween I am going to be Robin Hood and I have read the story Robin Hood so let's just say Robin Hood... Robin Hood is my favorite movie actually... movie not book
Tali: What's your favorite bird? A peregrine falcon... I don't know what they look like
Zev: What's your favorite favorite? Like what do you like the most? I like serpentines... That's my favorite favorite... serpentines
Etai: What's your favorite sport? Basketball
Shalev: What's your favorite type of wildcat? Um... a jaguar
Arthur: What's your favorite dunk in basketball? I'm not used to that... can you tell me something else? I only know one kind of dunk... When you tuck it and take it in your hand and go like that
Arthur: Slam dunk? That's a slam dunk.
Arthur: What's your favorite thing to do like on there (class schedule)? Pack up... no really really
Caleb: What's your favorite superhero? Um... It's a made up one I'm gonna be for Purim... Captain Crocodile... It's a person that has a blackish, bluish cape and a belt... he's not just a superhero... he's also the police's assistant
Ms. Winter: What was your favorite part of your ski trip? Doing my first green ever... green is the first color, blue is the second, and black is the third, and black is the hardest one... black is invisible... my brother and sister told me about it
Aiden: What's your favorite kind of monster? I say a giant panda monster because our basketball team that we ended is called the Blizzard Panda, and also because of panda panda, and also because of Milton panda
Suri: What's your favorite thing to do with your family? Go to Florida... when we go to our Airbnbs... I only went two times but one of them we got a really nice Airbnb... it's also watching LEGO Batman with my brother and sister
Then the children got to work on their (blue and orange) books for him! We can't wait to celebrate him tomorrow and his birthday on March 23rd!
