The end--2nd/7th/10th

 We did it!  We've arrived at the very end of another school year.  So proud of these kids.  Being a kid is a lot.  So much is demanded of them on a daily basis, and overall they are doing so well.  Hersh's work load is wild, but he made it through.  Lu has a lot of development ahead of her over the next few years--so much growth, maturing and responsibility.  And Sender, he seems to be the champion of it all.  We are also deep in swim team land, which is just so lovely as always.  Soon Hersh will be off to Israel and the summer will slip by, if we dont hold on tight.

Maycember >June

 Wild few weeks over here as everything comes to then end....Hersh had a magical time at Dreamstreet, Lu is concluding another incredible year of ballet, Sender transitioned from the Pirahnas to the Feet, and we are so happy to be at Daleview all the time:)  We went to Sender's Space Expo and learned a lot about the Kaiper Belt.  Tonight is CAP Hollywood, and Sunday ballet demo.I've had the good fortune of lots of 1:1 time with each kid this past week (car rides, work buddy, pool time) and each moment is a gift.  They have so much to say, are developing and I just love love love them.  Jacob and I also celebrated 22 years of wedded bliss--what a blessing--and had a lovely date night--but they ran out of pizza, a total tragedy!  Onward to the last weeks of school, summer packing, and love.

Quotes

It's a very busy season....May seems to be the deluge of the end of the year, a season of impending transition and supporting the kids (while never cooking dinner).  Earlier this week Hersh made us proud by finishing his first year as a Hartman Fellow, he won the BBYO Leadership Award, has been working so hard to get as much school work done as he can before he heads to volunteer at Dreamstreet.  Among the many wonderful moments with Hersh this week, he achieved a PR (195lbs) in weight lifting and discussed, what is the holiest day of year.  Lu went to Memphis last weekend for a camp friends BM, and then to NYC for Milton 7th grade trip--she is definitely living her best life.  Sender is finishing being a Piranha and feels the end of 2nd grade upon him.  I took him for ice cream after school the other day when it was so hot...he said, "Wow Ima.  It worked.  That was surprisingly delicious (bc vanilla) and it cooled my whole body down."  We also had a whole conversation about what it means to be liberated, and he confessed that although his class is ready for 3rd grade bc they have learned enough, they are not good enough listeners for 3rd grade:)