Another School Year Ends

Another school has come to an end for most of the Hatton children (George is finished on Tuesday).  Patrick completed his first year of high school.  That's about all that can be said nicely there.  Here are a couple of pictures from his band concert back on May 11th.

Mary completed preK4 on May 20th.  She is very much looking forward to starting Kindergarten in August.

Mary wanted to bring her baby doll to school pickup with the carrier.

The lilacs looked and smelled so wonderful, I had to get a picture with Our Lady.

Mary is playing t-ball this spring/summer.  We never know if she's gonna bat left or right until she gets up there.

It looks like she went right this time.

On 3rd ready to run home.

Safe!

And back to the dugout after a hard run.

Every once and awhile, Mike and I leave the kids home and go out for dinner.  We're usually back before bed time but its always nice to hang out.

As of June 1st, all 5 kids are register members of BSA: Mary is a Lion, Cecilia is a Bear, George is about to finish he Tenderfoot, Becca is First Class and SPL, and Patrick is Life but within reach of his Eagle.  Here they are ready for the Memorial Day parade to start.  Mike and I are registered leaders and merit badge counselors as well.

At no point does Patrick smile for the camera.  He does at other times.

Covid made school different this past year, to say the least.  But the kids all managed to get by with good grades (Becca got all As!) and are not much worse for the wear.  I applied for a job for the first time in 16 years yesterday.   Hopefully future employers will look at 15 years of motherhood as excellent training for whatever.  God bless you all.

All About Becca

Becca is the world champ of keeping it going.  She's kept active in her BSA troop, was on and went to state for the Lego League and was on the Scholastic Bowl, volleyball, basketball and track teams.  She even managed to maintain all As in her classes.    Basketball wrapped up last week.

She also managed to run a few track meets in between basketball games.  She ran hurdles, the 1600, 800, and did the high jump.

Yeah, she's in the back here but she's doing her best and manages to move up throughout the season.

The braids give her extra power.

 

Waiting for her turn to jump the bar.

Yesterday she ran in the sectional meet and totally kicked butt.  She ran 100m hurdles in 22:49, getting 6th place.  She finished the 1600 in 7:07, knocking off 14 seconds from Thursday and earning a PR and 4th place in the race.  The 800 took her 3:11 for 2nd place.  High jump in not her best event but she always gave it her all.  Mike and I are very proud of the amazing young woman she's becoming.

We Are So Busy!

We are coming up on the end of the school year which means lots of activity.  Mary and I had one night when everyone else was camping.  So we rode our bikes to the park to play and mcDonald's for at 4:30 as requested.

Mike took some pictures of the Pathways camp out.  He and Lia were with the pack while the other three were with their troops.

Mary also had her frist t-ball practice that weekend.  It was interesting to say the least.

Last week, the high school was finally allowed to hold a choir concert.  His little choir of 14 or 15 did three short selections.  One was made up of these three Mark Twain quotes.  They all made me think of George.

We came to find a full rainbow visible in our back yard.

Mary also had her frist t-ball game last Sunday.  Lucky girl got to have all her grandparents present.  She was quick to chase after the ball and play in the dirt.

Patrick made a bet with a friend to stay in their church clothes all day.

Time to hit.

George has been busy as well.  He earned Scout rank in Boy Scouts and is darn close to finishing up his Tenderfoot.