Water play

Ben was so scared of the water at first and then had great fun

Bball camp

Kate's on the left in the group pic

Pics pt1

Kate's medal from finishing 3rd in the miles4 smiles 3k, bubble bath

This might be my new favorite picture.

And yes, between Drew, Ben, and the backpack, I am just randomly standing around with an extra 70 pounds of squirminess on me.

Drew's first cartwheel and the letter R

Tonight, Drew had his first fully successful cartwheel with full rotation and sticking the landing.  It was quite an unexpected sight.

 

Also somewhat randomly, he said car with the correct R pronunciation yesterday which was unexpected, unworked on, and caught us by surprise.  Here's hoping it's much easier for him to get his Rs correct than it was for Kate.

We're in a tent

Right this very minute, with photographic evidence coming soon hopefully.  Camping in the backyard which has involved hot dogs, a nature walk through the trail in our 'hood, marshmallows, me telling what is probably my scariest story (the wolf), me telling what is probably the funniest story (my cavalcade of accidental destruction at the in-laws), some book reading, and what will be bedtime for Kate and Drew in a few minutes.

 

Wow, it's a warm one.

A couple of things

Drew can now do a true bridge with his head off the ground.  He also read his longest book ever.  30 pages of Cat in the Hat awesomeness.


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Man of the house

Drew's first official act of being the man of the house while daddy is at work: picking up a dead bug.

Brothers

Kate desperately wanted in the picture too but she didn't have a shirt.

Kate lost another tooth

Eating pizza at Johnny's

Ben playing softball

With drew digging in the background

Winners: 2011 Track & Field Day

Kate's and drew's first field day

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From: "Maryann Locklin" <mihighercalling@yahoo.com>
Date: May 6, 2011 11:12 AM
Subject: Winners: 2011 Track & Field Day
To: "chaseacademy@yahoogroups.com" <chaseacademy@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: "Caprice Ashe" <waltoncohomeschoolers@yahoogroups.com>, "caprice ashe" <capriceashe@yahoo.com>

Note:  Lengthy Emai . . . . please read in its entirety. lol

 

All we can say is WOW!!!  What tremendous athletic talent we saw yesterday at the 2011 Track & Field Day!  Makes me want to go back to school to become a sports agent before all this talent gets snatched up!  LOL  Awards were distributed to all 44 competitors.  Just want to say "Thank You!  Gracias!, Asante Sana!  Gratzi!  to all the families that came out yesterday and donated canned goods and non-perishable items for our local food bank.  Also want to thank all the volunteers who helped . . . we could not have done it without you:

Caprice Ashe, Sherri Phelan, Cierre Alston, Michelle Thrailkill, Patricia Ruiz, Heather Hall, Katherine Merryfield, Jay Ruiz, Kirsten Wells

Veska Todorov, John Kytle, Devin Christensen.  If anyone has any pictures to share please foward them to mihighercalling@yahoo.com. 

Below is a list of all the winners for each event:

 

400 Meters

 

First Place:     

Ilia Todorov (13&Up Boys)         Eliza Todorov (10-12Girls),      

Tristan Hogsed (10-12Boys)      Brianna Hall* (7-9Girls)

 

Second Place: 

John Kytle (13&Up Boys)

 

 

200 Meters

 

First Place: 

Ilia Todorov (13 & Up Boys)               Cierre Alston (13&Up Girls)  

Andrew Moffat* (10-12 Boys)             Marissa Moffatt* (10-12 Girls)

Levi Dilley*(7-9 Boys)*                        Deborah Ruiz (7-9 Girls)         

Xander Thrailkill*(6 & Under Boys)    Kate Phelan (6 & Under Girls)

 

Second Place:

John Kytle (13 & Up Boys)                    Lydia Ruiz (10-12 Girls)

Tristan Hogsed (10-12 Boys)               Lydia Kytle (7-9 Girls)

Manny Merrifield (7-9 Boys)              

Jaden Harrison (6 & Under Boys)

 

Third Place: 

Calob Merryfield (10-12 Boys)               Eliza Todorov (10-12 Girls)

Luke Kirk (6 & Under Boys)                   Briann Hall* (7-9 Girls)

 

Fourth Place: 

Jake* Dilley (10-12 Boys)                         Zoe Harrison (7-9 Girls)

Zion Harrison (6 & under Boys)

 

Fifth Place:

John Daniel Ruiz (10-12 Boys)

 

 

100 Meters

 

First Place

Ilia Todorov (13 & Up Boys)               Cierre Alston (13&Up Girls)  

Andrew Moffat* (10-12 Boys)             Marissa Moffatt* (10-12 Girls)

Adonis Alston (7-9 Boys)                    Deborah Ruiz (7-9 Girls)         

Xander Thrailkill* (6 & Under Boys)   Kate Phelan (6 & Under Girls)

 

Second Place

John Kytle (13 & Up Boys)

Tristan Hogsed (10-12 Boys)               Lydia Ruiz (10-12 Girls)                           

Levi Dilley* (7-9 Boys)                           Lydia Kytle (7-9 Girls)

Donovan Price (6 & Under Boys)        Promise Alston (6 & Under Girls)

 

Third Place

Calob Merryfield(10-12 Boys)             Eliza Todorov (10-12 Girls)

Andrew Christensen (7-9 Boys)          Brianna Hall* (7-9 Girls)

Jaden Harrison (6 & Under Boys)        

 

Fourth Place: 

John Daniel Ruiz (10-12)                      Adrianna Christensen (7-9 Girls)

Luke Kirk (6 & Under Boys)

                            

 

Fifth Place:

Jake Dilley* (10-12 Boys)

 

 

50 Meters:

 

First Place:

Ilia Todorov (13 & Up Boys)              Cierre Alston (13&Up Girls)  

Andrew Moffat* (10-12 Boys)            Marissa Moffatt* (10-12 Girls)

Adonis Alston (7-9 Boys)                   Deborah Ruiz (7-9 Girls)         

Donovan Price (6 & Under Boys)     Kate Phelan (6 & Under Girls)

 

Second Place:

John Kytle (13 & Up Boys)

Tristan Hogsed (10-12 Boys)          Lydia Ruiz (10-12 Girls)

Manny Merrifield (7-9 Boys)            Lydia Kytle & Brianna Hall* (7-9 Girls) *This race resulted in a tie for second place-Great Job!

Xander Thrailkill* (6 & Under Boys) Promise Alston (6 & Under Girls)

Luke Kirk (6 & Under Boys)

 

Third Place:

Calob Merryfield (10-12 Boys)          Eliza Todorov (10-12 Girls)

Andrew Christensen (7-9 Boys)        Willow Merryfield (6 & Under Girls)

Drew Phelan (6 & Under Boys)

Jaden Harrison (6 & Under Boys)

 

Fourth Place:

John Daniel Ruiz (10-12Boys)             Faith Merryfield (10-12 Girls)

Seth Christensen (7-9 Boys)               Elizabeth Christensen (6 & Under Girls)

 

Fifth Place:

Jake Dilley* (10-12 Boys)

Unknown (6 & Under Boys if anyone remembers & can help us out with this one we'd appreciate it!

 

Mommy & Me Roller Buggy Race (**Prizes will be mailed**)

First Place:            Melanie Dilley and 2 year old "Elliott"

Second Place:      Lauren Moffatt and baby boy "Shawn"

Third Place:           Denika Alston and 8 month old baby girl "Love"  (Need your address where prize can be sent) 

 

 

Long Jump

 

First Place:

Ilia Todorov (13 & Up Boys) 11 ft 6 in                    

Andrew Moffatt* (10-12 Boys) 10 ft 3 in             Lydia Ruiz (10-12 Girls) 8 ft 7 in

Levi Dilley* (7-9 Boys) 7ft 5in                              Lydia Kytle (7-9 Girls) 4ft 3in

Xander Thrailkill* (6 & Under Boys) 4ft 1in        Kate Phelan (6 & Under Girls) 5ft 8in 

 

Second Place: 

John Kytle (13 & Up Boys) 11ft 5in                    

Jake Dilley* (10-12 Boys) 8ft 3in                         Caitlin Wells (10-12 Girls) 6ft 5"    

Andrew Christensen (7-9 Boys) 5ft 7in              Adrianna Christensen (7-9Girls) 4ft

Jaden Harrison & Luke Kirk (6-UBoys) 3ft 5in  Elizabeth Christensen (6 & Under Girls) 1ft 8in

 

Third Place:

John Daniel Ruiz (10-12 Boys) 6ft 10in          Brianna Hall* (7-9 Girls) 3ft 9in

Drew Phelan (6 & Under Boys) 1ft 5in

 

Fourth Place:

Tristan Hogsed (10-12 Boys) 6ft 8in              Michaela Thrailkill* (7-9 Girls) 3ft 5in    

Zion Harrison & Daniel Christensen (6 & under Boys)  11 inches  *This was a tie*  (Hope someone got a picture of this!)

 

Fifth Place:

Steven Ashe* (10-12 Boys) 4ft 7in                    Zoe Harrison (7-9 Girls) 3ft 2in

 

 

Softball Throw

 

First Place:

Ilia Todorov  (13 & Up Boys)  145ft                    

Calob Merryfiled (10-12 Boys) 72ft 8in                 Caitlin Wells (10-12 Girls) 66 ft                   

Manny Merryfield (7-9 Boys) 45ft 7in                     Deborah Ruiz (7-9 Girls) 39ft 9in

Andrew Christensen (6 & Under Boys) 33ft          Kate Phelan (6 & Under) 28ft

 

Second Place:

John Kytle (13 & Up Boys) 69ft 9in

Tristan Hogsed (10-12 Boys) 69ft 2in                    Faith Merryfield (10-12 Girls) 45ft 3in

Avery Wells (7-9 Boys) 44ft 6in                              Adrianna Christensen (7-9 Girls)  25ft 4in

Jaden Harrison (6 & Under Boys) 23ft 10in          Elizabeth Christensen (6 & Under Girls) 8ft 4in

 

Third Place:

John Daniel Ruiz (10-12 Boys) 43ft 8in                 Marissa Moffatt* (10-12 Girls) 45ft 

Levi Dilley* (7-9 Boys) 54"                                      Brianna Hall* (7-9 Girls) 23ft 11in

Luke Kirk (6 & Under Boys) 16ft 6in

 

Fourth Place:

Jake Dilley* (10-12 Boys) 41ft 8in                                        

Seth Christensen (7-9 Boys) 27ft 9in                    Micheala Thrailkill* (7-9 Girls) 22ft

Drew Phelan (6 & Under) 12ft 

 

Fifth Place:

Steven Ashe* (10-12 Boys) 37ft 10in

Zion Harrison (6 & Under Boys) 10ft 6in

 

 

Discus

 

First Place:

Ilia todorov (13 & Up Boys) 46.9

Tristan Hogsed (10-12 Boys) 36.9                         Caitlin Wells (10-12 Girls) 34

Avery Wells (7-9 Boys) 22.8                                    Lydia Kytle (7-9 Girls) 13

Xander Thrailkill* (6 & Under Boys) 10.6

 

 

Second Place:

John Kytle (13 & Up Boys)

John Daniel Ruiz (10-12 Boys) 24.6                    Faith Merryfield (10-12 Girls) 21.8               

 

Third Place:

Calob Merryfield (10-12 Boys) 24.1                     Lydia Ruiz (10-12 Girls) 19.6

 

Fourth Place:

Eliza Todorov (10-12 Girls) 12.8

 

The Potato Sack Race, 3-Legged Parent/Child  Race, Sponge Relay and Water Gun Extravaganza was a BLAST!!  Katherine Merryfield still holds the championship for the 3-legged Parent/Child Race!!  We hope the children enjoy reading all the books over the summer!  This event was made possible by all of the families who support CHASE Academy's Homeschool PE Fitness & Teambuilding sessions held at the Felker Community Center in the Fall (Sept, Oct, Nov) & Winer (Jan, Feb, March) of each year.  Some of the participants with an (*) participate in our PE sessions.  Hugs to all our awesome PE families that make these events possible!!   

 

Looking forward to seeing you all at our upcoming Super Summer Swimming Excursion.  More details to follow soon. 

 

Enjoy!   

                              

 

Ben the builder

So proud of himself

Fw: For the blog

I don't have the address on my laptop...

Drew's ending to his prayer for breakfast this morning: "And God?  Please
help me to stay 3 and a half for a long time because I like to be 3 and a
half."

When I told him that he was 3.5 today, his eyes lit up and he stood up on
the bed and said look how big I am!

Ben sniffing flowers

Just before he skinned his knee?.   He seems pretty proud of his boo boo now though.