End of the (school) year

Mason receives his end-of-the-year awards from his principal

This week marked the end of another school year. Mason and Spencer both had awards ceremonies. Spencer was deemed the "best scientist." Mason garnered a long list of awards including being commended on two sections of the TAKS tests and making the all-A honor role. At the end of the ceremony the top 10 Accelerated Reader scores for the grade were honored. Mason had the top score for the grade—by far. We are certainly proud of his accomplishments at school. I would be remiss if I didn't mention Spencer's accomplishments as well, seeing as he has been doing reading and math with the first graders for much of the year. OK, so I'm bragging a little—I can't help being proud of their success at school.

Fun with fish

My sister Andrea and her family are not the only ones who have been fishing lately. I have been out camping (though not in a fancy cabin) and fishing, too. The first weekend, Mason and I went out, he caught six fish. Mason had reeled in three fish before I had time to set up my own pole.

Mason was pretty pleased with his fishing success

Spencer and I went out the next week. He was determined to catch as many fish as Mason did, but we got skunked in the morning—possibly because the worms I brought were all dead. The campground host saw us out walking later that morning and suggested we come to the fishing competition at 9 am. I figured Spencer was bored of fruitless fishing, but when he heard there were door prizes, he was ready to try it again. Fortunately, the organizers of the event were able to provide some life bait.

It may just be a baby bluegill, but just one fish makes for a much more successful fishing trip

I had a great time going out individually with the boys and can't wait to do it again soon.

Oh, and I managed to catch a few fish of my own, too