The cast is off

Aaron has had his cast off for 2 weeks now. He still walks with a limp, but he is walking again. He continued to do his drag crawl for a few days after getting his cast off.  I think he is happy to be able to walk again. Here is a video of him walking around.

Finally...Spring has come to Wyoming

Spring has finally sprung in Powell. It took a while this year.  February and March were both extremely cold.  I took these screenshots on February 25th. I think it is interesting that the only difference is the time of day.  Notice that feels like temperature, we dealt with those below zero temperatures for a lot of February and March.  I guess it was good that Aaron had his cast on while it was cold and not now when it is warming up.

Yesterday it was nearly 60 degrees and beautiful outside.  The kids ate a picnic lunch outside. They loved playing on the trampoline, and swinging on the swing. David and Elijah had the swing going so high I wasn't sure the branch would hold up.  They had a  good time together.  The basketball hoop and bikes have been used a lot more lately.  It is good to have spring come.  I have loved walking around time and being outside.  We live in a beautiful world. 

Math Counts

Dallin joined the Math Counts team at the Middle School. They practice on Wednesday mornings before school. It takes dedication to go to school at 7:00 in the morning to do math.  They do problems that are kind of abstract and not just what you would see in a math book. He really has enjoyed the Math Counts team and competition.

The first competition was at Northwest College. The mathletes competed against the other schools in the area.  Dallin did really well and placed 3rd in the individual competition.  He also got to do a head to head round but didn't do as well there. 

This weekend the mathletes went to Laramie to compete for the state title.  It sounded like there was a fun trip planned for the kids. They got to stay in a motel for 2 nights.  The top teams and individuals (I think) get to go on to a national competition.  Dallin placed 14th. Pretty good, especially since as a 6th grader it is his first year.  The Middle School team took 3rd overall. 

Good job, Dallin! We are proud of you. Keep working your math muscles, they will take you far in life.

Here are some pictures of the mathletes hard at work: