Ephraim was on the K-2 team for Odyssey of the mind. The judges said they were the best they had seen all day (and they performed last!) Their problem...create a set that looks like a candy factory, have a candy maker who explains five different kinds of candy that each have a HEALTHY ingredient, and have a humerous customer. It was completely kid made (points off for any outside help)

Spring was kidnapped for her birthday (last year when she went into young women's ) She'll be 13 next month now...whew time sure flys. Spring went to the 6th grade dance with her girl friends. I had such a fit after chaperoning the dance at the middle school two years ago that this dance was quite fantastic!

Then there's Autumn with her friend from Bellamore (their semi-professional string quartet) They are performing at the Wells Fargo Center next week.

Ben's Odyssey of the mind team won THIRD place in the region this year. They had to design and build a vehicle that could travel four different terrains and change appearance at each one using no man power and no batteries....it was COOL.

Farm Boy Ephraim milks a cow for the first time. He said it felt "squishy"