That Boy!

What Boys Say

Calmly stated, when they're playing intense video games, but they still know how to use their words:  "I'm feeling very disappointed that you keep murdering me."

Parkour!

He said, "Now I can see in HD!"

A More Masculine Take on Valentines

They're valentines and they're bookmarks.  Not too girly for a boy of almost-ten to create for his classmates.

A Very Cute School Photo, Right?

A Sad Day

Boylee just demanded the truth about Santa.  Tears all around.

Meet Papa Pedro

Today was the last day of muppet camp.

First Day of Muppet Camp!

Amazing!

Just Because

Autumn in Studio City

Summer Highlights!

There are several shots of Boylee.  What a great camp.

(I can't get it to embed - click HERE.)

The Halloween Costume

Not His Halloween Costume

Radioactive Rooster!  

Boylee's 4th Grade Classroom

Reading is a big part of the curriculum - because "The more you read the better you write, and the more you write the better you read!"

Last Thursday's schedule.

Boylee's reading timeline.

Last week we celebrated the publishing of their personal narrative.  Boylee wrote about a time he went to the beach and almost got sucked out to sea!

It's a small classroom.  This is the entire thing!

Finally Boylee's upstairs -- the real mark of being a big kid (at our school, anyway).

Nightswimming in Central Cal

Where it was ten hundred million degrees.

Boylee's Quote of the Day

"It's every nine-year-old's dream to be eleven."

School!

Oh, the end of summer is so melancholy.  Except it isn't really the end of summer yet, is it?  Nevertheless, school is starting.

Yesterday we met Boylee's teacher and took a quick glance at his classroom.  Ms. P is young, pretty and seems very gentle.  But she's been teaching 4th grade for several years, so I'm sure she's stronger than she looks.  From her bio we see that she's got a strong background in art, and loves photography, French and yoga.  Sounds like an interesting combo.

Boylee's fairly happy, but not particularly thrilled to be going back.  He's glad to be seeing friends again, and is interested in being upstairs at school after two years downstairs with the younger kids.

I will keep you posted!

Boylee's Blog

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