Logan's First Dance: TOLO (March 25th, 2017)

We feel really fortunate that Logan has been in the sports medicine class this year.  He's made friends with some of the upper classmen, and I think that's helped him quite a bit this year. 

One of the those new friends is Maya, who asked Logan to Tolo earlier this month. 

On the day that Logan was invited,  I picked up Presley first from swimming and she got in the car with this sneaky little smile ( I remember thinking she looked like she was going to burst with a secret).  She didn't hesitate to tell me that Gabe (Maya's brother in Presley's grade) told her that Maya bought a sign to school to ask Logan to a dance.

Logan was walking out to soccer practice and Maya was standing in the hallway with her sign. 

He told her yes. 

I dropped off Presley at Stage Kids and went back to pick up Logan from soccer and he didn't mention anything about this.

So finally I just asked him...did you get asked to the dance today? 

He got a grin on his face and told me he did, but he didn't have any details for me.  Not a date of the dance, not a theme for the dance, and not a picture of the sign (Presley got this from Gabe, the brother...7th grade sneaky siblings)

He seemed more excited as he was talking.  She would be able to drive him, none of his friends had been asked to go, and she was sophomore.  

I did know who Maya was because her mom and I worked on some PTSA projects together at Sunnyslope and I knew Maya from her Sunnyslope days, and knew Gabe went to school with Presley, and she has one other younger brother who's still at Sunnyslope that Ry knows.  

Side story:  In Presley's 2nd grade year, two students were selected to be model students for a small group of special education students (I think it was modeling friend/social skills).  The counselor ran it and Presley and Gabe were the 2 chosen students. 

The week leading up to the dance I kept asking him about a theme or matching outfits or something he needed me to buy to wear.  I reminded him many times that I would need some time to order something. 

On Friday night, he informed us the theme was blast from the past and he needed black hi-top converse shoes. 

Size 13 black hi-top Converse in Wenatchee...should totally be no problem at all!!!!

I woke up Logan early on Saturday to take him shopping before Ry's soccer game and we did find the  converse.  

He wasn't sure what kind of shirt to get, he said he had seen her dress, but didn't keep a picture, and it had some green in it.

We ended up at Macy's and found these three shirts as possibilities. 

All of them seemed to fit the theme. 

He didn't know either MTV or The Golden Girls.

So I'm feeling like my work with him is not quite finished!

He chose the MTV shirt once I told him that all the parent chaperones would definitely know what MTV was. 

The original plan was for me to drive Logan over to one of the other girls homes and take pictures and the group would leave from there. 

But for some reason that plan changed and Logan's date and her friends would pick him up and then go meet up with the group. 

I was literally putting my shoes on when I heard Logan say, "She's here, I'm going, I"ll get you a picture"

And he ran off up to the street and into the car.

I thought this was going to be my picture for his first dance!

Presley, Ry, Harper and I went out to dinner and Presley's friend texted her that she "thought" Logan was at the same restaurant as her.  And then she sent Presley this picture. 

She was right, that was Logan. 

And then I thought this will be another picture I have of him for his first dance. 

(Logan thought this picture was really creepy)

After the dance, they went to one of the friends house and watched a movie. 

And he got back home about 11:30 and told us what a good time he had and that he danced the whole night. 

I hounded him all day Sunday for a picture and he finally got these to me. 

Another Presley find---she found this on Maya's instagram and the caption was something about Logan not knowing how to do the marcarena, but their matching converse made up for that.

One dance down, and *maybe* more to go.

I asked Logan if he'd be going to other dances and he said, "I'm not sure I'm brave enough to ask someone."

School Class Pictures

Rylan's Class 

4th grade, Mrs. Baeir

Harper's Class

1st grade, Mrs. Jansen

St. Patrick's Day

That silly leprechaun remembered (way late at night) to use the kids' bathrooms. 

He brought us gold coins and a green Jone's drink. 

I made green eggs, green grapes, apples, and cinnamon rolls with green frosting for breakfast. 

We represented many shades of green today, but no one was pinched!

Dropping off Presley (she's giving me the I Love You sign)

Ry had a game at Starfire tonight so I picked up him and Harper from school and hit the road right away.  We stopped in North Bend for a Shamrock Shake. 

It was pouring rain all game long (a very long 1-7 loss for his team).

We ended our night with a little hotel swimming. 

(I totally missed the jump but thats Harper on the left and Ry on the right)

Lea's Day-Lea's, Week 12 (2017)

Day 78, Sunday, March 19th

Ry's Sunday game in Snoqualmie. 

He almost made this free kick goal. 

They lost all their games this week-end so it was kind of a bummer sports weekend. 

Day 79, Monday, March 20th

Ry's spring violin concert is later this week so he's been practicing. 

Day 80, Tuesday, March 21st

The Apple Blossom Royalty Court visited Sunnyslope Elementary today. 

You have to give up your recess to meet them and ask questions. 

Then you get their royalty card. 

Ry said, 'Worth it.  Hope they like eye patches and mustaches."

Day 81, Wednesday, March 22nd

I took these two for an evening show of Beauty and the Beast. 

We loved it!

We came straight from Presley's 2nd swim meet. 

She placed first in 100 free and 50 free and 3rd in 100 breaststroke. 

Day 82, Thursday, March 23rd

Ry's spring violin concert. 

His group was selected to play at the All District Choral Concert in May. 

While we were waiting for the concert, Harper was swinging between two tables and missed her step and fell face first onto the hard floor.  I immediately took her to the hallway.  She was bleeding from her nose and her cut lip.  Dave came back and relieved me so I could watch Ry while he got her nose to stop bleeding.  

This was later that night.  I thought she might wake up with 2 black eyes, but she didn't. 

Her lip was more swollen in the morning.  She did go to school and it looked a lot better at pick up time. 

Day 83, Friday, March 24th

Ry's class dances to Go Noodle sometimes during school so was showing Harper how to follow along.  

Day 84, Saturday, March 25th

Logan and his date. 

The theme was blast from the past, so he picked out this MTV shirt (after I told him all the parent chaperones would for sure know what MTV is), but no one else really dressed the theme. 

I did think their matching black hi top converse were cute. 

Logan's Tolo Dance group

He said he had an awesome time and danced the whole night. 

Lea's Day-Lea's, Week 11 (2017)

Day 71, Sunday, March 12th

Ry had his end of the season party for AAU basketball. 

Day 72, Monday, March 13th

Logan got asked to the Tolo Dance later this month. 

The inside joke here is:  There's a big Sports Medicine test each student takes to see if they make the State Competition team.  These 2 thought they'd make it on the team no sweat, so they would talk about going to state together.  But, neither one of their tests scores were high enough to actually make the team. 

Logan,  We're already State Bound.  Be Tolo Bound with me?  

Day 73, Tuesday, March 14th

It's not very often that Logan gets to play on the field, but when you're up 11-0, they'll let him play striker.  

His teammates were working very hard to set him up for a goal...he almost had one. 

Day 74, Wednesday, March 15th

Presley had her spring choral concert tonight. 

Day 75, Thursday, March 16th

Presley in her first swim meet of the season. 

She placed 2nd in both of her events:  the 100 free and the 100 breast

Day 76, Friday,  March 17th

All different shades of green!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Day 77, Saturday, March 18th

Harper, Ry and I were in Seattle for soccer this week-end and we had some time to play at the Family Fun Center in Tukwila. 

Lea's Day-Lea's, Week 10 (2017)

Day 64, Sunday,  March 5th

These two playing with SnapChat filters.

(these glasses reminded me of Papa)

Day 65, Monday, March 6th

Poor Presley had to wait 45 minutes for me, cold and wet after swimming practice, because of a wreck on the bridge headed into town.  

Day 66, Tuesday, March 7th

The six of us off to Disneyland (you can just see Miryn to the right of Harper)

Day 67, Wednesday, March 8th

Cart-wheeling into Disneyland this morning. 

Day 68, Thursday, March 9th

Gaston told Ry he needed to eat 2 dozen eggs each day if he wanted to look like him. 

Day 69, Friday, March 10th

Character breakfast for Tona's birthday before we left. 

Day 70, Saturday, March 11th

A rainy afternoon for soccer but it was sure good to see Logan play again. 

They won 8-0 so he didn't have a whole lot of action. 

Lea's Day-Lea's, Week 9 (2017)

Day 57, Sunday, February 26th

2017 Washington State Gold Division Cup Champions

A big cheering crowd for Ry at his basketball tournament

Day 58, Monday, February 27th

Happy Birthday Ry-Bear

Day 59, Tuesday, February 28th

I took the car through the car wash while we waited for Rylan's violin practice to end. 

She's never been a fan of a car wash. 

Day 60, Wednesday, March 1st

Tickle Time

Day 61, Thursday, March 2nd

Papa Nelson e-mailed this picture, thinking that was Logan on the right. 

It's not (we can tell by the shoes), but it does show what the field looked like those first days of try-outs. 

Day 62, Friday, March 3rd

We still have a little bit of snow out in the front. 

Harper made us a family of snowmen after school. 

Day 63, Saturday, March 4th

Logan got in trouble today for using our I-Tunes log-in and making a purchase. 

He needed to come up with $15 to pay us back and get his phone back. 

I came upstairs and this was on the kitchen counter. 

Smart Ass!