Some exciting news!

We recently received an article that identified the best elementary schools in MN. Logan's school, Lake Marion, was ranked #9 in the entire state based on test scores. WOW!!! Check out the entire list....makes it tough to justify moving outside of the district - not that we are considering it.

http://www.schooldigger.com/go/MN/schoolrank.aspx?pagetype=top10

Logan is enjoying his last couple of days of school - it is field trip mania. So far they have been to Underwater World, Como Zoo, Cub Foods, and the eye doctor. Next week they go to McDonalds and learn how the kitchen works.

Memorial Day Weekend:
We spent Saturday and part of Sunday up at the Mattson cabin. Logan was on a roll and caught 5 Bass and 1 Northern (18 inches)! Shawn caught 2 sardines. Carter caught a bunch of weeds. The highlight of the weekend was when Logan was trying to cast as far out into the lake as he could and ended up throwing his entire body into the water. The look on his face was priceless! Luckily Shawn was on the dock with him and quickly scooped him up.

Carter had his "year 3" school conference this week. His report was fabulous! With the second child I think you do not recognize milestones as much as with the first. Some comments:

-Happy disposition....always signing
-Loves to read to himself
-Very empathetic
-They call him their "gentle giant" due to his size and empathy
-Loves puzzles
-Already knows his ABCs
-Was able to sequence

Although it was not said, Sara and I both could infer from the comments that Carter is much easier than Logan. I think daycare was challenged by Logan's sensitivity and lack of sleep! It will be fun to watch how Carter progresses. On the negative side, they recommend a speech evaluation. Not sure if it is bad enough to justify services. In the last 2 months they have noticed it becoming more difficult to understand his speech. They are not sure if it is because his speech is exploding or if there is something else happening. At least we know the routine.....