Wrestling/Missing Tooth/Honor's Reader/Getaway!

It has been a busy week mainly for Brennen. He reached what they call here in school "Honor Reader". This is where they read thirty chapter books and a few other things with reading. The kids get a hat from the library that they get to wear all the time at school. They have a "school sing" once a week in the gym where the whole school gets together to sing and cheer on the honor readers for that week. The librarians come in the dark gym with light sabers and the Star Wars theme song playing. They call up the children who have reached honors, second honors, etc. The children get to hold a flashlight on their face and say their names. They have a big screen pulled down on the stage where the kids get to do the "honor reader" dance. They have a black light along with a strobe light. The kids line up and get to do dance moves across the screen until the song ends. Brennen had a fun time dancing! It was fun for Parker and me to go watch him.
The middle set of pictures show Brennen and his cousin tonight trying to wiggle out their teeth. Brennen was able to get his out. Taylor, worried that it was Sunday, and knowing that I never carry cash with me ran upstairs and said "Mom, do you have money to put under Brennen's pillow tonight?" So much fun having a child in on the SECRETS! I don't think kids take debit cards so I will have to scrounge tonight!!!!
The first set of pictures shows Brennen's first official wrestling match. Brennen is only eight years old and weighed in at the eighty five pound range. He is a big kid for his age. We drove to Cokeville for his match. We waited three and a half hours, watched his two cousins wrestle, his good friend wrestle, the neighbor kids wrestle, and finally, they came to get to the heavy weights. He wrestled two other kids and won the silver medal. He pinned the first kid and had a good match losing to the second kid. I was so proud of him. He did well remembering some of the moves the coaches had taught him. I really hope that he likes basketball instead when he gets older, but here, wrestling is the sport to play. I hope my nerves are ready for this intense sport! He's loving it and so, for now, wrestling it is!!!
This weekend, Shane and I traveled to Pocatello for Shane to take the Praxis II test for teaching. Long story, it's required here in Wyoming. He had taken the test over ten years ago to get into the college of Education. They dispose of their records after ten years. So guess who's records were deleted??????!!!!!! Luckily, the school district hooked us up with a hotel room for the night and paid for the test as well. Shane and I took this opportunity to drop the kids off at my parents house in Soda while we enjoyed one night alone. I think everyone should get away even just for one night. It was so great to go back to where we both attended college and lived. We had so much fun driving around to the different places that we lived and remembering so many fun memories. The food was great too! I miss Mandarin House!!! We also took this opportunity to drop in on some old friends of ours too. It was a great trip and a much needed one. It was also nice for Shane to be done and over with this test. (Sorry-forgot the camera on our little getaway!)

When the kids were weighed in, they wrote with permanent marker on their arm the weight and age. Here is Brennen showing off his muscle with his marked arm. Hyrum Heuseveldt-cousin, Brennen Harris, and Jarom Heuseveldt-cousin
"You want a piece of me???"

Nice pin buddy!

Silver Medal

I accidentally posted these pictures backwards. Here is the smile with the missing tooth.

Here is Brennen and his cousin, Hyrum Heuseveldt wiggling their teeth.

Showing their teeth-still in the mouth!

Brennen in front of the screen dancing with the blue light and the strobe light. (He's the kid on the right.)

Getting ready to say his name with the flashlight for Honor's Readers

Brennen and his friend, Logan at the school sing. Parker thought it was fun to hang out with his brother.

My cute little honor reader! Dad and I are proud of you B!