Mathias has been doing some extracurricular activities of late, which, as anyone familiar with this age range can attest, means plenty of trophies!
First up was the CPS chess tournament on March 4. This was a first for Mathias; he’s been on the chess team at his school since fall, but that’s mostly entailed playing a couple matches (and goofing around) with his friends every Tuesday. Still, he’s the rules pretty well, even if his strategy is a work in progress. 🙂
At the tourney, he played four matches but couldn’t pull a win. Still, every match lasted longer than the one before it, and he got a nice participation medal at the end of the day. (It was well deserved–he was one of a few kindergarteners there, and we were at the tourney for eight hours on a Saturday!)
Mathias poses with the team.
Lest anyone think it was all chess…Mathias relaxes with the team between rounds.
Posing with his medal and his buddy Knox.
Mathias has also spent the spring playing indoor soccer with the Chicago Park District. It’s been a lot of fun–and a good opportunity to stretch his legs in winter. As a bonus, one of his classmates, Charlotte, turned out to be in the class! The program ended this weekend, and he got a sweet participation trophy for that too!
Mathias and Charlotte pose with their trophies.
Lillian has been busy too. She and Lori have been taking swim lessons at the nearby Park District pool, but they sort of frown on photography there, so we don’t have any pics of that! But here’s a look at her making some pizza in the kitchen and building a massive Lego house.
