Chickadee

Chickadee Thursday

Chickadee has a great time at the Pokémon Fossil Museum at the Field Museum in Chicago!

And we stopped at Navy Pier (the new starting point for Route 66) for ice cream!

Chickadee Thursday

At the Route 66 State Park in Eureka, MO:

And tracking down Muffler Men in Granite City, IL:

Chickadee Thursday

At Patterns in Nature: LightForm at the Missouri Botanical Garden:

And the Sonic the Hedgehog Speed Cafe on Delmar:

It’s been a fun week!

Chickadee Thursday

One last look at our trip to Chicagoland…this time, at the Umbrella Sky Project in Elmhurst.

And a first glimpse at this year’s Route 66 Centennial-themed summer school, with a field trip to the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge:

Graduation Gallery

Now that all five of the children have had one form of a graduation or another, I updated the photo gallery on the wall going up our stairs to reflect their achievements. Here’s a look at the pictures I chose:

  • Turkey–BS in Mathematics, UMSL, 2026
  • Bunny–BA in History, WKU, 2025
  • Moose–Belleville West High School Class of 2024
  • Ladybug–Veritas Academy High School Class of 2025
  • Chickadee–Veritas Academy Junior High Class of 2026

K to 8

It’s become something of a tradition for me to post a gallery of the first days of school from kindergarten through 8th grade on the last day of each child’s 8th grade year. So, for the last time, here’s a look back at Chickadee from K to 8:

And a bonus picture of her today on her last day of 8th grade:

On to high school!