Shape Up Neal!

Neal's class recently performed/ exhibited their physical prowess at school last week. They zen'd out with some yoga, punched and kicked their way through some kick boxing and Alabama Gal'd their way through some square dancing (Mom too!). You'll see a photo of Neal and his Mini-me hanging out at the table with his portfolio of work from the quarter. They made shape books, had Uli the Food Guy come to class, and did the exercise unit all as a part of learning about their bodies and healthy living. Ask Neal how to spell vomit or pus and he can! It is great to be 7.

the car

I got this car for Christmas and we just built it. To make it go, you have to have vinegar and baking soda. When they mixed together it made an explosion. Then the car went cheeeeewwww. It was fast.

fram neal w.

having fun on a normal day

Yo im just trying this out . this week we are going to like no home work woooooooohoooooooooooo! the zoo was lots of i touched a sea anamome , star fish , sharks and sting ray (ewww the were so slimey )  we started music class today yahhh . got to clean the pigs cage talk to u                                                                                     
                      
                         la8er  ga8er izz the mighty wiz

Birkebiener 2010

A few shots from this years trip to the Berkeniener.

Brenda, Owen and Henry Mullen of our host family participated in a 5 k ski at the telemark resort. Here are our glorious finishers all lined up at the finish line

Here we have the always lovely Brenda crossing the line. Go Brenda!

Owen motoring over the line in a scant 18 minutes.

he got third!!!!!

The whole crew and our host family, Mullen.

William Mullen in orange and his Stephanie Lowenstien in red invited us to stay at William's parents cabin in hayward for the weekend.

If was a beautiful weekend sking in the woods!

Thank you a ba-gillion to Bill and Carla Mullen for their incredible hospitality.

Zoo Trip

me and my sister went to the zoo today as well as the other 5th and 6th graders

it was very fun! It was a great way to waste a day of school. On the tropical trail half of my class just sped to the end and ended up waiting for 20 minutes, i wasn't one of them though :)

there was a bear right up leaning on the glass :o wow!

it was fun

-Owen

Pizza Oven Catastrophe

Our worst nightmare of Spring. Our beloved pizza oven has collapsed. Somehow the freeze and thaw and freezing rain and dripping melt got the best of the oven and the upper front portion has caved in. Our late spring will be consumed with planning and rebuilding. Making it better than before. Perhaps adding bionics (or at least better bricks) to create oven 2.0. Joel has already put his engineering brain to the task and hopefully we'll be in the pizza making business by the end of the summer.

Sadly, there will not be an oven opener on Memorial weekend this year.

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This is the spot to read about the greatest family in the country. We will share our trials and tribulations with you through this new blog. All members of the Woodbut clan will be posting their news and thoughts here. We hope that the rest of the best family in the world will post their ideas and images here too.

News for now:

Owen went to the zoo today with his class. Neal has tadpoles in his classroom right now. Lucky the guinea pig also resides in his classroom. Izzy went to the zoo too. Joel bottled beer (pale ale) to take to Kansas on Spring Break. brenda cleaned the house with a vengeance yesterday and she feels great about it.

We hope this riveting summary gets you to come back soon to peer into the lives of the coolest family in the galaxy.

The Woodbuts