10. Xay was a strong member of his basketball team. At the height of his season, he alternated as point guard and forward. He effortlessly drove to the basket, and jumped higher than anyone on the court.

9. Yanni is on a winning basketball team. As in, they beat everyone in their Indiana tournament, and it’s been so long since they’ve lost a game that we can’t even remember when that was. And Yanni leads her team in rebounds, despite the fact that she’s the shortest player on the team.

8. Chanya is standing by herself. She likes to dance and sing, and shake noisemakers during praise and worship. My favorite move is the little elbow bending she does when she’s really breaking it down.

7. Joyous can do the splits in two directions. She’s also learning to do a bridge from standing.

6. Imani can do a bridge from standing. She’s working on kicking back over from bridge position.

5. Esteban knows all his letters and letter sounds. He is starting to identify letters in print.

4. The sounds of music in my house include Bach played by three different children.

3. Yanni’s performance in HONK! had me laughing loudly and clapping.

2. Xay’s performance in HONK! was the big show stopper. I laughed, I cried, flapped my arms like a seal.

1. Yanni tried out for the Civic Theater production of High School Musical 2, and got the lead role, Gabriela!!!!