Dramatic April

Dear Joshua and Luke,

Dr. Frankenstein talking to Frankenstein

April brought lots of drama to the Litteken house.  Luckily, the kind of drama that you do not mind! Joshua had been working hard in his role of Dr. Frankenstein in the play, “Dr. Evil and the Basket of Kittens.”  It was fun to see him play opposite “Mary Shelly” in a sarcastic role. His comments were hilarious. He did a fantastic job portraying the character!

Dr. Frankenstein & Mary Shelly

Luke as Sher Khan

Luke had been preparing for his role as Sher Khan in Disney’s Jungle Book since October!  Luke played his role so well, too. The role was made for Luke’s deep voice and menacing look!  It was great to see Luke in his first major production. The entire fifth grade class did an awesome job with this play.  On the first evening of the play, Luke played in the chorus as part of the jungle. The second night he starred as Sher Khan in the play.  

Luke is in the center of the picture as the "jungle"

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Joshua competed with his battery buggy at the State competition at the University of Illinois in April, too.  At the state level, Lucas and Joshua placed third. What an accomplishment! There was a lot of competition in this event, but they did an awesome job. Joshua had a great time talking to friends, literally running around the campus, and pretending to be much more grown up than he really is.   

It is certainly fun to see Joshua grow up.  Right now he has decided that he wants to attend the University of Illinois for college.  In fact, Joshua and his friend, Carter, both have plans to attend. One day Joshua talks about being an engineer, one day he talks about being a band teacher, and the next day it is something else.  There are many possibilities for him, for both of you as you grow up.  I expect that you will change your mind many times before a final decision is made.  It is wonderful to have so many possibilities, any possibility, open to you now.

Josh's 3rd place at State

April has also brought a new season of baseball.  Joshua is playing on the same team. Luke is playing with several of the same players on a new team.  They both love to play baseball for the fun of it. Neither of you are super competitive, but you enjoy playing with friends.  I admire how you stick to the practices, go to the games, and try your best each time. I think that when you get older, you will be able to play a good game with friends or maybe on a team with friends.  That is most important - to be able to have fun with friends.

I love you both more today than yesterday.

Love,
Mom