Harry, Harry, he's our man! {Sunday Snapshot}

I know boasting is wrong. I know this. I told Dave I feel bad even posting this. But this is our scrapbook because I am not organized and have not put a photo in an album in about 5 years....So, I need to record some of Harry's momentous accomplishments lest I forget them. I forget everything these days;( And I am so proud of my son. So, please forgive me.

First, Harry and a classmate won 1st place of all the 3rd graders at his school (over 125 kiddos) at the Invention Fair. They invented a mini hand heater (to keep your hands warm at sporting events). Harry worked so hard on this project. He was 100% self motivated and really spent a lot of time on all of the steps over the course of the project. Dave and I did very little to oversee this project.

When he brought the project to school one Monday morning....I am not gonna lie, I did not think he would make it too far. Let's just say that it seemed pretty obvious (to me) that a lot of the displays and projects were "helped by Mom and Dad." Harry's project definitely looked like it was done by a 3rd grader. One girl in Harry's class "invented" a moving robot?!

Anyway, the judges were obviously impressed with the boys presentation skills, their idea and the fact that they actually did the project! Now their project goes onto a larger competition! I am SO proud of all of your hard work and organization, Harry, you are wise beyond your years!

Harry's project. Sorry for the awful photos. I only had my I-phone and was being jostled by elementary kiddos.

The gold medal they won!

Also, this weekend Harry won 1st place in the state championships for Judo. He is ranked #1 in our state in his weight/age class in Judo. He also earned another belt promotion with this win! Again, he is very determined and very dedicated and confident. Here is one of his matches or as Dave likes to say, this is what a state champ looks like...

Finally, I am going to take a little blogging break. I have a lot of projects and things going on around my house and I need to spend less time on the computer so I can be more productive. See you all in a week or so.

P.S. I am watching Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution while I write this post and I am appalled~REALLY APPALLED at what is being served in American public schools for lunch! I have thought of this before but since we pack our kids lunches (and by "we", I mean Dave), I don't dwell on it. But really, garbage in, garbage out folks. This needs to change!!!!!!!!!!! We cannot continue to feed our kids processed junk. You can sign his petition to get more real wholesome food and less processed food in American schools. Okay, getting off my nutrition soapbox now:)