how many hours he made it.

his goal was 24.

there is only so much you can do to stay awake.

stubbornness helps but can not fight exhaustion.

he napped from 6 am to 7 am.

rallied for the sunshine lap...

exhausted.

he did it.

no words can express how proud we are of him.

sam at the fence.

cheering his brother.

this time it was come on, nicklaus...catch da ball!

when pick is up to bat it is you can do it nicklaus...hit da ball far.

his all time favorite here we go nicklaus, here we go!

all by himself.

in the stands.

by the fence.

his brother's biggest fan.

mrs. rittmeyer retires next year.

she is the school's art teacher and director for the morning news program.

it is kid run.

she trains them on all the equipment.

teleprompter.

graphics.

sound.

everything that it takes to make the show what it is.

no one has stepped up to take her place yet as coordinator.

well...

almost no one.

they might as well be.

definitely two peas in a pod.

they don't ever seem to tire of each other.

unlike the 7 year olds, i have never heard them fight.

7 days apart in age.

friends for almost all of their 10 years.

actually, if they were brothers, they would probably fight all the time,

push each other's buttons unmercifully,

and wait with baited breath to tattle.

brothers from another mother...

much better.

a few extras around the homework table this afternoon.

snacked them up.

got right to work.

out the door to play.

done and done.