Chess

Lincoln goes to chess club at his school on Fridays.  He REALLY loves playing and got to participate in his first Saturday tournament.  They play 6 games, and it is an ALL DAY affair because they wait for everyone to finish before starting the next game.   Most everyone in Lincoln's age division (k-2) finishes within 10-15 minutes, but there are high school kids that play so it is usually an hour before the next game begins.  The kids leave the gym when they are done with their match, and could either play outside or wait in the cafeteria.  Lincoln played outside some, but at least when I was there, wanted to play more chess with Matt while he waited!

Fingers in the mouth seems to be the thinking pose

Getting a medal- they gave to the top 15 in each age division and he got 12th.   He was not expecting this and didn't know what he was supposed to do when they called his name.  Very proud of him just hoping he doesn't get crushed if he doesn't get one next time!

His school got 1st place in their division.  Pretty exciting!