Lake Silverwood and the Beach

We have had a busy couple of weeks. Before leaving on the annual family trip to Shaver Lake, we got in some time at the beach with friends of our. The kids all had a great time. While at Lake Silverwood, Ethan finally knee boarded and he loves it. We are so proud of him!

Happy 4th America

We had a really nice 4th of July this year. The only thing missing was having Mike home with us. I love this picture of Julia with Grandpa, she gave the best smile of the day sitting with him! I took the kids to a pancake breakfast at the chuch then we went to daddy's fire station to say hello. The kids had to play on the engine for a while and then we drove to Bobi and Rich's house for swimming and a BBQ. The kids had so much fun seeing their cousins and eating homemade icecream. That night I took them to the local fireworks show and we even did a few sparklers together. It was a fun way to celebrate this great country we live in.

Julia and cousin Isabelle in the matching tops I made them. They looked so cute together!

At Dad's fire station...Julia being silly as usual.

My 3 little firecrackers!

Legoland

About a week ago we took the kids to Legoand. It was our first trip there and the kids had a great time. All the rides are made out of legos and our boys were the perfect age to really enjoy it. Julia was able to go on a few rides and she loved the splash park which was really fun. We had a great time and stayed until it closed!

The RAGNAR Race

Mike, his dad and some friends were part of a 12 person team that ran the Ragnar this weekend. It is a relay race from Logan to Park City, Ut that is 188 miles and took their team abot 32 hours to complete. Part of the novelty of this race, is coming up with a creative team name and dressing up to run and decorating the vehicles. They were the Scipio Hog Callin' Time Runners. They played "music" at the start line before the race and drew a lot of attention to themselves and ended up being voted most likeable team ( or something to that affect) and will be receiving trophees for it! Mike had a great time and will probably run again next year. We were really proud of all the work he put into preparing for the race, he is awesome!

End of School

Hyrum's class had a parents day last week where they invited a parent to come and see what they have been doing all year. His teacher had a memory book for each student and we watched a DVD slideshow of all they have done this year. The kids had made me an apron with their names signed on it as a thank you for helping in the classroom this year. I can't believe Hyrum has graduated from kindergarden, I will have so many special memories of the past year.

Ethan finished up spring soccer and had a fun team party where he received a medal. It is nice to be done with soccer and cub scouts for the summer. He still has piano and swim lessons to keep him busy though.

Ethans class learned a lot about the Westward movement and had a hoedown and mock Oregon trail hike just before school ended. They sewed the hats and skirts they are wearing- it was quit the project but I enjoyed being a part of it. Mike got to be there the day of the hike. Ethan really had a good year and will be moving on to fourth grade next year!

Busy Springtime

These past few weeks have been crazy. Mike served on a jury for about 3 weeks and had to drive back and forth to Barstow everyday to do it. He also made pinewood derby cars for both boys and hosted a great event as cub master. I wasn't there because Julia had the flu. We are now looking forward to celebrating Hyrum's birthday this week. School is getting close to the end and I am excited to be going on field trips with the boys classes and also getting Ethan started in piano lessons this summer. I had to share this picture of Julia ready for Cinco De Mayo!

2 Years old

I don't know how she went from such a tiny baby to being my big girl in just 2 years! Julia had a party with Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Kaley to celebrate turning 2. She also saw the doctor and is still tiny and weighs only 23 and 1/2 pounds and is 33 inches long. We love having her in our family - she always makes us smile!