Camping at Tanners Flat

 

 

 

 

I love camping with the kids even if I don't sleep well because my toes are so cold. It was a cold night but the kids slept great and we went on many mini hikes along the creek. The creek was running super high though because of all the rain and snow we got this last winter and spring. We picked the best night to camp...it's been raining for the last two weeks, took a night off, and it is supposed to rain again today or tomorrow. We got lucky. It was a beautiful campground and the kids had a great time. They loved making smores and eating mini cereals right out of the box for breakfast. What could be better? We didn't have any major casualties although I think almost every kid fell in the water at some point. Just their feet got wet, we wouldn't let them too close to the creek because all it would take was one little misstep. We had lots of fun!

End of Spring...beginning of summer!

If only the weather would cooperate. It has been a cool and rainy spring which is great for the water bill since I don't have to turn on the sprinklers but really bad for my Vitamin D intake. We just haven't had enough sun. There hasn't been a good day to go to the pool since Memorial Weekend and I didn't even make it to the pool then. My tan at this point consists of a line on the back of my calves from Field Day at the elementary school. I look like I have a pair of socks pulled up. I feel like I have been living in the Northwest with all the rain. Hurry up sun and come out! I want to go swimming...although I may have to hit up a tanning booth before I go to even out my lines. My kids now think of me the way I thought of my parents- how embarrassing and uncool!

Darren's One Year Anniversary- We miss you!

I can't believe a year has already gone by since I got the horrible call that Darren had been hit while riding his motorcycle and died. We miss you and think about you all the time. Brown chicken, brown cow!! Love you, bro!

Air Force Week

This was the coolest thing ever to see. The Air Force chose 3 cities in the US to do Air Force Week and Salt Lake City was one of those chosen. It was so amazing to watch. Most of us didn't know what was going on and so we thought these fighter jets were escorting a plane and maybe something serious was going on. They circled the whole valley for hours, getting really low, and it was super loud. So cool. I think the purpose of it is to get people excited about the Air Force. Which worked at our house. Jackson now wants to join the Air Force and be a fighter pilot.

These clouds have been our typical weather this spring. Gorgeous morning, lots of sunshine and then the storms move in for the afternoon.

Field Day

This is Mariah doing the wheelbarrow race. Some kids found it easier just to drag their wheelbarrow to the finish line.

I love Field Day at the Elementary school! It is something the kids all look forward to and we had a perfect day for it. The sun was out although we had to cut the day about 20 early because one of the afternoon spring storms came in and we had a quick downpour and winds. I was in charge of the relay races and so I got pictures of each of the kids participating in an event. My throat hurt by the end of the day from yelling at the kids, cheering them on, and repeating the directions over and over because no one would listen! The sixth graders were the worst. They can't stop talking. It was a fun day and I am so happy it is summer and the kids are out of school. We are going to have lots of fun!!

Jackson doing the hula hoop relay. That was a hoot to watch.

Jalyn was a good hopper even with a ball being held between the knees.

Cute first grader Shane doing the potato races. For some of the first graders- the bags were almost as big as them. It was the first time many of them had ever done this and it was HILARIOUS to watch.

Mariah's Camp Rock Production

Mariah joined a little after school production company that would meet once a week and work on singing, dancing, and acting. They put on their final production during the last week of school and I was way impressed. Only about 35 kids participated in the program and they did a great job. They put on a production called Camp Rock which was a cross between the Jonas Brothers and High School musical. Mariah played a camp counselor and much to my shock- she sang a few SOLOS during the show! What??? She did great. I love that she is outgoing and brave enough to get up in front of a crowd. She is such a fun girl. She expressed a little anxiety about performing in front of her peers at school but I think that fear quickly went away.

This is Mariah and her friend Heather. They were the only kids in the group that were older than third grade!

Emma, Heather, and Mariah