Thursday, August 16, 2012

Last day of school




On the last day of school the kids put on a dance festival for the parents.  It's pretty fun to watch, and the kids like performing.  This year Parker did the toe-knee-chestnut song for kindergarten, Emily did a hippie dance to the 1..2...3 song, and Ashley did square dancing.  My parents were able to come which was also nice.

Memorial Day


On Memorial Day we thought we'd be clever and go to the Copper Mine since we had a coupon to get in free.  Well, apparently a lot of people had the same idea.  We were worried when we had to wait in line in our car until a parking spot opened up, but when we got in it really wasn't too bad.  It was pretty cool seeing the deep pit they have dug mining for copper.  The kids especially liked the big trucks and wheels.

Friends




In May I was blessed to have my friend Traci come to visit for a day.  Carolyn also came over to say hi.  Also in May my friends Cassie and Lorena from high school got together with me for lunch.  It was fun catching up on old times.  Finally, my own kids had fun playing with neighborhood friends when a fire hydrant started shooting water.  It was a cold day, but that didn't stop the kids.

Spring and Summer Synopsis







Since I write in my blog about as often as I write in my journal, I am obviously behind.  Since I want this to be a record of our life, I still want to include what we've done this summer, but I think it is time to catch up.  So here we go.  In April and May, after our Spring Break trip to Arches, we had some fun school things happen.  Taylor was Mr. Bundles in the play Annie at his junior high, and Parker and Carter got to go on field trips for their school.  Carter went to the fire station, and Parker went to a local farm.  Both enjoyed their outings.  Emily also participated in the Spanish Fiesta for the Spanish Immersion program.  Three kids played soccer in the Spring, so every saturday we had three soccer games to attend.  It was fun watching the kids play, but it was rough keeping the babies in the stroller and off the field.