Lake Paddle II

I guess if you do something 2 years in a row it's a tradition right?    Well my kids think so and as soon as the smell of summer was in the air they all started talking about going to Lake Powell.  Aaron continues to call it Lake Paddle but this year my girls were obsessed to correct the word but Powell never would stick with him.


The kids had such a good time on Raquel's friends kid kayaks last year that we bought a couple of them and hauled them down there.  As much as they loved boat time with Jill, Raquel and Sarah on the boats they were also very content paddling around the shore and digging in the dirt and getting extremely dirty!  At the end of each day we all fell into bed totally exhausted.  The weather was cooler than last year and very windy.  Luckily we were on the shore when a wind storm came through but unluckily after tents, easy ups and the giant inflatable giraffe blew away we had no other choice but to endure the storm without shelter.    But like a bumper sticker once said "A bad day at the lake is better than a good day at work."     The next day was mostly beautiful and we had a blast playing on the lake spending quality time together.

Cedar Mountain Science Camp

Emily, Jane, Bentley and Bryler attended the SUU Cedar City Science Camp.   They loved all going together and from what I can tell pretty much stuck together as much as they could. Gotta love cousin time!   The camp sends home a video of all that took place.    Here are a few bad quality pictures I stole from my TV while watching the fun video.  The theme was the  magic of science.  It looks like they explored caves, did some science explosion experiments, made a solar ballon, made rock kits, volcanos, went hiking, made a bird nest, listened to scary stories at night, had a bunch of fire shows, Tai Chai water cycle dancing and according to Jane lots of laughing at night.  No wonder when I met up with them at Lake Powell they both had baggy eyes and happy faces and hearts!!

Aaron Preschool year 2017-2018

Aaron's teachers randomly throughout the year will call and have a conference call about how each of their students are doing.    The first time Mrs. Margaret called I was at work and she left the sweetest message about Aaron.  She said he is such a great helper in the classroom, is very nice to the other students and wants to be everyone's friends.  She also said he is a smarty pants and knows so much and is really excelling in her class.  She like his other teacher also said she is enjoying him in her class and is such a "Ray of Sunshine"

Aaron loved his time at Newcastle.   He loved making new friends, his teacher and I loved their excellent curriculum that involves music and developmentally appropriate hands on learning.  Here's a few pictures through the year his teachers shared with us.

Bring your dad to school day!!

Graduation/Spring Program

Aaron and his teacher Mrs. Margaret

Last Days before summer

Schools out for the summer!!!!   Emily's busy month was April with recitals and such but Jane's busy month was definitely May.  

She played a lot of soccer!  

Often her soccer games were in the rain and cold.    A flooded field sure didn't stop these girls from having fun.  

Can you spot Jane diving through the field pond?

Her class went to the Clark Planetarium.   Jane's friend Katherine's mom, from the ward,  chaperoned and posted some cute pictures of the group Jane was in.   

Jane chose to participate in the 3rd grade talent show.  She effortlessly performed her piece memorized with great inflection.  Spencer weaseled his way down to sit right next to Jane during at the beginning but became restless and way to loud and needed to be escorted out.  

I might be a bit bias but she was definitely the cutest kid around when she received her Golden Falcon certificate!  

I think she's a bit tired of the busyness because she told me that tomorrow she's not getting dressed all day!