The Last Day of School

School's out for the summer. Yippee-today was the boys' last day of school. It was a little sad for both of them again because they will be starting at a new school for next school year. They are both really excited about their new school because there are quite a few people that they already know and of course, Trevin will be at the same school with Tanner again. They both brought home glowing report cards. Trevin got all 4's and one 2 in Independent Reading-only because he prefers talking during silent reading time. McKade had all 4's and two 3's in math. This was because his math had gotten a little more difficult as he started tackling multiplication and division which is quite the feat for a 2nd grader. McKade is reading at the high end of a 4th grade level and Trevin is reading at grade level and we are so proud of both of them. This has been a long road for Trevin to be reading at grade level and he deserves praise. He will be done at Sylvan the Saturday before school starts. Right now he is working on some 5th grade skills in hopes that he will have a bit of a head start when school starts. I am so proud of all the hard work that McKade put in this year too. His teacher had him working mostly on 3rd grade skills all year. There were nights when he would be really frustrated with his homework but was so excited when he finally mastered it. Hawthorn Academy here we come!!

The Award Ceremony

School is finally winding down for Trevin and McKade. Yesterday was the Award Ceremony for "C" Track. Trevin was a little down when I dropped him off for school because he was convinced that he hadn't passed off enough to get his Coyote Pride award and didn't think he was going to get any award at all. I am so proud of both of my boys. The both earned the Coyote Pride award. There is a list of things that each grade has to pass off to earn this award. For Trevin, this meant that he passed off all his multiplication facts from 1-12. This is huge for him because he has struggled so much in school. There were only a handful of kids from each of their classes that earned this award. Trevin's face lit up when the Principal called his name and that was Priceless. They also both earned the Principal's Honor Roll for being on the honor roll three times during the school year as well as an award for Outstanding Attendance. I am so proud of all their hard work. They are getting really excited about their new school and I love to see the excitement on their faces when we drive by and see the progress and how quickly it is being built. Only 7 1/2 weeks until they start school again. Hopefully this will be a good change!!!!

The Park

After all the rain that we have had the weather finally cleared up for a couple of days and the temp's got pretty hot. I was sick and tired of sitting in the house so we stopped for lunch and headed over to the park. Harlee absolutely loved the slide and kept climbing up and sliding down-all by herself. None of the other kids have ever been that daring. Brynlee runs around and tries to convince Harlee to run around with her but Harlee wouldn't budge. She only wanted to slide. I sat back and enjoyed the gorgeous weather and watched my girls!!!

Happy Father's Day

Today we had a chance to celebrate our Dads. We started out with a yummy breakfast at my dad's house that he slaved over all morning. Crazy that he had to cook on Father's Day but I think he loved it. Unfortunately, Brett is on a very strict diet and wasn't able to enjoy any of the yummy food. I think we just tortured him with the smell but he was a good sport. After my dad's we went to Church and then had to hurry to Denice's house for dinner that night. Brett was able to eat something for dinner thanks to Denice who is on the same strict diet. We got Brett a Chicago Cubs Jersey so he can proudly show off his favorite team. I am so thankful for all the dads in my life and especially my husband who is an amazing dad to his kids. He is always willing to throw the ball around or play "hoops" with the boys and he always has some hugs for his two little princesses. He works so hard so that we can have all the things that we need and I love him for that. Happy Father's Day.

Ward Carnival

Last night was our ward/neighborhood carnvial and our ward goes all out. It's an activity that the Primary puts together with the help from the activities committee. They have a BBQ and games galore including a waterslide and a couple of bounce houses for the kids. Last night they also did the Raingutter Regatta for the Scouts. We had a couple of extra kiddos in tow last night. Our cute neighbors, The Johnson's, weren't able to be there so we volunteered to take their kids and also inherited a friend of McKade's while we were there. 8 kids is a lot of work but the kids had a blast and I had fun chasing the two little ones around. We ended up staying for 3 hours. The boys were soaking wet from several trips to the dunk tank and then a little sticky from the cotton candy machine but they haven't stopped talking about it. Full of sugar and worn out from all the fun they came home really wet but with lots of stories to tell. I love being a mom!!!

Native American Stories

It was finally's Trevin's class' turn to perform their play. They had been practicing extra hard all week and after a dress rehearsal on Thursday they were finally ready. I was so impressed by the kids and all the work that went into this play. Trevin's teacher wrote the play by combining several Native American stories. They have been learning Native American History all year and it was fitting that this was the sort of play they would put on. Trevin had small but important parts. I am proud of all his hard work!!! Well Done!!!

Rain, Rain Go Away

That's how I feel right about now. There is no fun to be had because it won't stop raining. We were finally able to finish up the baseball season three weeks after it was officially supposed to be over. Trevin was able to squeeze in a day long baseball camp with the Utah Bucks, Utah Marshalls and a Scout for the Chicago White Sox. He had a blast and came home a little sunburned and a whole lot tired. McKade finished up soccer on Saturday by scoring a record 4 goals. My bubba got his first hat trick and I missed it because I was worried about rain and trying to get the girls ready for family pictures later that afternoon. He is already looking forward to soccer in September and we are gearing up for Football which starts is just a little over a month. Trevin can't stop talking about it and is going to be mowing Pa's grass to earn some extra money to go towards the costs. If any of you need Trevin to do any odd jobs for some extra money to help pay for football let us know. The kids keep asking if they can go swimming and when do the pools open? The pools are open but the rain just won't stop. At this rate it will be September and summer will be over. We need the sun so rain, rain please go away!