Rylee, Roller Coaster Addict

Here are a couple pictures of Mike & Rylee on the Jet Star roller coaster at Lagoon. It was the first big one she went on and loved it. Her exact words were: "That was AWESOME!!!!!". She also went on the old white roller coaster, the spider, the collasus (which goes upside down twice), and others. She had a smile on her face each time she got off and made the same comment. "That was AWESOME!!!" She is definitley a brave,spuncky, fun girl! We love that about her.

Crazy Fun Summer

So summer break started less than a week ago and we have already had a fun, busy summer. Here are a few pictures from swimming Saturday night. I have one cousin whose husband graduated from Weber State recently and my Aunt Karen threw him a surprise party at a really fun pool in Lehi where another cousin works. She reserved the pool just for the family for 2 hours Sat. night. It was so much fun. The one picture is of just one of the cool fun aspects of this pool. This huge bucket of water dumps every so many minutes over the slides and play area. The other pic. is one of the boys (I believe it is Noah) coming off one of the little slides. And the other is of my girls (Jenna & Rylee)! Arent' they so cute! It was fun to spend some time with my cousins which is rare with the busy lives we all lead. Anyway, yesterday we went to Cherry Hill to swim and today we went to Lagoon Amusement Park for our Stake Lagoon Day. It was hot and crowded but a blast. My kids were so much braver than the last time we went. The boys and Jenna loved the rides they could go on and Rylee loved the roller coasters. She went on some of the big crazy ones and loved it! I will post some pictures of Lagoon soon. So, you can see so far we have had a fun summer and it is only beginning.

Great Teachers!

Friday was the last day of school and there were definitely mixed feelings on my part as well as the kids. A couple weeks ago I was not looking forward to summer but by the last week was excited. The kids all had great teachers this year. Noah had Mrs. Christensen, Cole had Mrs.Dearden, and Rylee had Mrs. Morton. Each one of them helped each child so much. They all have learned and grown soooooo much this past year. They were excited for summer but sad to leave their teachers and friends for awhile.

Field Day

Cole, Jenna, & Noah

Pull Noah!


Cole on the water slide

Today was field day at school. They played lots of games outside: tug o'war, the limbo, football toss, and of course the favorite: the waterslide. Jenna came with me, she loves watching all the kids and she even took a turn on the slide with Cole. I love our school! It is so close and we have great teachers and a great new principal. Next year I am going to be the PTA Secretary which will be fun. I have already met so many new people at the couple of meetings I have attended this last month. All the kids love school and I hope that continues at least for a few years.

My Genius

Well not exactly, but close. Rylee received a Certificate of Outstanding Performance yesterday. She scored in the top 10 percent nationally on the Iowa Tests. It lists which areas she was in the top 10 % and she has every area of the tests listed on her certificate. She obviously takes after her mom. ;-)

THANKS!

I am glad the last few weeks are over. Don't get me wrong all the weddings and traveling were great! I am just tired and ready to relax a little. There are only 4 more days of school and then we get to start all the summer fun! That will be a whole new adventure! I am so grateful to Mike for staying home and taking care of things here so I could go to Dallas and NC. I am grateful to my parents for picking us up, taking us fun places, etc, etc,etc. Thanks for everything mom & dad! You are the best! I also am grateful for Mike's parents, especially his dad for taking care of my boys after school each day. My kids are so lucky to have grandparents so close who are an active part of their lives. I never had that growing up. My grandparents lived in CA and we always lived somewhere else. My parents are hoping to move back out west next year. I can't wait until they are closer so we can see them more often. I am so lucky to be blessed with a great family and in laws and extended family. I don't tell you all enough how much I appreciate all you do for me, Mike, and the kids. THANKS!!!!!

More Openhouse Pictures

Here are a few more pictures from the openhouse. I love this one of Jenna and my mom, Grandma Susie. I also included on of the bride(Karissa)and groom(Devin). Don't they look happy! And here is a picture of my dad and his sister, my Aunt Karen B., who we don't get to see very often. She is awesome! Her and my dad are so much fun, they are always joking and laughing and smiling when they are together.