Daddy Daughter Date

Piper was inline for a Daddy/Daughter Date and this is what they did. Daddy took her to Bass Pro shop and they went to look at the stuffed animals. Piper had it in mind that they were looking at stuffed animals, you know, the fluffy, cuddly and warm ones. But what he meant was the kind of stuffed animals that were once alive. I thought it was funny. (I'm pretty sure she wasn't disappointed and had fun anyway.) Then they went to Rita's for some Italian ice and then on a walk around the block to look at fireflies. It was a special night for them both and I am so glad they got to do it.

Final Middle School Concert

Quincey had her last concert for Orchestra in Middle School. It was wonderful. She was first chair violin, which was neat. She also made the JV orchestra in High School next year. She is excited, but the days of first chair are probably over for a while. The Orchestra teacher is in our ward at church which will be neat and the student president is also in our ward. I think Quincey has some great times in Orchestra ahead. Good job Honey! As a Mom I am totally impressed with the kids that are in Orchestra. They seem to get good grades and be high achievers. I am really glad that Quincey is around such neat people.

Temple Grandin!

Boston's big LEAP project this year was a research paper on Temple Grandin. She is probably the most famous person with Autism in the world. She has written many books, she has a doctorate degree, is an inventor and teaches at university in Colorado. It was so neat to study and learn about her. Boston was inspired by the life that she has led and the obstacles that she has overcome. Boston made a power point about her, a research paper, and for his big project, we thought it would be neat to try and contact her. I found her contact information on the internet. We called and talked to her secretary and wrote her an email as well. Soon she was calling our house and talking to Boston on the phone. He was able to interview her on the phone and ask her any questions that he had about her life. He also corresponded through email and found out her favorite snack to share with the kids after the presentation. It turned out so good and I was very proud of the job that he did.

Sarger n Me

I took Sarger to the local fountains to play with a bunch of his friends. It was a great time and we finished it off with some "Rita's" Italian ice. I love being with Sarger. He is a super fun kid and I am glad he is my youngest child. I love you Buddy.

Saved From The Chopping Block

Just as I was about to capture the two ducks and drop them off at the lake, what do you know, baby ducks were born and all of the family falls in love with them. This duck has been sneaky about getting into the pool area and I am fed up with it. She had these ducklings about three weeks ago and the good news is, she no longer goes into the pool area. I am starting to warm up to her and her new babies. Her life has been spared...........for now.

Quincey's BIG Night!

As a Middle School graduation gift Daddy and I took Quincey out on a big date! We went out to eat at a chinese buffet with sushi and pretty much anything else you would want. During dessert we gave Quincey a present and I told her that I had found her something really neat at a garage sale that morning. (Hehehehe!) It was fun to see her surprise when she opened up a CELL PHONE! She has been begging for this for years now. It was a big surprise. Then after dinner we took her to see "Wicked" in Dallas. It was a super fun night and it was fun to be able give this to Quincey. She is a sweet daughter and amazing girl. I love you Honey.

Before and AFTER!

Daddy and the boys rebuilt the screened-in room! Yay! it needed it so badly and it turned out so wonderful. I am excited to have such a pretty screened-in room now and will get to enjoy it. Thanks for doing a GOOD job guys! It was fun to see how hard Boston and Sarger worked. They enjoy working with Daddy.

The Garden

I was proved wrong on this one. Quincey and Daddy planted a garden this spring. I did not have a lot of faith that things would grow because there were so many leaves in the soil that were not decomposed. I have been proven wrong because we have gotten a lot of of this garden. Strawberries, green beans (tons), tomatoes, broccoli, peas, squash and soon corn. I'm amazed! Good job you guys!

Our MOVIE PREMIERE!!!

Our family made a movie called, 'The Trickster Strikes Again!". We invited our best friends over for a movie premiere. We had popcorn, soda's and candy and had so much fun watching the movie. It was even the first time to see it for some of the actors. It was a fun family activity and will be a treasure to keep about something our family did. You know what, it was a BLAST!

She Got That From Daddy.

Quincey just finished her 8th grade year. At the awards ceremony, she was awarded top 8th grade girl in MATH. We were so proud! I am very thankful that the kids seem to take after Daddy in this area. He spends hours teaching Quincey at night and I am SO thankful that he can because I have no clue how to do it. That is really neat accomplishment Quincey!!!!

The Raptors

Another season of flag football and come and gone. Daddy has always been the assistant coach for football in previous seasons, but the coach moved midseason, so Daddy got to finish out the season as head coach. It was a good experience for him and Boston. I would say that they had about at 50/50 season. Perfect to experience winning and loosing. I enjoyed watching it and was so proud of Boston and the Coach!

Talents Galore!

For Pack Meeting last month we had a talent show. Every boy in the pack did a talent and it was WONDERFUL! One boy did some comedy and did an impersonation of ME! It was really funny and GOOD too! Here are a few shots I got during the show. Boston rode his unicycle also, but I forgot to take a picture of it, I was so entertained! =) It was neat to see all of the talents that these boys have. Neat young men.

CHEER MASTER!

Daddy is the cheer master for our Pack 299. This is something that he volunteered for to help liven up the Pack Meetings. It has been so much fun and had everyone cracking up. Good job Love! Let's give him a ROUND of applause!

Piper and Friends

Piper with four of her best friends from first grade. They were at a birthday party for one of them and all had a complete BALL. I'm so glad she has neat friends.

Briggs' Lesson

Briggs taught a lesson at Family Night about The Plan of Salvation. He was able to put together the plan while Daddy talked about it. This is one of Daddy's favorite things to teach our kids about. They know it well. Yesterday was Ward Conference and in Young Women's the Stake YW President asked the girls if anyone could recite the Plan or Salvation in 30 seconds. Quincey raised her hand and rattled it off perfectly. Daddy was in the room and felt SO proud that his girl knew it. Thanks for that lesson Briggs.

Elephants!

Pipers big LEAP project this year for school was a research paper on elephants. It was so much fun to learn about them and have Piper get excited about them. She painted this elephant to add to her presentation. She really did a great job.

Bostons Lesson

Boston taught a lesson at Family Home Evening and I thought he did a great job. He talked about how Jesus saved us from spiritual and physical death. He made a train track and had the tracks broken in two places representing the two deaths spiritual and physical. Then he explained how Jesus helped to build bridges to allow us to overcome both. It was great.