I wanted to update the photos I have of the kids in the living room so after church the other day I took some pics of them. I already had a nice one I took of JJ but I needed one of Hannah and Asher to kind of match it. It was the wrong time of day to try and get a picture - the light was too high in the sky and too harsh so these were taken under that big pine in our front yard in the kids "dirt place".
Thursday JJ went to Cub Scout Day Camp at Jeremiah Johnson's. He looks forward to this every year and had a great time again this year. Lance was able to take off work and go with him. This was important because there is another boy in the ward who struggles with some behavior problems - he and JJ are like oil and water. Their struggles have been blown up into this big huge thing. Lance and I have just come to the conclusion that JJ can't participate in scouts unless he or I are with him or that boy isn't there. JJ and the boy got along just fine though at the day camp so that was good. JJ LOVED making "soft" swords and having a huge mock battle!
In the past few year I have gotten disposable cameras for JJ and Hannah to take to school the last week or day of school. It is always fun to see what they take pictures of. Of course most of the pictures are pretty crappy but they have fun. This year JJ decided he was too cool to do that so he didn't take the camera I got for him. Hannah did though and got some funny pictures - most of which are super out of focus because they were taken too close but she was having fun and that is what really mattered to me. This is her and her teacher Mrs. Lish. Mrs. Lish was not my favorite of the teachers I have worked with in the past but we got through the year without any major problems.
This is her class:
Another fun event that took place this was was Becca's bridal shower. Becca Clark is engaged to my nephew Dan! We are thrilled to have her an official part of the family. She has been an unofficial one for a while now!
One of the last week of the school year activities that the kids look forward to the most is the Dance Festival. I am so happy that our school maintains these fun traditions. One class always does the maypole just like back in the day when my mom went to elementary school! It is a great event. JJ and Hannah both did great and had big smiles during their class dances.
This year JJ's best friend has been Oakley. They both love their DS games and Pokemon and get a long great! I am so glad that although it has been a tough year for JJ he has had a good friend to brighten it up for him.
Field Day this year was an all day event even for the PTA moms helping out! We all heaved a sigh of relief that 1. it didn't rain and 2. it hadn't started flooding the school playground yet. Maybe I haven't mentioned before that our local school is built on a low piece of land with a creek running under the front of the school (that floods every year) and another creek that runs under the back playground (that floods every year). Since this is the wettest spring on record every one is just waiting for the inevitable flooding to take place with the huge snow pack that we have this year.
Memorial Day this year was even more bittersweet than usual. The idea that this may be my mom's last memorial day with us was hanging over all our heads. She was in good spirits but it was very tiring for her. Right before we took this picture at Aunt Ellen's grave (A Christmas Dress for Ellen) my mom fell. Thankfully she was on the grass. She and Hannah were bringing up the rear of our group that was waking toward this grave. I turned to see if Hannah was ok and saw my mom lying on the grass and Hannah looking terrified next to her. Hannah told me later that she saw her start to fall and tried to catch her but then stepped aside because she didn't want to be crushed. It was traumatic for all of us. It was really rainy and cold but we enjoyed being with Charlie's family. Asher was sick that day so Lance stayed home with him. We really missed having them be with us.
The kids are each signed up for a special activity this month. JJ is taking a drawing class. Hannah is in another play- Bugz this time. Asher is taking part in a summer day camp. So far they have really enjoyed their classes. More pictures of these activities coming up!
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