Noah's Baseball Season

When I put pics of Ezra and Jonah playing baseball I hadn't taken any of Noah. Then he sat out for a week with his knee injury. In this game he hit a double and then stole 3rd before being hit home. His last game was June 9 but he was chosen to be on the All Star team so he has been practicing this week and next week in the morning and night. We go to Flagstaff on June 27 and 28 for his tournament. It is a double elimination tournament so we could go back over on the 30th. Last year the team did really well and we were in Flagstaff a total of 6 days! It is a lot of fun for our whole family.

Our Front Yard Snake

We catch snakes in our front yard during the summer. They like to go on our grass and lay in the sprinklers. Noah was pretending the snake was attacking him and Esther was scared to death! I had to take Esther's picture she was really upset. We of course thought it was funny. Luckily children are resilient and she wanted to pet the snake after she went inside for a few minutes. This is our small town entertainment that we love!

Hannah & Esther's Dance Recital

Hannah and Esther both had dances in the summer Jazz show. Esther was the smallest girl in the youngest group but by far the cutest! Esther's class danced to "It's A Hard Knock Life". When Esther got her costume a month ago at dance class she said, "Mom, this is not a princess dress." She thinks if she is dancing she should look like a princess. I rented the movie Annie for her and then she wanted to wear the outfit. Hannah's class danced one jazz number and one modern. She had a lot of fun.

Last Day of School

School is out! Noah and Jonah had an awards assembly and both received awards for reading, math and physical education. Noah three days before had been mowing the front lawn and a big rock came under the mower and hit his knee. He wore this brace for a week and took off a week from baseball but he is back to normal. We were blessed it was not a break. The last day of school was on May 23, the Friday of Memorial Weekend. It was 60 degrees when I picked up the kids from school. Rainy and windy. This was the first year I could not take a picture outside of the school when I picked them up, which has been my tradition. I took a picture of Hannah and her friends, Marisa and Brianna, when I took them to the middle school for their last day of 6th grade. I think I blinked and Hannah is going into 7th grade! She loves school and friends and is the best girl in the world. We are so grateful for her! We are now in full summer swing of swim lessons and golf.

Noah's 4th Grade River Trip

Does this look familiar too anyone? I was a chaperone on Noah's field trip which was a half day river trip down the Colorado. I helped fund raise this year to pay for the trip. It is pretty expensive-$70 per student. Most kids would never get the opportunity to go. It was so fun. Our raft only had 12 kids and 3 adults. The other rafts were packed with 28 people. Noah's teacher is Sue Smith (or Keisling or Gloss for anyone from Page) She has been great for Noah and is used to boys since she has 5 boys of her own. We loved having her as a teacher. The weather was perfect. It was cold when we started. Noah is so great to be around, he is the best 4th grader out of all the kids. We saw petroglyphs. After Lee's Ferry we went to Navajo bridge and saw 3 condors. I only had a disposable camera so my pictures are not that good. I did not want to take my nice camera it could fall in the river. The condors are amazing. Huge. They look like giant vultures.

Esther's Preschool Program

Esther's preschool had an end of the year
program. Esther was a shooting star. She
had all of her songs memorized and loves
singing them. Her teacher has the preschool
in her home. Esther went on Tues and
Thurs from 10-12. I cried at the program
when her teacher showed a DVD of pictures
throughout the year. I don't want Esther to
grow up. Esther's good friend Janie moved in
February and Esther still talks about her.
Everyone moves from Page! Esther loved
going to school and loves her teacher Miss Jill.

Lake View Track Meets

Every year our elementary school has a track meet against the other elementary school in town. Jonah's relay team took 3rd place! Noah ran 1200 meter and took 5th out of 25. Noah was so tired. They both did a great job! This was the first year it was not hot while we watched in the stands. It is held at the high school track. This is the coldest spring ever. Ezra is in kindergarten and they have a track & field day at the school. Ezra was in a relay race and was half a length ahead of the next closest team. The kid that Ezra handed the baton to started running forward but turned around and headed back to where he started. It was hilarious. Ezra was yelling, "No, go that way" . Finally the kid went the right direction. So Ezra says he won his race even with his team getting 4th out of 4. Cute.