Raingutter Ragatta

Our Draper ward does all the Cub Scout competitions known to man! This is the raingutter ragatta where you all paint the same boat and then run it down a "stream" by blowing on it. Steve is the only one who took pics so I don't have any action shots, but Jackson won 2nd place! He is holding his boat in one hand and his medal by his side in the other. Collin earned his Wolf badge at this meeting a whole 5 months early! Needless to say, he has an awesome scout leader.

Summer Loves Soccer!

This was Summer's first year enrolled in any sport, and she loved it! She scored 3 goals this season (my boys have yet to score one). She is such a go-getter. She was so bummed when the season ended, and she wondered why she didn't have practice everyday like an older boy she knows in the neighborhood, she thought that would be great!

I cannot believe the difference between her and my boys, the boys are not too aggressive in the sports I've put them in, they just kind of hang back and wait for the ball to come to them. Summer on the other hand is right in there with the best of them just playing her little heart out! She is quite coordinated too, we haven't practiced soccer with her at all and she already instinctively knew how to stop the ball and get it going in the right direction. Maybe our family will follow in the footsteps of what Steve's family did...the girls played sports and the boys worked at dad's shop after school. Who knows!

Sitting on the sidelines, anxiously waiting to go in.

Nice action shot (if I should say so myself)!

Throwing in, that is her cute coach Dana in the background.

Summer was always on the go, look at the boys on her team--ha ha!

The coach is saying, "Wait! Let me tie his shoe!"

Go Summer!

Grandparents Program

Treats in the classroom afterwards

Collin and his grandma Towsey

All the 2nd graders at Collin's school practiced for about 2 months for a cuuuute Grandparents Program. They all had to write a story about their grandparent and then a select few were chosen to be memorized by the student and told at the program. Collin was one of those! He told a story about his Grandpa Towsey when he was a teen doing teenager "pranks" shall we say. All the kids had some sort of speaking part and they of course sang all the darling grandparent songs like, "Grandma's Featherbed" and "You Are My Sunshine." At the end they showed a slideshow of all the kids with their grandparents that we the mom's had sent in. It was darling, Collin's grandparents were there to enjoy the show too.

Low-flying jets!

Pretty fun night tonight at our house! This giant gray colored 747 with 4 fighter jets trailing it flew right over our house really low 8 times-we counted! It was fun, and loud and all the neighbors were running outside with their cameras to take pics like me. It felt like the 4th of July or something. The one pic is of Collin running to see the jets on their way. I was trying to get a pic of our own house with the jets flying over and all I got was the top of the finnial in the shot, but I had to include it in this post! The rest of the pics are of all the homes around me as I frantically snapped the camera. THEN, they must have known a crazy storm was coming because they stopped flying over just in time for a huge down pour with thunder and lightning. I'm watching it now as I type. The kids are loving it too! Thanks goodness my pets can handle it all, they're not even freaking out.

Steve came home at the end of the jets and said that maybe it was for a Real SL soccer game or something. Maybe the news will tell us tonight.

New Digs

Taken with my cell phone, so not great pics...

Here is our new home we just moved into in Sandy!

I took a pic of the living room in the afternoon, we get a ton of afternoon sun in there. There is also a pic from just inside the front door. The rest of the rooms aren't all "put together" quite yet. We are loving it here, the kids play outside non-stop, and it's not just because the weather has been beautiful, they can actually ride their scooters and bikes and not crash going straight downhill like at our old home. Plus, the neighbors are wonderful and the kids have already made lots of friends. Gizmo our dog has made sure that we met all the neighbors right away by running right up to their homes and barking like a maniac at them when they emerge...ugh. But, once he has barked at someone and "let them know who's boss" he has left them alone ever since...he is maturing after all!

Easter 2009

I have delayed putting this post up because I have been waiting for some other pics from a friend that are better than these, but alas, I cannot wait anymore, so these cell phone pics will have to do...that will teach me to always carry my camera with me!
We were at the end of a week long vacation to Disneyland and Mesquite, NV when Easter rolled around. We spent Easter Sunday with our friends the Russells and their 3 daughters. The kids had an egg hunt on the beautiful grounds (no kidding) of The Casablanca Resort in Mesquite, NV. We had Easter brunch and then headed home. Someday I will post the cute pics of the rest of our time there.

Tulip Slide Show

Tulip Festival

I have reconnected through Facebook with some girls that I grew up playing with and for the past 6 months we have had a monthly girls lunch. It is so fun and makes my day brighter every time. It's as if spending an hour or two reminiscing about childhood takes me away from my "adult" worries and gives me a little boost mentally every month, I love it!
Today we ate at The Trellis Cafe at Thanksgiving Point and then took a stroll through the Tulip Festival on the grounds there. Only 2 of my friends could stick around for the festival, but it turns out to be the two I
played the most with growing up, Holly and Stephanie.
Here are just a few of the shots I took, with my new "fancy schmancy" camera that I now vow to take everywhere with me in order to start blogging more!
I just might have to post a slide show of the rest of my pics.
I do have to say, this was my first year to the festival, and for some reason I pictured it being fields and fields full of tulips like you would see in Holland...Not really. You walk a long windy, hilly trail and see lots of grass with many beds full of flowers along the way. Still, I had a wonderful
time walking and talking with my favorite girlfriends. And, there is something about warm sun, and beautiful flowers that just makes you happy after a long dreary Utah winter.

Girls Trip to Vegas

 

 

Some of my girlfriends from South Jordan put together a girls weekend in Vegas. A couple of sisters and friends tagged along too. They were valuable because they got us a great deal on our hotel and car rental!
We went to Phantom at the Venetian and ate at the Cheesecake Factory beforehand.
We walked the strip a little and visited the Wynn hotel for some upscale window shopping and lunch. It is a beautiful hotel. We had Sushi the last night, of course, I ordered orange chicken!
These pics are borrowed from one of the only girl's (Mindy) who brought her camera! I wish I would have brought mine and taken some more...I have a new fancy schmancy one and I'm afraid to take it on trips and ruin it. I must get past that fear.
Good times! Thanks to my hubby and mom for watching the kids all weekend so I could have a fun break!

Jackson's BizTown

 

Jackson's 5th grade class went to BizTown this year. They studied business for several weeks, then had a full day set aside to put their knowledge to work at a place in DT SLC called BizTown, set up just for school classes to come to. They apply ahead of time for whatever position they want. Jackson applied for the CFO of JT TV, but instead got the job of CFO at J Realty. Then they studied up on their particular position for a week or so before as well. He told me the night before that he wanted to wear his suit, bc they were supposed to dress nicely. My neighbor Lisbeth was a parent helper at Biztown and texted me during it telling me how cute and serious Jackson was. She said he was doing a great job. I asked her to take pictures for me. The picture of him on TV was when he was being interviewed about his realty company. They earned paychecks and were able to buy things with their money while on break. He had a great time! Such a cute idea of the school district's don't you think?