Each year the elementary students are invited to swim at the Sand Hollow Aquatic Center as a celebration of the last week of school. It's been nice because they only take 2 grades each day and the kids are both in the grades they take together. Last year it was Kindergarten and 3rd grade and this year it was 1st and 4th grades who went together. So the kids got to swim together and they had a lot of fun swimming with their friends!
They ride the bus to the SHAC but they have to walk back. They usually leave it plenty of time to get back and catch the bus but this year they didn't. The 3rd graders walked back in plenty of time but the little 1st graders were slow. So Ethan's teacher took her car back to the pool (left her class in the charge of another teacher) and picked up the 1st grade bus-riding kids and drove them back to school. Courtney thought she was pretty cool!
They had a great time and it wore them out!
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Neighborhood Party
We live in the best neighborhood! Monday afternoon I talked to a neighbor who said they were organizing an impromptu BBQ as a good-bye party for another neighbor who is moving after the summer. They just wanted an excuse to have a party. ;)
At 5:30 we walked down the street where there were tables and BBQ grills set up with something to share and our own meat. The kids played with their friends before we ate and then after we ate OUT CAME THE WATER BALLOONS!!! The kids had an all-out war. Kids from 16 years old down to 3 were in the fight and it was hilarious. Ethan kept going after the teenaged boys and, toward the end, one neighbor began filling the water balloons with shaving cream instead of water. It was great and the kids had so much fun.
When the balloons were beginning to run out we noticed that another neighbor (who is a firefighter and EMT for Ivins) was driving around in the ambulance checking fire hydrants. Someone persuaded her to check the hydrant next to where we were having the BBQ and she complied. So kids and adults got to run in the water sprayed from the hydrant and it was hilarious!! One teenager even got his skim board out.
When it got dark we decided it was time to put the kids to bed. They showered and then slept great that night. Ethan summed it up when he said "We have the best neighborhood!"
Here is Ethan getting ready to lie down in the gutter:
Ethan going after one of the teenage boys:
Still lying in the gutter:
Courtney and the "big girls". Courtney is in the green skirt/shorts in front:
The wet neighborhood kids (Ethan is in the burnt orange shirt on the left and Courtney is next to him):
More wet kids:
Getting ready for the hydrant to open:
Being sprayed!
At 5:30 we walked down the street where there were tables and BBQ grills set up with something to share and our own meat. The kids played with their friends before we ate and then after we ate OUT CAME THE WATER BALLOONS!!! The kids had an all-out war. Kids from 16 years old down to 3 were in the fight and it was hilarious. Ethan kept going after the teenaged boys and, toward the end, one neighbor began filling the water balloons with shaving cream instead of water. It was great and the kids had so much fun.
When the balloons were beginning to run out we noticed that another neighbor (who is a firefighter and EMT for Ivins) was driving around in the ambulance checking fire hydrants. Someone persuaded her to check the hydrant next to where we were having the BBQ and she complied. So kids and adults got to run in the water sprayed from the hydrant and it was hilarious!! One teenager even got his skim board out.
When it got dark we decided it was time to put the kids to bed. They showered and then slept great that night. Ethan summed it up when he said "We have the best neighborhood!"
Here is Ethan getting ready to lie down in the gutter:
Mother's Day Hike
We go on an annual Mother's Day hike as one of my presents. Ethan and Bryan got home from the Father's and Son's, showered and then we loaded into the van and drove to Zion to do some hiking. It was the perfect weather for hiking and there weren't a ton of people. We didn't have a lot of time so we only did one hike but the kids had a great time and I loved being with my family. It was a fun pre-Mother's Day present.
Taking a break:
On the shuttle:
Taking a break:
Father's and Son's Campout
Bryan and Ethan had the Father's and Son's Campout last week. They went to some property up by Gunlock and camped near a stream. Ethan has a habit of falling into streams while on campouts and this year was no different. Luckily, he brought his swimming suit to change into but not until after he had already fallen in.
But they had a great time playing in the wilderness with no mother supervision! They came home alive and with a lot of stories.
Piano Kids
Here are a couple of pictures from the recital of all the students. Ethan is on the 2nd row to the right of the middle. He is sitting on the piano bench (I think).
Piano Recital Video
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Cute Boys
Ethan has been focused on Mother's Day a lot this week. He asked me what I want for Mother's Day and then, after his piano recital, he decided that Courtney and I needed pedicures. So, for our FHE activity, Bryan gave me a pedicure and Ethan gave Courtney a pedicure. It was so cute to see Ethan filing Courtney's feet and rubbing them. He kept asking Bryan how to do things and Bryan would give him pointers and tips. It was a lot of fun. That is real service and given with a lot of love.
I am lucky to have such wonderful men in my life! I love them both so much!
I am lucky to have such wonderful men in my life! I love them both so much!
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