Field Day

Field day is always so much fun! The music is playing loud, there are lots of games, and everybody has a blast! The favorites are the slip'n slide, monster volleyball, and sponge tag!

Plus all this means school is almost out for the summer! YEAH!!!

Memorial Day

We went to visit the Field of Honor at Merrill Park. Each flag is flown in honor of a veteran. There are about 300 flags. It is quite a sight!

Memorial Weekend Camping Trip

We went camping at Sage Hen Reservior. The scenery was beautiful and the weather was even cooperative! We went on a couple of hikes-one of our favorite things to do.

These little frogs were everywhere!

Lewis and Clark a.k.a. Cody and Derek, decided to row the canoe upstream to a pipe that went under the road, it was quite a wild ride! I laughed so hard at them trying to canoe through the bushes, shooting back out of the tube and trying to stay in the canoe!

Watch out for SNAKES!!!!

A boy from the next campsite found this snake in the reservior. He was acting mighty brave, but would not touch it (smart!). After Jenny found out it was not poisonous she caught it with about ten other kids watching. She held it for a while then let it go.

When we first got to camp, Emily pulled out a fishing pole and hopped around until someone rigged her line. She fished from shore, then Dad took her out in the canoe. No luck the first day!

The next morning she got up and started fishing before breakfast...No Luck!

Then Dad took her out in the canoe...No Luck!

She took a break for a hike and some frog catching, then fished again that evening...No Luck on the second day!

The next day, I took her out in the boat. We could see fish jumping, we could see people catching fish...still No Luck!

We checked to see what bait the people catching fish were using, used the same thing, but...No Luck!

We took a break and hiked to a beautiful waterfall.

Then Dad took Emily out in the canoe for about 2 hours...No Luck!

We were leaving that evening and now we were feeling a little nervous about this fishing thing not working for Emily... she was almost in tears!

While Dad started packing up the gear, Emily fished from the shore. The little girl standing next to Emily caught a fish...now there were tears...not a fit, just tears. I knew that the time of day was right (5:30 p.m.) the fish were starting to jump, so...I took her out in the canoe. The fish were jumping all around us. We adjusted the line a little, Emily cast it right between where we saw 2 fish jump, and we waited. Then something hit the line...it wiggled...it pulled...it was a fish!

Emily reeled him in, got excited, reached for the line, and he pulled the line back out so she reeled him in again. She got excited, reached for the line, and he pulled the line back out. Now I am getting worried that the thing is going to get away. She reels him in, holds the reel tight and swings him around into the boat! A beautiful little rainbow trout! Oh was Emily excited! And Oh were we ever relieved! Now we could pack up and go home!

Ballet Recital

These pictures were taken backstage before the recital. I can tell they are a little nervous, but mostly excited!

They both did SOOO Great!!! No mess-ups and lots of beautiful ballet. They got flowers after the performance from Dad. They were tired and a little hungry so we grabbed a yummy snack on the way home. Good job girls! We are pround of all your hard work this year!

Midnight's Dog House

The girls decided to convert the playhouse to Midnight's dog house. It has original art work on the walls, paw print fabric curtains, a clothes line, and a mailbox. He settled right in and seems to really like his new place.

Soccer Team Party

Today was the last day of the soccer season. We had a good team...great kids, great coaching. Emily had a lot of fun and improved as a soccer player this season. It has been fun to watch. The team had a party and got trophy's because they came in first place...no wait, we don't keep score in this league...because they...played soccer! Yeah, way to go! They only lost one game...oh yeah, we don't keep score in this league...but they beat the team they lost to when they played them again...but we don't keep score in this league.

What a Play!

Emily is open... Lilly passes...Emily shoots and scores!!! Great team work!