We Three Kings

Just had to share this little photo as it makes me smile every time I look at it.

Jumpin' June Days!

 The above pics bring a smile to my face and a tug at my heart.  This was the day we helped move our friends to Montana.  They've been gone for a month now and we miss them very much!  But I smile to see the kids having so much fun, so much in their own little worlds, so unaware of the circumstances of the day.  You might notice Tyler's swollen forehead.  His reaction to the first mosquito bite of the summer.

 Tyler's first Field Day.  This was a huge event.  Over 800 kids organized into teams, circulating around a large field, participating in fun/competitive events.  Each team had at least one student from each grade, k-5.  Tyler, being the youngest received much help and direction from his older teammates!

Graduation Day!  On the last day of kindergarten, we met Tyler's class at the park.  The kids played, ate treats, and then received their diplomas in a little graduation ceremony.

Tyler's first piano recital.  He played a birthday song from his lesson book and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.  Both from memory.  I wish I had video; you'll just have to imagine the tunes being played very methodical and rhythmic and very serious.

Father's Day 2012

Cody Convention - you simply had to be there.

A wonderful afternoon with friends and relations.

The last Thursday in June, we completed our first Kiddos hike.  They are every Thursday throughout the summer and are geared for moms and kids.  This one was in Grand Teton National Park, starting at String Lake, meandering up to Leigh Lake for lunch, and then back again (~3 miles total).  We were a little slow, as our hiking legs were yet weak, but we had a good time.  It was refreshing to get out and enjoy nature at a kid's pace.

I realize now there were other friends that visited, and though we didn't capture them on camera, we sure enjoyed our time with them.  Julie and David visiting from Oklahoma and Sweden.  Interesting visits, good fellowship.

And the summer marches on.  It is shaping up to be one of the best yet.  More posts to come.

Memorable May

Boyd and his buddy, Nick.  These two took swimming lessons together in April and May and became great friends.  Since then we've had some very enjoyable play dates with Nick.

We enjoyed lots of sunny days in May.  The weather turned cold and wet and snowy the weekend we wanted to travel - more about that at the end of this post.

One of the first high-lights of every May is Union Sunday at Larry and Liza's.  Below, Tyler and Boyd pose as a couple old geezers headed to town for groceries! Ha - actually, they absolutely love buzzing around Larry's driveway on this little scooter.  Fellowship, good visits, potluck lunches, and throwing rocks in the pond are also enjoyed on these weekends at Larry and Liza's. 

Monte and Paige.

Helicopter time.  Monte has spent many hours observing his daddy fly RC helicopters.  Here he is with Keith's old helicopter which he has fondly named, Heli.  He works hard to get it off the ground, but alas, I think it has crashed one too many times.

I was so happy to have my trusty carpenters finish the planter boxes on the deck.  The veggies are thriving.  I'll post a pic of them later.

The Vroom.  There's hardly a day it doesn't get used.  The boys are always begging for a ride.

We enjoyed riding bikes nearly every day in May as well.

I think it would be safe to say that the real high-light of May though, was our trip to Cody on Memorial weekend.  As usual, the weather turned cold as we prepared to go.  It began to rain and that turned into snow.  Roads closed in Yellowstone.  The only way to get there meant having to take a round about way adding many extra miles and hours in the car.  We decided to do it anyway, and what a wonderful time it was! 

Also in May, we ran a 5K,

played in the mud,

 and enjoyed the end-of-year performance of alphabet songs by all the kindergarten classes at Tyler's school!

And that's it for May.  It seems like I've had very little time to sit at the computer these days.  But I do hope to do another update before the summer slips away.  Hope you all are having a wonderful year!