Birthday, Soccer, CC, Band

Happy Birthday to my baby boy!  Aaron turned 6!  He is so much fun.  He asked for an alligator cake.

Dallin had taken 2 minutes off of his 5k.  He is doing great!  It is so fun for me to watch and inspiring me to run faster.

We rode horses and swam for Aaron's Birthday.

Kim is an amazing friend that let us use his horses and pool  Aaron had a great time!

It ended up being the perfect day.  

We had the party smack dab between cross country and a foot ball game.  

He loved all of his gifts!

Labor day we went to the lake.  We played a little volleyball

We grilled some burgers and hot dogs.

we kayaked and paddle board.  

We also went to the parade.

We saw our favorite band at the parade.

I made Leah volunteer with me at the football game.  We fill water jugs and collect music.

It was interesting watching the show from ground level.

We started soccer.  

The kids all played so well.  I am so impressed with how well they are playing.

We had game night at Aaron's school.

He was so excited to show off the school.

Homecoming came and went.  The boys preformed well and in the full uniform.  Competition season is coming up quick.

I managed to squeeze in one race.  We did it for the medal.  It was fun!  I only missed one soccer game for it, so not too bad.  

 

Beginning of School

The boys danced at a Quinceanera.  

They did a great job!

This is their second time doing it and they just keep getting better.  

School started.  School starts early for my high schoolers.  

Dallin is in this pic but he wasn't cooperating.  lol  They catch the bus really early.

Evan is all by himself at school.  He likes it so far.  

Leah started middle school.  She is enjoying it.  She has more homework than before but is adjusting.

Aaron started Kindergarten.  He is so excited about it.  He tell me how much better Pre_K was but he has an excellent teacher and I am excited to see how he progresses.  He is at a different school then Evan so it makes life really interesting this year to have 5 kids at four schools.  

Marching band has begun.  This was the parent showcase.  It is amazing how much they learn in a few short weeks.

Freshman induction to band.  Dallin was showered with gifts.  

Dallin had his first Cross Country meet.  He did great.

It is so fun to watch. 

We had 10 inches of rain fall in day.  It was a rough start trying to stay dry to catch the bus.  We made it and our grass is much greener.  We were grateful we had no flooding.  I know other areas did flood.  

 

July

 

We played in the pool quite a bit in July

Leah went off to Utah with Michael.  They had a great time!  She loved hanging out with her cousins.

Aaron tried working on his work with his foot.  lol  This kid is entertaining.

We made ice cream with some friends.

For Dallin's birthday we went white water rafting.

We had a great time!  We all loved it!

We hit up the splash pad.

We worked out.  The boys wanted to try out the weights.

We through a few fits.  

The older boys had band camp.  They have been working really hard.  I can't wait to see how the show turns out.  It has been so hot around here.  

End of June

Leah went to another soccer camp.  It was really hot outside.  She learned a lot from the high school coach.  

Evan learned about vikings and made a viking ship at the library.

I make the kids exercise everyday.  The boys wanted to lift weights.

While Michael was out of town the boys went Star Wars crazy.  They watched like 3 movies while he was gone.

I dropped the older boys off at FSY.  Dallin was really nervous so hopefully they have good time.

The older boys also did scout camp.  They had  good time although it was a little hot.

They kayaked, swam, biked and play a lot of 9 square.

 

First half of June

We had band concerts. Both boys sounded great!  They have really improved over the year.

We had a block party.  We even won a gift certificate.  

Leah graduated 5th grade.

She rocked it!  She will do amazing things middle school too!  Dallin ended middle school.  He did great!  He will do great things in High School, which he started this week.  

It is sad being the youngest sometimes.  Aaron often has to play in the sprinkler by himself.  

We did Top Golf for Mother's Day.  

Mom wanted to wait until school was out.  We had great time!

We definitely have improved since last time. 

We have been swimming at Kira's quite a bit as well.

Dallin's ceiling started to fall on him late one nigh.  We got it fixed, thanks to my brother.

I have my kids do a little school work during the summer. It can be rough on them at first until we get in a new return.

Leah went to camp. She did softball, soccer, and volleyball.

She had a great time!

We went to birds of prey show at the library.

We love the library.

Leah has one more camp next week.  She had a great time at this one.