Hershey Track meet #2

Rylee made it to the District Wide Hershey Track meet...we were so proud of her and so glad the Aunt Jenny and Grandma Clark could come to support her! It was a great afternoon...she got to compete in the long jump and the 50 meter dash. She did great at the jump, but didn't quite move on in that event. The she did the 50 meter run and took 2nd place...good enough to move on again to the big track meet in Payson later this month! WOW...she is tough to beat!

Spencer's a Busy Guy!

This year Spencer would always complain about going to gymnastics...the only reason I kept him in it was because it was during the time that Karlee was already there for cheer and it was more fun for him than just sitting there...also, he LOVED it...I don't know why he would complain, he would laugh and roll around and be crazy the whole classtime. Anyways, he had a great year and learned a lot.

As soon as gymnastics was over for the year...t-ball began! We have never done t-ball before, so it's been a new experience. Can't say it's me and Jake's favorite...and although Spencer says he loves it...the fact that he simply sits on 3rd base and picks out the grass makes us believe otherwise. He sure looks adorable in his little uniform though and we are just looking forward to seeing him out on the soccer field again this fall!

Last Week of School

Whew...the last of week of school is always SO crazy (and fun!). I was at the school everyday for one thing or another...here are a few of them.

Spencer had his Kindergarten Graduation! He sang songs from throughout the year and got a cookie from his teacher...he is sure going to miss Mrs. Tanner!


I helped at Field Day activities with Audree, Rylee and Karlee. The obstacle course was a blast and the popsicles at the end were much needed after our days in the sun.


The Dance Festival is always a ton of fun! Spencer and his rowdy crew (Caleb, Jack and Reeces) hung out with me and ran around like monkeys during the festival...they are so funny! This year Audree got to do the parachute dance with the 2nd grade, Rylee performed the square dance with the 4th grade and the crazy 6th graders did the Harlem Shake. I actually started to cry during Karlee's dance because I realized that next year she won't be there...my little girl is getting so BIG! The tears surprized even me...but I guess I was just feeling a little sentimental. This has been such a great year for Karlee she has grown up a lot and really enjoyed some extra responsibility with Student Council...it will be a little strange to have her at a different school next year.


There was also a 6th grade storytelling Festival...Karlee was "Narrator 2" for the Chinese story they did...she was poised and spoke so clearly!


Karlee also did the Mini-society...she sold ninja names on headbands...it was so creative and fun! I can't find the photos, but she had a great (and really HOT) day doing that too!

Field Trips Galore!

It's that time of year again...Field Trips and Hershey Track!

Karlee had Hershey Track first this year. She did awesome, once again! She took first in her first race, the 100 meter, and did awesome at her long jump. She took 3rd in the semi-final race and we just had a great day hanging out together. Love it!


Spencer invited me to go to the zoo on his kindergarten field trip...how could I say no?? It was a great day, perfect weather and great company...5 five-year-old boys! It was so funny to hang out with Spencer and his buddies! Boy groups are so busy and a bit harder to keep track of than "girl groups"...but we had a blast! Thanks for the invite Spencer, let's do it again sometime!


Then it was Rylee's turn at the Hershey Track! I knew that Rylee was fast and talented, but she really surprised me! She took 1st in her 50 meter dash and went on the semi-final where she took first again and so it was on to the finals (the top 6 girls in the citywide 4th grade meet)...where she took 2nd! She actually will move onto the District-wide meet next week! She also took 3rd in the long jump out of the whole city and will be competing at that event next week too! You go girl!

Rylee is 10...she made it to the double digits!!

There truly was a time, about 7 years ago, when I wasn't sure that Rylee would survive to the age of 5...but she just made it all the way to 10!! She is so beautiful, creative, stylish and fun! I am just lucky to be her Mom! For her big party she wanted to have some friends over for a Just Dance party and late-night movie. She also wanted to serve marshmallow brownies and ice cream sandwiches on chocolate chip cookies...never the boring usual for Rylee! I simply love this kid and can't imagine our family without her spunky personality. We also took her out for ice cream shakes at Red Robin on her actual birthday! We just adore this girl, Happy Birthday Rys!

Rylee Spring Soccer

Rylee has been playing Spring soccer for the past couple weeks and we are thoroughly enjoying it...as usual! She is awesome and had her first goal of the season this past week. We love her intensity and the way she is a leader on the field. So fun to watch...go Rys! P.S. Rylee ended up scoring 4 goals in her last game of the season! Awesome!

Spencer's a genius!

Spencer learned all about kites in kindergarten recently and has been fascinated. I got him a SpongeBob kite and he has been trying desperately to fly it daily. Some days it works, because there is actually wind and other days he is disappointed as her runs as fast as he can trying to keep it in the air. Then yesterday morning, he was sitting around wanting to fly the kite and I told him there just wasn't any wind and it wouldn't work...a light-bulb went off in his head. He said, "Hey Mom, I know what will work! I can put the kite on my bike and then I can ride it and I won't get tired like when I try to run with it!"...I sat there stunned momentarily by his brilliance and then agreed...what a great idea! It was morning and we convinced Daddy to get out of bed (no easy task) and he came out and helped us to accomplish our attempt...it was good he was there, especially when SpongeBob ended up in a tree at one point. Anyways, it totally worked and it was a fun way to spend the morning. This boy is so awesome and I just love him SO much!