Crazy Days of Summer

I thought I should write and give a quick update.

JR: He has gone on two High Adventures. First, He went down by Sisters on a 50 mile backpack trip. He said the scenery is spectacular. His feet on the other hand...YUCK! They have blisters with blisters inside.

His next adventure was kayaking up by the San Juan Island's. He saw seals and porpoises. He wants to vacation there again to show us all of natures beauties.

Elizabeth: She is her mother's girl; she has the same messed up teeth. She had to visit the dentist to have a tooth pulled because we couldn't get it out at home. She had her baby tooth stuck between her permanent front tooth that had grown in over it when it came in and the permanent tooth that was suppose to take its place, but grew in behind it. (Run on sentence!) Anyway, she was so brave and the tooth was out in no time with professional help. Thank you Dr. Perkins!

Rachel and Hannah: I hate grouping the girls together, but they have the same exciting news. While Dad was away we decided to go buy them bikes. They loved trying the bikes out in the store. I think they almost ran over a few costumers.

Karen: Speaking of the bikes brings me to my news. Oh, I wish I had a video of this. About a week ago, we were walking over to have dinner with another friend's whose dad was on High Adventure. Hannah was trying to open the door to get shoes on to go. I was explaining how to twist the handle. Of course, I was doing that while walking backwards pulling the wagon with the food we were bringing for dinner. The next thing I know I have tripped over one bike. I land on top of another bike. I sure that if anyone was watching they were getting a good laugh. SO, I land in a big heap. I just happen to be wearing those lovely wedge sandals that are popular this summer. That's great for fashion, bad for ankles. My foot twisted so hard that it ripped part of the straps out and cut into my foot. I scared my girls and just sat there and cried for a few minutes. (I'm a yeller, not a cryer. The crying unnerved them). Then I realized no one was coming to my rescue and I needed to regroup. I of course got up and continued on to dinner at my friend's. We laughed pretty hard at how clumsy I was. By the end of dinner, my foot was purple and swollen and I realized I might have actually hurt myself. The good news is I have had two Drs., Dr. Bowen and Dr. King (Thanks for the house call!!), look at it and it is only a soft tissue injury. After a week of rest and LOTS of help from friends I am on the road to recovery.

Now, I must hurry so I can have something to write for my next entry "O2BNSV"

We Begin With the End

Welcome to our blog! Our first entry is about the end of the school year and all it's events.

Rachel graduated from preschool. This was our first experience having a child "Officially" graduate. It was so fun listening to Rachel sing all the songs she's learned. Then the children were excused to get ready for graduation. They piously marched back in wearing their blue gowns (the old BYU blue, very appropriate). They were called up and handed diplomas. Rachel opened hers afterward and said, "Hey, they gave me the wrong diploma. This one is blank." All of her friends looked at theirs and they were pretty upset until us parents explained that they would get a real one later.




Elizabeth is finished with Second grade! On the last day of school we met Elizabeth at the door. Her teachers, Mr.Broughton and Mrs. Distant, were saying good-bye to all their students. When Elizabeth walked out, they all put their hands in together and yelled, "Go Team Z!" They said that they remembered the girls and I doing it on the first day of school. It was very cute to watch. We had to say farewell to Mrs. Nichols, Elizabeth's First grade teacher. She is moving and we will miss her. I feel lucky that Elizabeth has had such terrifc teachers.





Rachel and Elizabeth were in the ballet of Alice in Wonderland put on by Evergreen Dance Academy. Rachel was a key that helped get Alice in and out of Wonderland. Elizabeth was a Bread and Butterfly. They both did a wonderful job. Rae's class did a ballet number and a tap dance one as well. Elizabeth's class truly flutter and flew all around the stage. I love my ballerinas.