Lots of stuff to catch up on here!
End of School Year for Boys
First off, the boys both ended school just before Memorial Day, I believe it was May 25th. They had lots of fun activities on the last week of school. It was like one big party week! Caleb had to leave Mrs. Burt behind and I am so sad about that! She's so amazing. I had these little potted mums that I got for each of the boys' teachers with a candy bar and a thank you note. So they gave them those and said their goodbyes! I took a picture with the boys in front of the house, showing my sad face that school was out and they are happy! lol It is in contrast to the one we took at the beginning of the year where they are sad and I am happily jumping for joy!
Avery's Dance Recital
Then Avery had her big dance recital at Rigby High School. They struggled with some technical issues with the sound, but it was still sooo cute. Avery did two dances - a Cinderella one in a blue costume and a "Candy Girl" dance in a pink polka dot costume. They were both really fun to watch. Avery mostly knew what she was doing haha. Stacey (my friend/Avery's best friend lol) drove all the way up here from Utah just to see her dance and then drove all the way home the next morning to catch her flight to LA for the Memorial Day weekend. That's true friendship! Avery was so excited to see her there.
Idaho Falls Temple Dedication
So the Idaho Falls Temple was actually built originally in 1945, but about two years ago they closed it down for refurbishment. They had to get rid of some asbestos and redo a lot of things to make it all fresh and new I guess. So it took a LONG time but it was finally done! They had the open house going on for about two weeks where you can walk through it with your families (Mormons and non-Mormons, anyone who wants to) and so we took the kids to go see it. Then on June 4th it was dedicated. So here is a picture of us at that!
Camping
My idea of a perfect camping trip is getting to the campsite at about 6pm, cooking hot dogs and smokes, going to sleep, and leaving to go back home at about 10am the next morning. That's about my extent of living outdoors. So thats about what we did one night. We drove to this spot by the river in Rigby where Josh's family owns some riverfront land (I say family because it's kind of in question right now as who actually owns it since his grandma passed in November…) but we set up our tent there and built a fire and had a fun evening. The boys even swam for a little bit in this little section of the river that is kind of closed off and doesn't rush by.
Caleb's Birthday
Caleb was so excited for his birthday. I think he had a count down going on for about two months leading up to it. He decided he wanted to go to Squealers again for his birthday this year. So he invited Kayson, Tom, Douglas (all from his class), Noah, Porter, Carter (neighbors), Gabe (of course), and Avery and me and Josh. We got there at about 4 and did the go-carts, climbing wall, buck-a-roo, mini-golf, etc. and then we came back to our house and had Little Caesar's Pizza and cake and opened presents. We didn't end up taking boys home until about 8pm. It was a long day! lol But Caleb had a lot of fun and it's good to have him have a special day. I'm just glad it's only once a year… lol
Mom's Utah Trip
So the weekend after Caleb's party, I took a little trip to Utah to visit Stacey and Kamrie. Kamrie was in the play, Hairspray, and it was so cute. It was at this outdoor theater in Orem, Utah. She has been working hard on it for the past couple of months and it was so well done. So I drove down for that on Friday night and then on Saturday we went to a pool at Stacey's friend's apartment, went shopping, ate a lot of food… all the good stuff! Then I drove back on Sunday afternoon. It's always a fun getaway!
Hanging out at home
Here are just some pictures of daily life! Mostly it consists of the boys playing with legos and outside with friends. Avery likes to be outside too and we bought this little kiddie pool! She loves water. She takes her little princess toys out there and they all go swimming together! She also LOVES going to the Carousel at Porter park and getting cotton candy afterwards. She would do that every day if I'd let her! There is also this thing going on in Rexburg right now where people paint rocks and hide them around town. We have painted and hidden some too. But Avery found one at the park one day and was so excited! I have a feeling this summer will go fast. We really only have a month until we go to Wisconsin and then when we get back it will be a week until school starts! So that's all for now! I just got our family pictures back so I have to do a separate post with all my faves of those!
