END OF SCHOOL PARTY!

Several families from Xavier got to play down at Bass Lake to celebrate the last day of school! (May 29th, 2009). It was toasty warm & the kids didn't want to get out of the water! The boys caught some fish, then put them back in the lake, but not before they put one down the slide :-) Silly boys. The girls went canoeing and capsized a boat or two... There was food, fun & socializing - hooray for summer!

McKenzie & Delaney

Ethan & Tayson

(The fish getting dumped out of the bucket, going down the slide...)

I thought of TJ & how he would love to go golfing, down in the canyon :-) ... it's a pristine golf course! Can you see the Perrine Bridge in the distance? Base jumpers can legally leap off here any time of year... Who knew you could have such fun in little Twin Falls, Idaho?

Xavier's Spring Concert

Delaney playing a cello solo for Xavier Charter School's Spring Concert. She was so excited to put on "stage makeup" and her hair curled. Can you believe she just turned 12?


Tayson is on the far left, with the green striped shirt. His 4th grade class sang "And Here We Have Idaho".


Emma is in red. Her kindergarten class recited a poem about the months & seasons of the year.

Here is a video clip of Laney playing the cello with the strings behind her - yikes! Sorry - I know how torturous it can be listening to middle school bands! :-)

TWIN FALLS PARK

We had a nice family outing to Twin Falls Park this May. There is a view of the lesser known "Twin Falls" (only one side of the falls is showing), and also a little waterfall coming out of the canyon wall... so close to home & such pretty scenery!

EMMA TURNS 6!

Emma had a butterfly birthday party with some friends from church & school. We did butterfly craft projects, Kim tried to make a butterfly cake... the girls had a great time :-) Thanks to Delaney for being my right arm!

SERVICE PROJECT

This project was called Join Hands Day, where many people donate of their time & funds to put together potted flowering plants to give to the elderly in the community. This was a good experience for the kids & adults. We had a memorable BBQ outside in the Idaho wind, & had such positive responses when we delivered the pots with service poems attached.

SCOUTING/ REPTILES

Tayson's scout troop had an activity at the Herrett Museum where they keep quite a large collection of reptiles. Several were talked about & displayed for the children to touch... I thought about both of Tayson's grandmas & their fear of snakes... :-) It was very enlightening & memorable!

Tayson's 10th Birthday...

Our dear friends the Olsens gave us free passes for Tayson's birthday party at Miracle Hot Springs :-) So we had a swimming party in April. There is a large dome with tables & chairs, which we used to eat & open presents in... The kids had a blast playing games in the water & soaking in the hot tub. We had to leave for home because they were getting hungry again and we had run out of food! Could have stayed & played - had a great time :-)