Anna & Mrs. C

So I should have chosen a better moment than right after field day for a picture, but Suzanna loved her fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Cabonovich, and we are so glad she had such a great year!!

School Awards

Jonathan was one of 10 finalists in his class Spelling Bee. He wasn't that excited about the actual spelling bee, but a lot more excited about the medals his teacher got for them!

An action shot of the "event"

The spelling bee was in May...but it was still cold enough for sweaters. Crazy!! We thought we'd never get summer weather. Now we wish it would go away.

And then after the spelling bee, Jonathan's teacher surprised him with a trophy for winning the District math competition. She kept telling me all year that she expected him to take first place, and I kept thinking, don't get his hopes up. But she was right! He did great, and was so excited about the trophy.

He got this medal from the district, too. Ms. Berg was such a great first grade teacher for Jonathan. I was a little worried when we first met her because of her heavy accent, and even more worried when I helped out in the classroom and there was so much yelling! But she really pushed those kids and really brought out the best in them. We feel so lucky that Jonathan was in her class!!

Mother's Day

When Phil was in Vegas, he also got to pick up some new dutch ovens and treated us to some amazing peach cobbler for Mother's Day. Ty may be looking doubtful about the cobbler in this picture, but he was definitely a fan after tasting the deliciousness!! Phil and the kids cooked and cleaned and spoiled me all day in so many ways...but I've forgotten most of them :)

But I do remember having time to relax and enjoy being with my fabulous husband and kids, which made for an absolutely perfect Mother's Day!!

Vegas

Early in May I got to take a trip to the Las Vegas Temple with Brendon and the rest of the youth in our ward, so Phil decided to take Anna, Jonathan and Ty to Vegas too. He stopped at the Dam and took some pictures with his cell phone. I learned (yet again) that Phil takes awesome scenery pics:

But has a very different idea than me of what makes a good picture of the kids!

But they had a great time, and I loved hearing all about their trip when I got home!!

Field Trip

Way back in April I went with Jonathan's class to Kathrine's Landing (a part of Lake Mead?) for a field trip. Suzanna's class went to the same place about a month before, and she had talked nonstop about how wonderful it was, about the hieroglyphics, about all the Indian pottery, and so much more. Sounds pretty good, right?

Somehow, even though we went to the same place, we did not go to the same place. All we did was look at holes in the ground. Really. And not big holes. Small holes where small animals escape the heat. Our only escape from the heat was when we got to sit in the picnic area and pass around some animal furs.

I want to go back and find the hieroglyphics!!