Kendal had a field trip to Craters of the Moon on the 26th. She was able to go with most of her friends and got to ramble around and explore with their classes. She had a great day!
The kids had their first track meet on the 26th. Peter chose to do shot put, long jump, hurdles, and the 400. Kendal came later because she hadn't come back from Craters of the Moon yet. She was able to fit in a couple of races. She did the 200, and the 400. I had Alice and Jemma which were attached at the hip, but we made do.
Kendal and Peter's dear friends moved this past week. Their mom put together a couple of events for her kids friends to enjoy before the move. On the 27th they put on a foam party after school. Peter dove right in and had an epic time in the foam. Alice was timid at first, but slowly engaged and ended up loving the whole experience. Kendal came a bit late since she had piano, but she took no time getting into the fun with everyone.
For Memorial weekend we headed down to Logan. We got to get some time on the four wheelers Saturday morning. That afternoon we went out to the Clarkston Cemetery and then had a treat out at Caspers ice cream. I was able to visit Nana a couple of times taking dinner. It's heartbreaking to see her in her current state - my prayers are with her continually. Sunday we joined my parents at church and spent some time in the afternoon at the Logan Cemetery. All of the kids got to spend time together. Alice and Maggie gathered sticks together for awhile. Monday we went out early to the Hyrum cemetery to visit more graves. We spent the afternoon at Tony's. The kids played on giant blow up slides and a bounce house, while the rest of us conversed and ate. We were able to bring Nana out of her facility to see all of the grand kids. She was so happy to see everyone and it was so nice to spend some quality time with her.
On Tuesday I got to go to the kids' school and watch an awards assembly. Kendal was awarded three awards! She received an award for being a top reader in her school. She also received recognition for earning her Honors in reading. Kendal was also awarded the Presidential award for academic achievement (meaning she had all A's for 4th and 5th grade, and had a glowing recommendation from her teacher about her being an outstanding student.) Even with two wiggly toddlers it was such a neat thing to see Kendal receive these awards. We're so very proud of her!
Peter had an Activity days activity Tuesday evening. He got to scooter around the church parking lot trying to memorize articles of faith. I don't think much memorizing got done, but he had a blast nonetheless. Alice finished her third preschool book last week! She's learned a lot this year and and I can't wait to see what she can do in preschool this coming year! I've taken Alice and Jemma to the library for story time the last few weeks. They made feeders two weeks ago and loved checking on them this past week.
The kids had their last day of school on the 2nd. They had a field day at school. It was a very hot day, and while the kids had fun they were seeking the shade a lot as well. We've been so lucky to have Mrs. Robison take over Peter's class since January. She's been amazing in every way and so good for Peter. She would often tell me that a smile from Pete would brighten her day and he was a really good kid in class for her! Peter was able to have his teacher Mrs. Hedden (wasn't able to get a pic) back for a handful of half days in May. It was a bit harder than expected, but the kids were grateful to see her again. Peter ended his year on a great track for reading and his other subjects he did very well in! We're so proud of his growth and hard work this year! Kendal had an outstanding year with Mrs. Reed. I really appreciated that Mrs. Reed took the time to encourage and challenge Kendal academically. She saw her potential and was always sharing praises about Kendal's enthusiasm for school and her wonderful attitude. Kendal has been so sad to see school come to an end. It comes with a lot of changes (friends moving, new schools, and no more of her favorite daily thing - school). Casey also faces a lot of changes in school. He lost his core team of teachers to moves and retirement, along with a new principal and secretary. He didn't want to see such awesome people go, but I know he'll be a good team leader this coming year with the new teachers!
The kids had a track meet on the last day of school as well. Kendal and Peter did the same events (shot put, hurdles, long jump, and the 400). Kendal had an off day and ate it on a couple of the hurdles, but she improved her time on the 400! Peter did better in shot put, and was on par with last week for his other events. It was a really hot day, but the kids did their best!
To top it off that day the kids got a late night movie with their friends that were moving. We headed over at 9 and watched our last outdoor movie with the Bingham's. Alice even got to join this time because Casey was at basketball practice. The kids got to watch Raya and the last Dragon. It was by far the latest the kids have ever been up (near midnight), but you only live once and it'll be memories they never forget.
Thursday the kids got to go to the Dansies for an end of the year pool party. Alice was pretty brave and got in and out of the pool a bunch of times, and even tried the trampoline a bit. Kendal was in the pool almost the whole time and Peter was in and out as well with his buddies. After lunch we headed to the park to see the Binghams (who earned a primary reward) pie some leaders in the face! The kids all got some cool whip and had some last laughs together. That afternoon Kendal and Peter had to say goodbye to their buddies - Adi and Deacon will be very missed and I know we'll see them again, but it was still very hard to see them go.
I had a nice birthday. We had an easygoing morning at home. I plunged into my new calling as Primary secretary - which Alice loves because it means I go to primary with her. Peter just made faces at me all during singing time. Casey made delicious dole whips and we played games together. All in all a good day. The kids started summer full swing this morning doing some typing and reading. Kendal is thrilled to continue school work, Peter just wants computer time and prizes, but i'll take it. It's a crazy month full of sports, camps, and other things, but it'll be so fun! Farewell Binghams, farewell school, hello Summer!
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