June catch up

The last day of school was on June 3rd. Kendal got to go swimming at Nat So Pa with her school. Casey stayed back at school because he had to move classrooms. Peter had a field day at school and got to have picnic lunches his last few days of school. All three kids were sad to see this school year end. Kendal and Alice want the new school year to start as soon as it can. This summer I'm not pushing a ton with the kids. I expect them to read daily. Kendal and Peter have goals to work on prodigy online (math / English ) while Alice is putting more time into Waterford so she can continue her skills!

 

Right after the last day of school Casey went down to Pocatello for the rest of the weekend for a basketball tournament. His team only won one out of 4 games. It's always a gamble when you combine different ages, and levels of the high school and incoming high school girls for these summer tournaments. 

Monday (6th) was Casey and my last day of work for the school year. Casey dropped off Kendal and Peter at a basketball camp and continued to work on his classroom, then the kids walked over to the middle school and joined him there for a bit. I took Alice with me to the Library to work on and finish up some things. Alice went through a plethora of books, did some Waterford and played on the big electronic white board. We came back home afterwards and dug into laundry and grocery shopping. Alice and Peter had track that evening and we ran more errands and grabbed a quick bite to eat after Casey's basketball practice. 

Casey left at 3 in the morning on Tuesday (7th) to go on his DC trip with a group of student's and a few parents. I'll have to have him add a post since it wasn't me on this trip ; ) 

Kendal got 4 in. chopped off on the 7th. Her YW leader does hair and was happy to help Kendal get a fresh summer cut.

Kendal and Peter continued to have their basketball camp on the 7th and 8th. Both of their teams won a scrimmage on their final day. Alice and Peter had a Track Meet on the 8th. Peter 4th in 400, 9 ft in long jump, and 12' 4 in shot put, and second in hurdles. Alice jumped 4' 4 in the long jump, 3rd in hurdles, and 8th in her 50 meter dash. Grandma Darrington got to come and cheer on the kids as well!

Kendal had a youth Temple trip on the 7th to do baptisms for the dead. She really loves going and had a wonderful time serving. 

Alice and Peter got a couple of play dates in at the Bergs doing their water slide. Both got a sunburn the first time which hurt and took some time to heal. 

I got Casey at 3 in the morning on Saturday (11th). We had a ward party at a park that morning. The kids played around with other ward buddies and crashed a little street fair going on at the other end of the park. All the ward kids that went came away with a haul of stickers, books, and other random business items. Both girls got their faces painted. 

Kendal had Volleyball open gym in the morning on the 13th, and 15th, and basketball open gym both of those evenings to work on her skills. This coming school year she'll try out for the school teams, so this practice is a great start for her. Kendal got to go with the youth to a Temple Trip on the 14th. 

Our stake put on Activity Day camps. I went on Tuesday (14th) to help out with the girls groups. Each ward put on a booth / activity and there were ten booths that groups rotated through. I went around with a group of girls from activity to activity. Unfortunately it was chilly and windy that day so even with a jacket and shell coat I was pretty frozen for most of the day. I went the next day to set up for the boys day and dropped off Peter for his day at the camp. Peter had a good time at the camp and enjoyed his day going around to the different activities. Peter only got an hour break and then head back to his and Alice's last track meet. Because it was their final track meet the kids competed for medals. Alice took 3rd in her hurdles and fifth in her 50 meter dash, and was just outside of medals taking sixth in her long jump. Peter got third in his 400 and 4th in his hurdles. He was just outside of medals on his shot put taking 6th place, and I'm unsure of where he ended up in his long jump. Both Alice and Peter improved over the month and enjoyed their track season!

Casey and I stole away for a belated birthday date / lunch on the 16th. We ate at La Fiesta in town and shopped for his Father's day and walked around home depot and Lowe's for some house thoughts.  

Casey had another basketball tournament on the 17th and 18th in Mountain home. This time they decided to pull up some middle school girls to play since there wasn't enough high school girls to fill the JV team. Those middle school girls rocked it and both Varsity and JV ended up wining their brackets! While Casey was off at his tournament the kids and I took advantage of the wind and flew kites, and we also prepared for Father's by making treat's!

Father's day we chose to have an easy morning spoiling Casey at home with sleeping in and breakfast. After we packed up the car to head to Logan. We had our church in the car and listened to come follow me podcasts all of the way down. We got to have everyone there at my parents for Father's day dinner. It's the first time in a while all of the Grandkid's have been together! 

We got to spend this last week in Logan! Casey was up working for David each day. Peter got to help Grandpa and Uncle Tony a bit here and there. We went out to Nana's house a few times. The kids picked some treasures that they get to enjoy from Nana. Each picked out a cherished teddy or two and a bear. Alice and Maggie were little besties any time they got together during the week. They played so well and had such a fun time together. We got a few visits in with Nana at her place. We played away our days, got to see Issac and Elliot in their T ball games, and had fun seeing them throughout the week. Thursday we went to a delayed birthday activity for Peter and went to see Lightyear as a family. It was  fun origin story to watch and the kids liked it a lot! Friday afternoon we rode four wheelers at the shop while Kendal had a driving lesson with Casey. (Kendal needs to grow a bit to see over the dash, and work on her break skills ; ) We had a cook out Friday at Tony's and the kids did a water slide and played around after we ate. Saturday was a chill day, with a visit with Nana and time with cousins before we headed home. 

Peter's birthday was on Tuesday during our visit! He woke excited to get to his birthday presents. He got a Hoverboard from us and a couple of books and his favorite treats to enjoy! Aunt Katherine gave him a Lego book, a Pete the Cat book, and a build a bear outfit. Grandma and Grandpa / David and Anica gave Peter an awesome Harry Potter Lego set that he's enjoyed a lot! We went out to David and Anica's house that afternoon and the kids played on the blow up water slide! We went out to eat at Chick Fill A for dinner and had cake and ice cream afterwards back at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Peter spent the rest of the week on his hoverboard. He impressed us with his skills and agility going around on the board (both Casey and I tried the board and quickly gave up ; ). 

While in Logan we finalized and purchased a house plan. We should be able to buy our lot in July. We're crossing our fingers and toes that things go well for us in this whole process since our start hasn't been smooth. It's a dream to build this home, and we're truly grateful. 

Finishing out our Mayhem!

Kendal had her AR reward field trip on the 17th. The middle school kids got to go to Wahoo's in Boise. It's a fun event center with mini golf, go carts, arcades, etc. She said she spent as much time on the bus that day as she did playing at Wahoo's but it was still a great day! 

Kendal had her piano recital on the 20th. Even with taking a month off from lessons she worked on her pieces and did well in her Recital. 

Peter had a Activity day's activity on the 21st. The boys learned about starting camp fires. Mostly Peter came home obsessed with pocket knives, but he had fun building fires as well. 

Alice and Peter started track practice on the 23rd. Alice is so hyped about Track, she talks about how she's waited years for this and now it's finally here! The kids had practice on Monday and Wednesday last week to learn new things and get some practice in. Alice's group is mostly a show to watch with cute little's toddling / running / skipping down the track. Alice even went around hurdles instead of over them her first day. Peter decided to try multiple things out. He wants to do shot put this year so that's been a focus at his practices. 

Peter got to go on a field Trip to Boise on the 26th. Normally the 4th graders go to the state capital. Since covid they still aren't doing tours so the kids went to the old State Penitentiary and the Botanical gardens. Peter says it was a long day on the bus, but he had a good time. 

Also on the 26th Alice had her preschool graduation with Mrs. Tysha and her buddies. The kids were so cute to recite the pledge and do some songs for us. Alice said she wants to be a ballerina when she grows up. She's really loved her buddies and preschool this year. It's helped her gain some independence from Mom and some great social and classroom skills going into kindergarten. She was pretty disappointed that Kindergarten didn't start the very next day. She's just so ready to go to school, and waiting is hard; )

 

Casey took Kendal up to Boise (Yes more Boise trips!) this past Saturday for a track invitational. It's pretty much State track for kids who qualified. Kendal was able to go and participate in the Triple Jump. Casey had been practicing with Kendal during the week leading up to it and her hard work helped because she PR'd by a foot and got a medal! They stuck around and watched David and some other Kimberly kids compete in their events.  

After church on Sunday we headed out to Raft River. Our objective was to redo Kenny and Cheryl's kitchen and bathroom floors. We had limited time and help so we got to work that afternoon. Everyone worked so hard and by the end of the evening they had 3/4 of the kitchen done. We lost half of the crew, but the rest of us stayed overnight and finished the kitchen on Monday. We would've dove into the bathrooms, but we were missing a few supplies to dig into that, so it'll be finished sometime this summer. I also redid the picture wall with the new family pictures. 

Peter got to go to Nat-so-pa for his AR party yesterday. It was overcast and windy, but the kids still had a great time! Peter said he was only cold eating his lunch and if the slide line was too long. He had a great time with his buddies and came home wiped out! 

Today was the kids' first track meet. Alice does mini hurdles, 50 meter dash, and long jump. While her running skills are still sporadic she did ok, and her long jump was impressive. Peter came home from school feeling miserable (Migraine and stomach ache). I stuffed him with pepto bismal, tylenal, and a ton of Gatorade. He chose to do Shot Put, Hurdles, Long Jump, and the 200. He said he felt better a bit into things, but I could tell he still wasn't himself. He took 3rd in shot put, 6th in Long Jump, 4th in Hurdles, and 5th in the 200. I'm sure next week will be better for both kids with another practice on Monday. 

 

We rushed home after track and Alice had a virtual graduation for her upstart Waterford program. This program has been a huge blessing and help to Alice this year. Everything it has taught her and helped her learn is amazing. The skills she's gained, and the knowledge just cannot be compared! We are proud of her hard work and pushing through the harder days when she wasn't enjoying being timed and repeating things for the . . . time. She's finishing this school year at a first grade level in math, science, and reading! We are so proud of this smart cookie! 

Work is wrapping up for Casey and I. I've had inventory in the Library and scanned thousands of books this past week as well as tracked down missing books. Camille was gone last Friday so I took over for her in the awards assembly. I'm not meant for public speaking, but it's fun to give out awards for the kids' hard work. I'll spend this week processing new books and finish next Monday. I'm looking forward a relaxed schedule this summer. Casey started basketball practice today and will be gone to tournaments 3 out of the next 4 weekends. He'll be on his DC trip the other weekend. Casey is finishing out his school year loosing more of his 7th grade team members (That's all but 1 gone in the last couple of years). Change is never easy, and he's loosing some great coworkers / friends. He will no longer be head of the PBIS team, but still be a part of it. 

Few extra pictures (Teaching the kids BANG!, Alice - our little sou chef, silly girly, and puzzles with Garret at Sadie's).