Samuel's Graduation Party!

Samuel is officially a High School Graduate. He Graduated on Thursday June 12th. I was very happy that the whole ceremony only lasted 1hr and 15 min. It was perfect. We had a party planned to begin at 7pm, with food from our favorite restaurant and a climbing wall. The food was to be picked up at 6:30 and the climbing wall was to arrive at our house at 6:30 also. We let Cameron stay home with Kendall to greet the climbing wall people. James was able to escape the crowds in time to pick up the food. The party was great! We had tons of food and everyone loved the climbing wall!! Even Kendall got to try it out. They had a special harness for little ones. Besides the people at our party, we had several neighbors come over and try out the wall!! I have been told that what you do for one child you have to do the same for the next, I don't think Cameron will complain if we keep the tradition of a climbing wall at Graduation Parties. In fact I don't mind that tradition, I had a so much fun climbing also, but for some reason no one took a picture of me while I did it, Oh well. Shelby didn't let a broken arm stop her from climbing. We had a great time and we're so happy with all of the friends and family that came to show their support to Samuel! We are so proud of his accomplishments!! I am so excited to have him go to BYU in the fall, We will miss him, but he is going to have so much fun!!
Good Luck Samuel, We Love You!!

Shelby's Week in Review!!

On Monday June 9th with just 45 min. left in the school day I got a phone call from the school Secretary telling me that Shelby had fallen and hurt her arm. I took her to Kaiser for X-rays, her pediatrician said it looked broken but wanted her to be seen in Orthopedics the next morning. So she had her nurse splint it and we went home. Sure enough it was a buckled fracture in her right arm, she chose a red cast. The bummer of breaking your arm if you are a 5th grader at Bagby is missing out on the swimming at the end of year pool party. She still had fun doing karaoke, the limbo, and hula hoop contest. Well Shelby did it again, she made the Principal's Honor Roll. We are so proud of her! Here she is with her BFF and fellow Honor Roll recipient Sydney! A few weeks ago I received a letter from the School District office letting us know that Shelby was named District Student of the Month for Bagby Elementary along with 5 other students from the other schools in the District. So, on Tues. 10th James & I told Shelby we were taking her out for a surprise to celebrate her making the Honor Roll the night before. Her first thought was that we were taking her to see KungFu Panda. When we drove up to the School District Office she asked where we were. James told her we were sending her to a Boarding School and had to sign her up. She was a little nervous. When she saw her teacher she wondered what she was doing there. Well to make this short, she was very happy and relieved when her name was read as District Student of the Month for Bagby!! Way to go Shelby!!

Ms. Landsberg (teacher) & Mrs. Kimpel (principal)

It is hard to believe that Shelby will be in middle school this Fall. Although she will miss the teachers at Bagby she is excited to move up to Price Middle School. She has a lot of friends and loves making new friends, so I think she will be just fine, it's me I'm worried about.

Samuel's Final Performance!!

I know I have posted a lot about Samuel & his performances but I just can't help it! He has had so much fun performing and since this is his last performance in High School and he did such an Awesome job I just had to post this song. He is singing "Stars" from Les Mis. His other numbers were great also. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I do!!

Preschool Graduation!!

Well today was Kendall's Graduation from Preschool. It was the cutest little graduation program. It was only about 30 min. long with a party afterwards. It would be great if Samuel's graduation in two weeks would be short and sweet but I kind of doubt it. Oh well, anyway back to Kendall. He acted pretty much how I expected. He wouldn't sing when it was the kids turn to sing. In fact he walked away from all of the other kids, sat down and stared at them while they danced to the YMCA. He has had so much fun going to preschool. I can already hear him now asking me if preschool is today. It is going to be a long Summer. This is the cute diploma they made for each of the kids. They all looked so cute with their caps on and their cords draped around their neck. They even got a Lei at the party to wear. I can't believe how fast they grow, today it's preschool & soon it will be High School. I wish I could just hold on to these preschool years a little longer.

Another Actor In The Family?

Shelby's School held a VarietyShow last Friday night and so Shelby wanted to do a skit. She saw this skit done on a t.v. show for kids and changed it a little to make it her own. She did a great job. There is no way when I was her age that I would have done anything like this before. My kids got there fearlessness from James. I am too much of a chicken to perform in front of a crowd.

THE OUT CROWD: PART ONE

For those who don't want to wait for the DVD here is the movie Samuel was in(Cameron makes an appearance) It is a cute movie and it is posted in 3 parts. I will post the other 2 another day. This first one is about 35min. long.

Eagle Scout & Lacrosse

We had a very busy, but fun weekend this past week. Samuel had his Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Friday night and Cameron's Lacrosse team made it to the finals which were on Saturday. First the Court of Honor: It was great to have family and friends come and spend the evening with us to celebrate his accomplishments in scouting. The only bummer was that James had been in Oregon on business and his flight was delayed, so he got there just in time for refreshments, and to take Samuel & Cameron to see Speed Racer. For Samuel's Eagle project he made benches up at Camp Ritchie for the repelling rock.
On Saturday I went to Cameron's Lacrosse game. His team did great in the season and made it to the playoffs. The game was a very tough match. It was a close game the entire time but it ended sadly for Cameron's team in overtime 10 to 9. Cameron was a little upset, they had beat this team in their regular season so to lose to them in the playoffs was upsetting to them. The team blames the Refs. Cameron is the one in the long blue socks. I have been wanting to cut Kendall's hair for a while now. So for FHE last night James cut Kendall's hair. We asked him if he wanted to look like Cameron and Samuel with their short hair. He thought his hair was fine. He didn't want it cut. He likes it now that it is done.
He definitely looks like Cameron. Sorry Samuel!