Griffin and strawberries

I couldn't not put a picture of the fabulous Mrs. Smith and Griffin on the last day of Kindergarten. Griffin said, "Mommy, Mrs. Smith loves me."

All of the kids had such great teachers this year. I feel like that is such a huge blessing and I feel very grateful.








Friday morning we picked our first crop of strawberries from our garden! They are so juicy and delicious; we enjoyed every last one of them for breakfast this morning!

school carni

Last Friday was our school carnival which my friend, Kari, and I were in charge of. It was enormous preparation and I'm grateful for a good committee, good faculty, strong 4th and 6th graders, good friends, a supportive husband, and rock star kids who all helped out.

Zachary and Anna are shown here working the snocone booth. And the kids later on in the night after playing games and dancing and having fun. I don't absolutely love the girls' orange hair, but what's a carnival without colored hair and tattoos?

My friend put her cell phone in her pocket that afternoon at 2:30 which has a pedometer on it; by the end of the night she had walked 7.6 miles! It was a busy and successful day!

the potter

The last month or so the 4th graders have been learning about many different artists and types of art. So last week Jeremy was asked to come in an give a pottery demonstration to the whole 4th grade. Zachary gave a very nice introduction and then while the kids passed around chunks of clay to feel and smell, Jeremy threw a vase on the wheel and then demonstrated a few other hand building techniques. The kids thought it was pretty cool.

lotsa music

Last Wednesday was the spring piano recital. All of my students performed very nicely which is a nice reward after lots of hard work. I've included a portion of Z, A, & G's trio, Brother John. The kids worked well together as they learned and practiced this song. I thought it was fun to see all of them at the piano together. My sister, Sarah, also played a solo in the recital and we ended together with a duet. My mom came as well as Jer's dad came and we felt well supported.


We left the piano recital and went directly to the choir concert where the kids performed very well again. I've included Zachary's solo here.


Anna's class did Jack in the Beanstalk, the musical, and Anna played the role of Mother. She had two solos and fit the part beautifully. It's a blessing to have such great kids!

fun weekend

We had a great Memorial Day Weekend. Saturday we worked hard in the garden and Sunday we had a barbeque with the Wrights. After dinner we played newspaper tag and ultimate frisbee. A highlight of the evening was Grandpa Wright having foot races with his grandchildren! Oh, to be sprinting at 70!
Monday morning, the kids sang in the school choir at a Memorial Service at Sandy Elementary. This year marks the 100th year a school has been on the property. It was a special ceremony with lots of big wigs and many, many retired teachers and former students. The fourth graders prepared a time capsule which was buried at the base of the flag pole that week. The kids are standing in front of 100 flags at the front of the school. It was a very touching ceremony and neat to be a part of it.
Later in the afternoon we enjoyed fishing at Robert & Patty's pond in Holladay. We didn't catch anything, but it sure was a nice afternoon... and a very productive and fun weekend.