Catching Up with April

It's raining this morning, so I guess it's a good time to catch up...

Cary and I watch a show called, Gold Rush, and one of the tough gold boss guys had this sign  hanging in his office. We both laughed for awhile about it, so now it's an inside joke, and it still makes me laugh when I think about it.  

I made cheesecake for Cary's birthday earlier this month, So good! ☺

 We found ourselves eating waffles at Ben and Chandra's house one Sunday morning. 

Kunz was pretty sure that dad would be a sucker and share with him.

He kept waiting.

EHS is supposed to participate in an active shooting drill as part of school preparation, our location makes the logistics of that somewhat special (remoteness, state line, etc..), but they were able to do the drill and had Baker, EskDale, Ely, and Partoun EMS services participating, the sheriff from our valley was there, some of the police force from Delta, as well as AirMed flying in. I think it was a good exercise for all the different agencies as far as communicating, or in some cases realizing that they can't because they aren't on the same frequencies. 

I drove Ella to one of her friends b-day parties that was held up at Sacramento Pass Rec area. It was a nice day except for the wind. Buffy had a very creative pirate party set up though.

The kids always look forward to the Young Authors Fair. Here are the kids introducing themselves and talking about their book.

The author/speaker this year was Mike Prince who is an author and a cowboy, so he did some demonstrations for the kids.

The blooms on everything have been incredible this spring. We have been hit by some freezing, so we'll see if any fruit happens on the fruit trees.

This is a Sensation lilac bush that I transplanted from my Grandpa Bob's yard. It's been struggling for the past few years in his yard, so I'm glad that one, it survived the transplant, but it seems to be thriving where it is now.

These tulips were looking so pretty in my front yard, and I took this picture sometime last week when it was hailing (small hail, thankfully). We had the worst wind storm on Friday night though, and everything really got beat up.

Aidan's Baptism

For baptisms, we go to Warm Springs, which has been nicknamed Eden in the HoA. We were a small group, Cary and myself and our kids, Greg and Lois, mom and dad, and Kenneth. I managed to not get mom and Kenneth in any of the photos.

It turned out to be a really nice warm day, so the umbrellas were needed for shade, while in other parts of the valley they were needed for rain. ☺

I was really glad I didn't bother dressing up the others. 

The next morning we did the confirmation and then Aidan got to take communion, which is the part they are always really excited about.

Science Fair 2016

In third grade, the kids start doing science projects, and I have to admit I've been dreading this. Thankfully, this year Aidan was very motivated and knew what he wanted to do in January, and Cary jumped on board and they had the cannon built in February, so it was pretty painless for me. ;) I helped him with the organizing his board, and what not, but we tried to make him do most of it. (Which was a serious test of patience for both Cary and me, but it got done.) ☺

 Aidan with Cary's help built and air cannon and here is Aidan showing how it works for the other kids and judges. 

These two were done so they found a toy pile while we waited for the judges results

Aidan's project received 1st place for the 3rd grade group.

He came to show us his ribbon and told us, "Mom, when they called my name, I was so happy I almost cried tears of joy!"

We're super proud of all the accomplishments and strides Aidan has made this year. The transition to 3rd grade has not been easy for him (and us!) so I'm glad to see some of his hard work paying off.