Happy Father's Day from high in the trees!

I'm not sure how this whole thing started, but at some point recently all the men on my side of the family decided it would be a good idea to include a little adventure in their Father's Day plans.  And so, this morning they all headed to Tree-to-Tree Nature Park for some climbing, swinging, balancing, and zip lining fun...all at 20-50 feet above the ground(!)

This was a "Boys Only" event, but Lacey and I couldn't help ourselves!  We had to see this with our own two eyes.  So we tagged along to snap some pics, gasp and cover our eyes in all the right places, and then leave before WE had a heart attack!

Four hours later, the guys returned from their adventure smiling, happy, and exhausted, but overall glad they had done it!  This Father's Day will certainly be one for the memory books!

Recital 2013

Recital this year was a blast to watch!  The girls had two entirely different styles of dance, and both did a great job!

 

Afterwards, I was able to get a few pics also...

Spring Dance Pics

Camryn:  Hip Hop!  :)

 Aubrey:  Ballet!  :)

 

 

Girl Scout Geocaching

For our final badge of the year, we took our Brownie troop Geocaching.  What a blast!  We turned it into a family event, so moms, dads, and siblings tagged along too.  We hiked for a few miles on a beautiful day, found two caches, and to top it off, created and hid our own!  Now geocachers from all over can find our troop cache, and we can monitor online how many searchers have located it!  Super fun!

The girls had to use team work, cooperation, map skills, and even GPS to locate their finds.  Way to go, girls!

 

 

 Dan teaching the girls about Geocaching, and GPS

 

 This was our cache that we hid!

 The younger siblings were PSYCHED to be a part of this one!

 They sent little brother Max under the bridge to retrieve the first cache!

Sun + hiking + geocaching + popsicles = HAPPY KIDS!

Author's Tea

To end the year, Camryn's class hosted an "Author's Tea," at which time EVERY student in the class shared at least one of their best writing pieces from the year.  Students also auditioned and were voted in to be narrators for the event.

Camryn shared her story "The Surprise," about the morning we surprised the girls with a trip to Disneyland, and "A Beautiful Sunset," about a character she invented named Kate McLate.  :)  She also was honored by her classmates as one of the narrators, which meant she had to write and memorize her introductions, as well as speak multiple times in front of a cafeteria full of people.

Not surprisingly, she was ecstatic about this opportunity, but complained for days about being nervous and having a fluttery tummy.  The day of however, she did an amazing job, never hinting once that she wasn't 100% confident.

Nice work, Camryn!  Way to be a leader!  We are proud of you for wanting something, working hard, going for it, and succeeding!

Last Day of School!!!

Wednesday was the last day of school!!!  That means Camryn is "officially" a THIRD GRADER (What???), and Aubrey is officially done with preschool and ready to be a KINDERGARTENER!  Where has the time gone???

Twin Day

"Twin Day" at Deer Creek last week.  :)