Trip to California

Well life has been very busy here this summer. The kids and I made a two week trip to California. We had a really good time seeing everyone. The sad part was going for the memorial of Tyson Motto, but at the same time, I wouldn't have missed it for anything. Tyson was a very special person and will be missed by all. Don and Teena, Jason and Vincient, you will be in our prayers.

The trip to Calif was long and tiring. Drove straight with only 4 hours sleep. The kids did really well for all that sitting. When we got there about 10:30 am, after hugging G'pa and G'ma and a quick shower to wake up and feel better, of course we had to go to In and Out for lunch. YUMMY! One of the places we all miss. It was sooooo good. After eating we drove around Visaila just looking at things. My favorite comment of the drive was Cody saying, "Mom, everything is soooo green. I have never seen it greener." I guess after living in brown, dirt, and tumbleweed scenery, anything would look green. We also stopped by to see our old house. Very neglected looking.

After driving around, we went to the park, and my kids were able to surprise the Woods kids with our visit. They didn't know we were coming , and the surprise worked really well. What a fun time.

We were able to visit a lot of friends while there, spend time with family, celebrate Shaun's 6th birthday at Chuck E Cheese since his b-day happened while we were in CA, go to the sportspark water play area, dinner with friends, coffee with friends, and stay with my parents, which was a change and enjoyable. When we left, Shaun goes, " I miss dad and now I miss G'pa and G'ma." So glad we had the time with them we did. Love you lots.

We left for home and on the way had lunch with Jessica Jeans and her girls. Thanks so much for the break and visit, and then headed to Flagstaff for the night. I wasn't going to try to drive straight home. The next day we headed home, stopped at Meteor Crater, and a few other stops. It was so good to get home in time to leave for Galveston, TX. But that will be my next post.

Well, it has been a very busy week with school winding down. Yay! We only have 4 more days of school. This past week, we had Shaun's graduation from kindergarten. It was really cute. They held it in the high school auditorium. They broke it into 2 groups, so our graduation started at 6:00. All the kids sat on the stage with their classes. They started out singing a couple of songs together, then each class would come up and sing a song from the month of the year. Of course, Shaun's class happened to be December, so they sang "Fleitz Navidad". Then after their song, they were presented a diploma. I loved it when Shaun's name was called. They finished the evening with one more group song. Then it was pandimonium getting the kids off stage as more parents came on stage to drop off their kids for the next ceremony.

We took the kids out for dinner at a local mexican food restraunt that has amazing hamburgers, so there was something for everyone.

The next day, they had a tiger birthday party for all the kids in Shaun's class. I took the punch, so I was there. Of course the kids had a blast.

Cody has been doing amazing in class. His grades have been amazing and his teacher is so proud and so is his mom and dad. His class has had a lot of things going too. Friday they had a read in, so I took some cupcakes for his class to eat. Yesterday he had a birthday party he was invited to at the bowling alley, and then this Wednesday, his whole class is going for pizza lunch and bowling. By the time this week is done, he will be a pro. Oh yes, one of the days last week, they had a shaved ice trailer come to the school and all the third graders had shaved ice. Yummy.

Shaun's week will be very full too. Tomorrow they go on a field trip to check out the school where they will start first grade next year, and in the afternoon, he is getting several achievment awards. Then Wednesday is play day and picnic. One of the supermarkets around here donated all the food for it.

Mikayla is doing well, in the older grades, they don't get all the fun stuff. One of her teachers is providing all her students in Mikaylas class with Subway for lunch. She also participated in a Choir concert not to long ago.

Well thats it for now, keeping busy keeping up with the kids. Looking forward to summer.

Beautiful Scenery

This is some of the beautiful country we saw yesterday.

Shaun's Poetry Reading in School

This happened a week after we arrived in New Mexico, so a little out of order, but wanted to put this on. Shaun goes to an all kindergarten school. They teach many things there including Spanish, art, and music.

The children were supposed to write their own poem. So the teacher asked me to help Shaun since they had already done theirs and she really wanted him to be able to participate. I asked Shaun what he wanted his poem to be about. He said the ocean. So I asked him the title and he came up with, "I like the Ocean". He then started to tell me his poem. I wrote it down for him as he said it. Then he recopied it.

He did so good at the reading too. I was so proud of him getting up in front of all those parents.

More Mother's Day Pictures

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