First day of school for the Kids.  James came and is bored watching me help direct people to the right class.
Kolbryn got the teacher he wanted,  Brittin got hurt during P.E. playing crab soccer and Brecken got to be home by himself for a day.  He started school a week later for Kindergarten.  Logan wouldn't let me get a picture he was too cool to stand still or to let people see him any where around his mom.  I wanted a picture of the 3 on the school sign and Brittin refused to be close to her brothers.  She wanted to go home.  Brittin and James went showing and bought her shirt for the first day of school.

Zoo

We finally went to the zoo to see the bears, it was really fun and we got to see the bird show too.  Their favorite thing was when we went to the gorillas.  There were 3 gorillas inside one place, right when we walked in they started fighting with each other ( the gorillas) it wouldn't be news if my kids were fighting.  Well I guess one gorilla scratched the other so then the zoo keepers separated then the big gorilla started beating his chest and it was really exciting.  Last time we went to the zoo and saw the bird show the owl flew away and then they couldn't get him back so they canceled the show and went hunting for the owl.  So we always leave with a story.

Brittin 4 H

Brittin has been doing 4 H with the neighborhood girls, a wonderful mom decided to start a club and has been doing it all herself with 5-7 girls @ her house every week.  Brittin has learned a lot and I haven't had to teach her, or I should say fight with her.  It has been great, she has even wanted to do things by herself.  I just have to clean up the mess after her.  She was instructed to be working on a project for the summer so they can enter it in the Utah State Fair.  Well we have finally finished or should I saw we just began and finished in the matter of 2 days, and it is due tomorrow, so yeah for us, but not yeah for a parent teaching moment about doing things a head of time.  But we got it done.  I did the first dress with a little help from Brittin and then she did the second dress all by herself, well with a little help from me.  But it is done.  She wanted to do a pillow to match her room but then we saw these pretty dresses and just had to do them.  She decided to make them for her 2 little cousins and they like pink and purple so that will be perfect.  Good Job Brittin.

Brittin and Kolbryn earned the soaring eagle award this year.  Kolbryn had to do his adding, memorize poems, do well on spelling test, etc. in Kolbryn's class there were 20 kids his teacher really helped them all get things done.  Kolbryn was very excited to get it he was the first one finished with everything.
Brittin had to get 100% on States and Capitals, teach a P.E. class, do reports, get good grades, do 5 service hours, etc. There were only 2 kids out of Brittin's class that got the award and in another 5th grade class there were 6 kids and 2 othere 5th grade class no one got it.
Good Job guys keep up the good work.
The the picture on the stage Britting told Brecken he couldnt be  in the picture because he didn't earn it but somehow he still got in the picture.

Brecken was doing swimming lesson with he good friend Caleb, they had a good time every lesson encouraging each other to swim better and to touch the bottom of the pool with different body parts.

Logan and the incounter with the buffalo

Logan went on a trip with his 11 year old scout troop. There were 5 boys and 2 leaders, james being one of the leaders, well there were 2 James leaders, any way. They didn't leave on time and got to camp really late, they were setting up camp and a buffalo was coming towards them and James looked up and said if it comes any closer run to the truck and get in, well it started getting closer and James said he felt like George from Senfield when there was a fire in the the apartment at a child's b-day party and he pushed all the women and children out of the way to get out. What he was think was that he would make it to the bed of the truck first and grab the boys hands and pull them in but he just felt bad about how it looked. Well they all hopped into the truck and the buffalo just kept getting closer, then it bent down to get a drink of water, so they must of set up camp in a water hole because in the morning another one was there getting a drink. So Logan got really close to a buffalo. Then the rest night they told ghost stories and buffalo stories and one of the boys wanted to go home and didn't sleep.

Britt's field trip

Brittin got to go to this is the place for her fourth grade field trip. She was so excited because her dad was going to come, well show up for a little bit of it. But another reason was she would have to square dance with a boy !!!. She really didn't want too, but the boys she got partnered with is one of her good friends so it worked out. By the look on her face you can tell she was having fun. She also got picked to wear the dunce hat in the school house, I have a picture like that when I was in fourth grade and we went on a field trip but it was in Ca., well my mom has a picture of it and who knows where that is, but someday I can line them up, like mother like daughter. She stayed up all night picking out her out fit that would match her hat, she is really getting into clothes and stuff, but they are clothes she likes not what mom picks out. Oh the beginning of trouble, I wish she would care a little bit more about her hair some days but oh well, pretty soon she wont leave the bathroom with out everything in place so I should be counting my blessings now. She loved pushing the had cart and being with her friends. The way it got split was I was one of the helpers and it was her and 3 boys but she just put a smile on and had a great time. That is one of the things I love most about her, when she wants to have a good time no one or thing will stop her. Her teacher was so great this year she is really going to miss him. The only thing that is keeping her going is that this year she will be one more year closer to being in 6th grade, the leader of the school. P.S. if you look back in June 2009 you can see logan having a dance with a girl in the same place as brittin

Brit's double digit party

So Brittin turned 10 ( double digits) this year and she made me do 2 parties, one with friends from school and the neighborhood and one for her soccer buddies. For her birthday she got a ripstick and learned to ride it in a week, I can't even get my foot on it without it wheeling away. Logan got good at it too, he couldn't let his little sister do something better than him. We went to a gymnastic place and they let them jump everywhere and do everything. They were such nice girls they each gave her a present exactly what she wanted. She made it to the top of the rope and got a rope burn on the way down. For her home birthday party she had a soccer themed party, imagine that. We played soccer with pretzel sticks and cheese puffs, kicked a soccer ball in the laundry basket and Crockett soccer, those girls were really nice too. She has really picked some great friends. I was pretty busy getting ready for this parties but it all worked out. She has done a great job in soccer this year, getting stronger and smarter. I just hope she stays safe. Last week her team scrimmaged the boy team their age and they kept up with them, Brittin loved playing rough. I hope she keeps up her intensity she is such a fun player to watch.