School's Out for the Summer

Today is Kara's last day of 4th grade and Brooke's last day of 2nd grade. I can't believe how old they are getting.

And, Jeff is officially done with his Bachelor's Degree! :) Now he just needs an awesome job to go with it!

So proud of Jeff and of the girls!

Kara's 4th Grade Program

The program was cute... Kara did a good job and looked great (in my opinion).

Some pictures*:
*And a disclaimer: The skirt was sewn with a straight hem... however, this child chose to pull it up higher on one side than the other and wouldn't let me fix it.

Arrgghh

And I'm not speaking pirate!

There's nothing like finding out from your child the night before a school program that she needs a costume.... and nothing you have will work!

Good thing I know how to sew and have a fabric stash. Pioneer costume for tomorrow done! Only took 1 hour!

Hiking with the family

It's nice living in an area with a ton of ourtdoor enthusiasts. We have a series of trails right in the hills above our neighborhood. We hiked for about 1-1/2 hrs and covered probably 3-4 miles this morning. The kids were thrilled! Kara wanted to keep hiking all day. Brooke has been begging to go hiking since the day after we moved here.

Here are some pictures:

Hiking with the 4th Graders

Just got back from hiking with the 4th graders through Snow Canyon State Park. Really awesome! After lunch the kids played in the sand dunes.... the sand is much softer than at the beach (with a LOT less trash). Oh, and don't be fooled by the picture... we weren't on pavement until the last half mile...

Some pictures:

I Love These

It's great having a photographer in the family - Thanks, Dad, once again for the awesome pictures! :)

The best part of these is that they were impromptu... not a lot of fuss or anything.

Trying to beat the heat

It's getting hot in St George! These two cuties enjoyed their after-dinner treat of Tropical Sno tonight when it was 88 degrees out.

Ironman

We are surrounded by the St George Ironman - our neighborhood literally borders two parts of the race... so we went the long way to a neighboring city's Fitness Festival. We got to meet two of our most favorite Biggest Loser contestants... Sione & Felipe!!! And we got to see some other past winners and contestants. Some pictures: