Baseball

Robbie wanted to play baseball this year. It is his first time. So we bought him a mit and started to practice. He loves it! He has played a few games. Unfortunately all the games have been freezing!

James never played baseball when he was little. I spent some years playing softball or sitting on the bench! Here is James coaching first! Ha Ha

ZZZip

Although there hasn't been much progress on the tree house, thanks to David the zip line has been added. It has been a great source of entertainment for Robbie and everyone else.
The wisteria is in bloom. It is very pretty. James is in the process of thinning it and replacing the roof of our porch. I hope it survives!

More Pictures

My friend, Beth and I. Beth teaches at my school with me!
Fort Patrick in Saint George!
The Petrogylphs
A Bloomin' Cactus in Arizona right outside of Saint George
Robbie wanted to swim in the pool at James' Uncles so bad. So here he is in the 62 degree pool in the 70 degree weather. It lasted about 30 seconds!

Graduation Day

On Saturday, I graduated with my Masters in Education at SUU, sort of! SUU only walks once a year, so my cohort walked even though we still have three weeks of class and my master's project isn't finished. James, the kids, Joni, Janelle, Mom, Dad, Jamie, and David all came to see me walk and be hooded. We had a little surprise because also earning his bachelor's from SUU in the same department was my cousin Trent Steele. So my Aunt Michelle and Uncle Jeff got to see me walk as well. Here are a few pictures. They are not great because the ten year old in charge was also in charge of taking pictures most of the time. My eyes are closed in some!

Called To Serve

Austin has been called to serve in the Bulgaria, Sophia Mission. He will speak Bulgarian. He reports to the MTC on July 28th. He said he was most excited to eat the traditional Lamb Liver and Lung with Rice! Congrats!

The Golden Spike

One of the places that Robbie wanted to go during Spring Break was The Golden Spike or Promontory Summit. That is the place where the railroad from the East and the railroad from the West met on May 10, 1869. It was a very long drive for a little museum. We did learn a lot about the building of the railroad and the steam engines and Robbie loved it. We took Spencer Parks with us and Spencer and McKenzie were disappointed that nothing was real, just replicas. About two miles away from the Golden Spike there is this rocket display. It was an entertaining day and we enjoyed the little bit of history we learned. Preparation for my fourth grade adventure next year.

A Kick Off to Spring Break!

This Spring Break there will be no fantastic vacations or exotic destinations. We decided that because of an impending mission and the cost of getting ready for that, we would stay home and get some projects done. Here is a synopsis of day one-James and Austin clearing the mighty big stumps out of the yard. Austin really did help and James did spend the customary yelling time!
McKenzie attempting to fill in the really big hole left by the really big tree stump. Of course, James had to offer a lot of help.


And of course Robbie's contribution to the work effort. Notice the progress on the tree house. Where am I? Someone had to operate the camera and supervise!