Today was the 5th grade program at Caroline’s school. I actually didn’t know that they were going to have the program until this morning. I usually go walking every morning with a friend in the neighborhood who has kids almost the identical ages as mine. She mentioned that she had to go to her son’s… Continue reading Caroline’s 5th grade program
Month: June 2011
Spring Flower pictures
I like to go around my yard in the spring taking pictures of the pretty flowers in my yard. Here are a few for you to look at:
Caroline’s Mississipi State Report
I also went today to Caroline’s class to see her float she made for her state report. She has been working for a couple of weeks on it and was excited for me to see her hard work. All the kids in her class were sitting in a circle by their desks and showed off… Continue reading Caroline’s Mississipi State Report
Diana’s Princess Book Report
Today Diana presented her book report on Princess Jeweliana and the Sparkling Rainbow Ball, by Allia Zobel to her class. She took one of her princess costumes and fairy wings so she could tell the class all about her book as if she was the main character. She did it all on her own and… Continue reading Diana’s Princess Book Report
Rocket Race
This year in Cub Scouts they did the rocket race instead of the Pinewood Derby. Sam had fun making his rocket and stuck with the usual BYU blue. The rockets don’t have nearly as much room for customization and tweaking as the pinewood derby cars do. They also don’t have the people buying cheater wheels… Continue reading Rocket Race
2011 Pioneer Trek
I was asked by the stake to be a “big brother” for Trek this year. “What’s a big brother?”, you ask. Well, it’s basically just a helper. All the youth on trek are divided up into handcart groups with a “ma” and “pa” (husband and wife couple) and adult “big brother” for each cart. The… Continue reading 2011 Pioneer Trek