May 2012

Bradley Preschool Thanksgiving Point Farm Country - Bradley went on a field trip with preschool to farm country and had such a fun time.  We don't have a pass their anymore, so we hadn't been in such a long time.  Bradley was loving his horse ride, along with enjoying the time with his friends.  He wanted to make sure he wore his boots for this fun occasion. 

  Scott Brown and Bradley while on the wagon ride.

Mother's Day -  What an absolutely blessed and lucky mom I am to have 6 beautiful children.  I always wanted to have a large family, but never imagined it to be made up of mostly boys.  The Junior Primary had their primary program and cute Bradley was in it.  He is in Lee and Jenny Adamson's primary class - he has the best teachers.  Bradley's part for the program was "I love my grandpa because he doesn't be mean to us- he is so nice."  Can you tell that he wrote his own part:).  He did a fabulous job.  I got a new bike which I have absolutely LOVED!  Back about 7 years ago I bought Byron & I bikes, but they weren't very nice.  I have really wanted a new one even more since Bradley can now ride without training wheels.  Parker, Johnathan, Carter, Tricia, Bradley, Tanner & Camille

Camille Encore - Camille tried out for Encore and made it.  She was initiated in by getting a paper during one of her classes at school along with a candy bar.  The sign says "Guess who made Encore??  Camille Beck - Can you hear her now?"  She is so excited to be in this choir.  Ms. Nudd encouraged her to be in it even though Camille couldn't see a way to fit it into her schedule.  After looking at different options, we made it work and Camille was so excited. 

Tanner Band Concert - Tanner loves playing the trumpet and has progressed very fast.  His teacher, Mr. Swiderski, is such an awesome teacher.  He is such a great teacher and really connects with the students.  Byron & I missed his first concert in December while on a trip so it was so fun to finally see him perform.  They played quite a few numbers and didn't even sound like a beginning band. 

Scouts - Preparing for a back packing trip with scouts takes a lot of thought and money.  Byron spent many hours researching for the lightest items.  We also had fun taste testing some of the mountain house meals as a family for them to decide which meals to take.  The boys had fun setting up some different tents that we bought.

Parker, Carter, Johnathan, Tanner & Bradley watching Byron cook food outside on this little stove.

Tanner & Johnathan setting up a tent and below Carter, Parker & Bradley setting up our 4 man tent.

Roasting Hot dogs - We can't get enough of our fire pit, especially when it includes hot dogs and marshmallows. 

 Bradley waiting so patiently for his hot dog to cool.

 Byron, Johnathan & Tanner

Parker enjoying his yummy food.

Johnathan - He was so excited to watch the Solar Eclipse and even had special glasses so we could see the eclipse.  I will have to say that it was pretty amazing to watch the moon go completely in front of the sun.  We had fun driving to different areas to see different views of it.  The glasses saved us.  So glad that teachers are able to get kids excited about these cool things in nature so we could all experience it as a family.  Below is also a cool rocket Johnathan made and drew like a crayon while at school.

Tanner - In his FACS class at school he was able to make an apron.  It is cool when boys have to take these classes and learn how to do the basics with a sewing machine.  I think it turned out awesome!

Trampoline - We moved the trampoline onto the cement pad under our basketball hoop so we had more room on our grass for soccer fun.  Now the trampoline can be used to play basketball on along with other fun things.  The kids, especially Bradley, loves jumping and shooting at the same time since he can get pretty close to the hoop.  Parker is also amazing at doing flips - he has this perfect form and can do them both front and backwards.

 Parker (blue), Carter (red)

Camille Drama Banquet - Camille had a banquet at UVU for her Musical Theater Class.  It was a semi-formal event that she was very excited to attend.  While at this banquet, the next years plays were announced - My Favorite Year and P.O.W.(Prisoner of War), one written by Max Durrant and Alec about Ms. Nelson's grandpa.  Camille has had such a great year and made some awesome friends while in this class.  She loves all 3 of her teachers - Ms. Nelson, Ms. Nudd and Mrs. Allgaier.  Camille got the "Smiley Face" award that night.  Camille sat at a table with Emily Brandt, Hannah Dustin, Taylor Summerville, & Sarah Lectenburg.  Not shown in picture is Bryson Stewart, Kyson Taylor, Jamie Corbett and Matt Brower.