Last Days of School

Here they are...the concerts, awards assemblies, parties and graduations, after a long year of hard work. I'm especially proud of Liam this year. He had a tough teacher and he did a LOT of homework. He had to really push himself, but he grew so much.

Mother's Day

This year on Mother's Day, Scott gave me the gift of a new watch...also flowers, a steak dinner with pie and loads of praise, love and compliments. Heavenly Father gave me the gift of one day with absolutely PERFECT weather. Seriously perfect. So gorgeous that I spent the afternoon wandering around in the yard, just drinking in sunshine and snapping pictures of all the beauty on the prairie. I guess I owe both Scott and God for giving me a perfect day and a beautiful life and making it possible for me to be the best thing anyone could ever be...a mom.

Stake Campout

So, the Stake leaders turned Father's and Son's into a family campout this year. It was so nice to be invited and we were all excited to go, but when the day arrived to actually pack up and sleep outside, we kind of talked ourselves out of it (I should probably say I talked Scotty out of it). We used to really love camping when we were young and our family was little, but these days, no matter how good of an idea it seems to be, I'm never eager to do the loads of work it requires to make it possible for 8 people to sleep and eat outside (party pooper, I know). Plus, I was hacking hard from a pretty severe cold and the weather had been rainy and wet - nothing sounded as fun as my own bed. BUT...we still drove out to Camp Kanza with the Stake, joined everyone for the evening activities (it was beautiful!), then came back in the morning to cookout breakfast with the Hopkins and Kunzes (after a very warm and cozy night's sleep). We also fished and kayaked and soaked in the gorgeous scenery. Perfect campout!