Kaylee's Reptilian Friend

So lately Kaylee's been going to the pond by our house.  They've been catching frogs and she found this little friend (ew!).  I honestly can't believe she caught it and then brought it home to show us.  Snakes really don't bother me if I know they are there but I would NEVER, EVER pick one up.  I really don't like the thought of them biting me!  But she did it and now we will forever have the proof of it...ew!

Pinewood Derby 2014

May 10th was the long-awaited Cub Scout Pinewood Derby.  This is Carson's second derby.  Last time he took 2nd place but a fraction of a second.  This year he and Curt were determined to do better.  So they worked really hard on Carson's car.  His is the first car, the one on the left upper corner that's red.

They raced and raced and in the end...

They did it.  Carson's car took 1st place.  He was so happy!!!  He's so competitive that this just made his day!

The big winners!

Carson's Field Trips

Carson's class got to go see the State Capitol Building.  It was fun for me because I have never been in some of the rooms that they got to see.  We saw the legislation and the supreme court.  We even saw the Governor's Office and spoke with his secretary.  She was very nice.  I love the carvings and the glass work that's in the Capitol!

We also got to go to the Natural History Museum.  We didn't get a lot of pictures here because we were on a time crunch.  But we got a dinosaur skeleton picture and then they had an exhibit about the history of chocolate.  Of course I loved that one and I liked the box of chocolates!

Easter Cousin Pic

Every year on Easter we take a cousin picture.  Here it is for us this year.  So fun to see how everybody has grown each year!

Carson's Ukulele Concert

This year Carson's class was taught how to play the Ukulele.  He absolutely loved it.  It was so much fun seeing their end of year concert so that we could see what they had been learning all year long.  He did a great job!  Very proud of you buddy!

Austin's Playing Soccer

Kaylee's been playing soccer with Austin in our backyard but now he finally gets to play on a team with the City.  We waited too long to sign them up with Clinton City but thankfully we were able to get them in with West Point.  He's kind of a natural!  He's aggressive and runs down the ball really well.  Go buddy!

Kaylee's Hot Air Balloon

During this year Kaylee's class made their own hot air balloons for science.  They worked really hard on them for weeks.  Then March 20th was launch day.  They had a bunch of popcorn poppers that filled them with the hot air they needed to rise.  It was fun to watch them fly.  Some did not fly on their first attempt but it was fun to watch the kids try to fix the problems and then see them take flight.

Kaylee and her partner's first attempt.  It didn't go very far but it did fly a little.

Then they tried again.  Mrs. Hill helped them get the air in the right way so it wasn't lopsided.

Then it took off and flew...

And flew...

And flew right over the fence of the school yard and over the fence of a house crash landing in their backyard.  Unfortunately we couldn't get it back because their gates were locked and the people who lived there were down in St. George.  So they had to say goodbye to their hot air balloon.  We laughed when we talked about what the people would think when they came home and found some tissue paper thing in their backyard!  At least we got pictures!!!