My 20th Reunion...Ouch!

I cant' believe it has seriously been 20 years since I graduated from Layton High School in 1994.  I still remember it like it was yesterday.  I really did like high school.  I had a great group of friends who we're still friends to this day and we had a great time and a ton of memories.

But anyway, on Friday July 11th we had the school tour.  I can't believe how much that place has changed and yet it is still a lot the same.  Lots of good times in those halls.

I took this picture because this was from when my brother was in high school.  They won the state championship in baseball.  He's the one on the top row in the middle, kind of the shortest one!  I laugh because he's on the top row which is usually for the TALL players.

Here are a few of my good friends, Julie, Kim and Christi!

Here are all of us that went to the tour.  Fun to catch up with everybody!

Friday night there was a barbecue for families and stuff but unfortunately we had other things going on and couldn't make it.  But Saturday night was the big dinner.  

Here is a picture of all of us that went to Whitesides Elementary.  

Another picture of some great friends!

I still can't believe it's been 20 years.  I'm thankful for the friends and memories that I have from those years in my life and the lessons that I learned that I'm able to pass onto my kids.  Hopefully they will learn from the mistakes that we made but have all the fun that we did!

Go Lancers!!!

Guess who's 16!!!

Shelby's birthday is on June 4th and this year it just so happens that she had her birthday while we were at Girls Camp.  She always dreaded that that would happen but to have it be on her 16th birthday...let's just say she wasn't thrilled.  Thanks goodness I got to be up there with her since I'm the Camp Director for our ward.  So I tried to make it special for her.  The YW presidency got her the sash and birthday hat.  She's a good sport!

While they were hiking I stayed back to decorate her bunk and get her present ready.  Also I had all our family members that wanted to write her cards or letters that she could open.  That really made her day to know that everybody was thinking of her while she was away!

This was her present for up at camp.  It was a candy bouquet!  It turned out really great and she loved it.

We celebrated with family on Friday (when we got home from camp) and Saturday.  She got her license and her present was stuff to "outfit" her new car (new to her).  Then we had cake and ice cream.

Of course now that she's 16 she gets to date.  This was her first date.  It was with "Nate" who we love and adore.  He's in our stake and all the girls are crazy for him.  She and Nate are good friends so we couldn't have picked a better first date for her.  Love you sweet girl!

Kaylee Graduates 6th Grade

This year Kaylee was in the 6th grade.  She's been in a reading group for most of her time in elementary.  On May 19th she graduated from this reading group.  She worked really hard and did a great job!

Then on the 30th of May, the last day of school, she did it...she graduated from the 6th grade.

Not only did she do a great job this year on her grades and never had a missing assignment the whole year but she had PERFECT ATTENDANCE!!!  That is an accomplishment that is very hard to earn and she did it!  Great job Kaylee.  We're so proud of you!

This is her teacher, Mrs. Hill.  Kaylee absolutely loved her teacher and doesn't want to leave to go to junior high.  But as always, time marches on and she has to go.  

Thank you Mrs. Hill for all the great memories!

Carson's County Report

Carson this year (in 5th grade) had to do a report on a county in Utah.  His county was Uintah.  He had to study about it, write a report and then decorate a box with things pertaining to that county.  So we decided to make a map of the county putting things like the Dinosaur National Monument and the oil fields as well as the forests and ranches (there's not much in Uintah County).  He learned a lot about it and it is still his favorite county.  Good job buddy!

Austin's a graduate!

He did it.  He's a graduate from preschool!  He has loved preschool and he has loved his teacher, Mrs. Pett!  It's been a great year!  Love this kid!  Congratulations Austin!!!

Shelby's First REAL Job!

Well she's done it.  Today is her very first day as a working girl.  Shelby got a job working at the snow cone shack in Syracuse.  She loves it!  Plus she gets to eat as many snow cones as she wants!  Could there be a better first job in the world?  I think not!!!

Fun at the Dinosaur Park

Today we got to go to the Dinosaur Park for Austin's field trip.  He got to make and color a dinosaur then we got to go outside and look around.  They had more fun playing on the toys than looking at the dinosaurs so we didn't stay very long.  I thought all boys liked to look at dinosaurs...but not these ones.  They'd rather play and run around which is boyish, too.