Splash Park

Last Tuesday, I took our visitors to a local splash park! It seems like every time I take the kids to a splash park, they spend more time eating and sitting on the grass than actually playing in the water. This day was no exception-UG! But, it was a beautiful day and the view of the Wasatch Mountains was amazing (forgot to get a picture.) Tim even crutched around and cooled himself off a little:)

(Tim, Mak, Teddy, Dash, Herbie, Katie, Kelli & Donna)
Sadly, Tim spent all day Wednesday at the hospital. His counts were very low, so he got 1 unit of platelets and 2 units of blood. We are still scheduled to go in for round 9 on July 12th, but there is a good chance Tim will not make it:(

4th of July!

Happy 4th to all! Hope you all had a great day and were able to reflect upon the many wonderful things we enjoy because we live in America! Cory's brother and his family were in town to celebrate with us. Nothing better than having family around and watching the cousins play! We ended up at our neighbors house for a bbq, swimming and fun! A lovely summer storm rolled in just as the kids wanted to light the fireworks, so we headed back to our house to light them off in our driveway, hoping that the garage would give us some protection from the wind. It worked until the clouds could no longer hold the rain in. Thank goodness we only had one or two fireworks left:)

(Tim and Mak playing some air hockey with cousins)

(Kelli and Katie swimming with the neighbor boys)

(Mak and Tim in the pool)

(Older boys playing "pig")

(Kids getting the fireworks ready!)

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!

Last Day of School!

Friday was the last day of school for the kids! Both K&K had an end-of-the-year video for the kids and parents to watch. Both were so cute and fun to watch the kids grow and learn during the year.

(Kelli and Mrs. Rasmussen)

(Katie and Mrs. Smith)
I just poked my head into Mak's class long enough to snap a picture and to thank her teacher for the great year and all her support especially during the last part of the year.

(Mak, Mrs. Thompson, and friend Abby)
I went around and personally thanked all of Tim's sixth grade teachers. They were such a huge support to Tim and the family since January. What an awesome 6th grade staff Herriman Elementary has!
(Mrs. Golesh, Mr. Fullmer, Tim, friend Mik, Mrs. Parson, Mrs. Lyndsey, and Mrs. Adams)
Before school got out at 12:30, all the sixth graders walked through the halls and the rest of the grades clapped for them. Tim crutched through the halls with the biggest smile on his face! He was very tired though when we finally got home:)

Awards

Last Thursday was the big awards ceremonies at the kids' school. First up, Kelli and Katie. Both received the High Flying Hawk award and a Gold Medal. In order to get this, they had to do so many things in class and at home. I knew Katie was getting this award because her teacher sent home a note saying so. Kelli, on the other hand, was a complete shock! Way to go K&K!!


Mak also received the High Flying Hawk and Gold Medal in 4th grade. Each year, the requirements get harder and the kids have to do more of them to get the highest award.

Last up was the sixth graders. Very few of them got the High Flying Hawk award because there are so many things to do along with all the required school stuff. I knew Tim was not going to get any Flying Hawk award because he missed half the school year. The two awards he did get though were a huge surprise. First was the "Presidential Academic Award." The teachers look at grades 4-6 and give out this award to those who have excelled throughout the years. Only 2 per 6th grade class were given out! Tim and a girl were the ones from his class! The second award in the highest award a 6th grader can get and is a national award as well. I was told to include this award on any college applications that Tim fills out! It is the "Hope of America" award and is given to those kids who are stand-outs in all aspects of their life. Three kids in each 6th grade class are given this award so 15 kids total from Herriman Elementary! Tim is unstoppable:)

Dance Festival

The 2010-2011 school year has finally come to an end:) The last three days of school were jammed pack full of fun events!
Wednesday was the school's annual Dance Festival. Each grade did a dance from a different decade: 1st grade was the 50's, 4th grade was the pioneers, and 6th grade was the 80's. So cute, and the biggest shock was that Tim got up with the 6th graders and "moved" along too on his crutches!

(K&K doing the "Twist!" Katie is in blue with her mouth wide open and Kelli is in green just to the right of Katie.)

(Mak is somewhere in the sea of light yellow! She danced the "Virgina Reel" and "Cotton Eye Joe.")

(Tim, in orange shirt and plaid shorts, dancing an 80's mix of moves! He got around pretty good on his crutches did a great job considering that he never practiced the moves with the rest of the students!)

The entire school danced to Katy Perry's "Firework" for the last song. Before every song, students read some facts about that time period. Tim got to read the very last part before the school danced. This is what he read: "New fads have already emerged for 2011, like eco-friendly toys made out of safe recycled materials and Ugly Dolls, which help kids accept differences. Squinkies are squishy, collectible animal toys that come in plastic bubbles and are dispensed in vending machines.
Although fads and trends come and go, one craze continues on, generation after generation...DANCING! Hopefully our finale will be a reminder to let your colors burst because we are all Fireworks!"

(The entire school dancing!)