It's Baseball & Softball Time

Carter and Chloe are both playing ball this summer.  Carter's coach is kind of interesting, so Matt is going to help coach.  They have some good players on the team, so it should be fun. 

 Batter up!

Chloe is playing her first year of softball.  Her coach is so patient with the girls and they are doing well.  Chloe has done really well, considering her mom hasn't played with her much.  :)  She has greatly improved on catching and throwing.  She is so cute out there on the field!

 Wouldn't you agree?

I don't know if I have mentioned before, but I LOVE softball! 

This is a very fun time of year for me!

Quilt for Mrs. Ruiz

Chloe's 1st Grade Teacher, Mrs. Ruiz, had a baby girl and Chloe wanted to make her a baby blanket.  Memaw helped Chloe make a beautiful quilt for the little baby Emily.  Chloe did a wonderful job learning to sew the blocks for the quilt. 

Memaw's mom, Melba Janice Ward, who Chloe Janice is named after, let Memaw play on her sewing machine when she was a little girl.  Memaw loves to sew now and has really developed her talent.  It is fun for Chloe to be taught by her Memaw.  She is a pretty lucky girl.

Even Mason added his expertise to the sewing lesson.

Here is the finished product.  Well done ladies!  I am sure Mrs. Ruiz will love the blanket.

Awards Assembly

This morning we went to Carter and Chloe's Awards Assembly.  They both did so well this year in school. 

They each received a ribbon.

 This is Chloe and her teacher Mrs. Ruiz.

 Chloe received an All A's and B's Ribbon.  (After looking at Chloe's report card, they don't receive letter grades, just E's for Exceeds Expectations and M's for Meets Expectations. 

Chloe had mostly E's!)

 Carter received an All A's Ribbon.

Great job Carter and Chloe!

Shoshone Falls

This year on Memorial Day we went to the Shoshone Falls with the Ficek Family.  It was absolutely amazing!  The falls are known as the Niagara Falls of the west and is one of the most impressive views along the famous Snake River. The waterfalls are nearly 1500 feet wide with water dropping a staggering 212 feet it is even a longer drop than the Niagara Falls which drops 176 feet.  I have never seen so much water going over the falls!  There were so many vehicles that we had to wait for cars to leave before they would let more cars come down the canyon.  The road was solid cars and we had to park way up the hill by the entrance to the Canyon Rim Trail because there was no where else to park.  It was a beautiful sunny day.  The mist was coming off the falls so thick that we could feel it as we

walked down the hill towards the road.  The closer we got, the more it felt like it was raining.  Crazy!

The parking lot and sidewalks were all wet from the rain and the grass was so wet it was almost muddy.

 See the mist coming up from the falls...it was so beautiful!

 Normally, most of the water comes from the left side of the falls, but not this time.  It was so thick on the right side of the falls that I was awestruck by the amount and power of the water coming down.  This picture mostly shows the left side of the falls.

 Another picture of the mist...

 People on the lookout.

 There were some amazing rainbows because of the mist. 

 Here you can see both sides of the falls.  Look how much is coming over that right side! 

 The right side again...I know, I am obsessed with the right side.  :)

I am grateful to live in a beautiful place.

Roller Skating Field Trip

Carter went on a field trip at the end of the school year.  I had the opportunity to go with him.  All of the 3rd graders went to Skateland for a couple hours and then they walked to the movie theatre and watched the movie Rio.  I just went along to watch Carter at Skateland.  Going there, took me back to my childhood years where I used to love to go roller skating. 

These first couple pictures are a little blurry, but I love the effect.  Carter did pretty well, considering he has only roller-bladed and never skated before.

It was fun spending the morning with Carter.  He would skate for a while and then come over and sit by me.  Every once in a while he would introduce me to some of his friends, which I was grateful to meet.  One little girl came over and asked me if I was Carter's mom.  Then she told me I was so pretty, which made me smile.  I watched all these kids and felt grateful we are blessed to have Carter in our home.  He is a kind, gentle, loving and caring boy and I really am grateful to be his mother.  He radiates a genuinely good spirit and sincerely desires to do what is right.  It was a peaceful morning spent with my sweet son. 

Notice the school signs in the background.

Loosing his balance, just before falling.

What a handsome boy you are Carter!

I love you Carter!

You are growing up into a great young man.