Dance Recital

We just got back after a long dance rehersal, tomorrow is the big day for the recital. Here are the cute pictures of them with their teams.

Last Day of School!

Sadie & Halen had a fun year in Mrs. Hales and Mrs. Brindleys class this year. They were lucky to have had two great teachers. The year went by so fast and they are off to 3rd grade next year.

Aubrie loved her teacher Mrs. Perkins. I can't believe she is going on to 5th grade next year.

Favorite Food from Kauai

We never realized that the hot dog stand that was recommended to us by some locals we met on the beach would turn out to be one of the best meals we had during our trip.These hotdogs are called Puka Dogs. (Named one of the top ten on the Travel channel by Anothony Bourdain) They are so yummy, they are polish sausage and homemade buns filled with a Hawaiin mustard called lilikoi and a garlic lemon sauce. You then get to pick your flavor of relish, they had mango, pineapple, papaya, coconut and banana. The relish really was amazing it was made from fresh fruit made at the hotdog stand. I tried the pineapple and Ty had the cocounut relish, yum!!



Some of the other yummy foods were Mai Mai fresh fish and cocunut shrimp. We also loved the coconut syrup on french toast for breakfast and cheese cake made with coconut milk topped with passion fruit. Pretty much everywhere we went we had really good food at a suprising good price. I am missing Kauai. Can't imagine why!

First Camping Trip of Season

Our first camping trip of the season was over Memorial weekend. It rained most of the time mostly just a constant drizzle during the day but it poured on Saturday night leaving a lot of mud. Of course Monday the day we are supposed to leave turned out to be beautiful.

Here is Sadie with snails crawling all over her, she loves bugs and things. I bet this brings back memories for my mom. (When I was small I had collected snails on a camping trip and my mom woke to find them crawling all over our camper walls)

Halen and Kaiden

Austin, Jayden, Dakota

Sadie, Skyler, Lexie posing in front of the castle. I love to tease Mark about rolling out the huge green carpet he keeps in front of his trailer to keep the dirt out and bringing a castle. The girls love to play in it.

Little Snail Lady

Lexie and Sadie are best buddies.

Jayden

Kristen and Mike

Kristen is an awesome friend that has known me for a long time, she is such a patient person and looks past any flaws not just in me but all people. She has the highest level of tolerance I have ever seen. Thank goodness she puts up with me.

Mark and Angie

I am really guilty of not taking many pictures this trip. The place was beautiful and green with types of wild flowers that I have never seen before. We had a blast hanging out with friends as always. Ty and I have really come to appreciate some of our close friends these last couple of years and we have realized that good friends are not that easy to come by. I am talking about friends that have stuck with us through the years and know that we are not perfect but still want to hang out, we are lucky. What would we do without them?

Baptism

Sadie and Halen were baptized on Saturday, May 2nd. Grandparents came from all around and even a few good friends were there to share the special occasion with us.

Jayden & Dallin

My smart kids just keep suprising me. Jayden and Dallin got 4.0 's again for the 3rd semester in Junior High. They just keep outdoing my expectations. They make Ty and I so happy, they are such big helpers around the house and yard. Way to go boys! ( I totally had to talk them into this picture)