Hannah got to be a "Nature Ranger" at her field trip this year. They visited the zoo and studied bugs and made peanut butter bird feeders.
Sixth grade camp was a life-changing experience for Taylor! She overcame her fears and walked across that log waaaayy high up in the air. Can you see her up there?
What an amazing time she had at E.F.T! (Environmental Field Trip) Chip was able to go also. (that put mom's mind at ease a little!) They talked about their trip for days! 
We went to a stirring Memorial Day Program at the Idaho State Veteran's Cemetery. I am so glad this has become a tradition in our family. It starts our Memorial Day just right.
We said goodbye to Lilly for the summer with a fun barbecue with her family. Her mom is a teacher, so we both get the summer off!
She is never short of kisses!
Chip heckled kids at the dunk tank at the school carnival. Older boys lined up for this opportunity and just kept giving away their dollar bills for 3 chances to dunk "Mr Chip." To make it more fun, Chip wore his USMC t-shirt, with pink arm floaties! In this shot - the ball is on it's way to the target!
On the way home from Taylor's dress rehearsal for her ballet recital, she wanted to watch her dance so she would know what she could work on for her performance later that night. All she wanted to do was nail that double pirouette!
Taylor danced beautifully, and the double pirouette was awesome!! Yay!!!
Aubrey's Nadia Comaneci biography project was wonderful! She had to pretend she was a picture of Nadia in a museum and then when people came up to her, she had to give them an oral, memorized biography about Nadia. She did a great job!
"Wagon's Ho" is a day when all the fourth graders get to see what it was like to live "back in the day." They saw logs and lasso horses and make butter and lots of other things.
Aubrey took Jack around to the different stations. Thank goodness, cause it was absolutely freezing that day and I needed to take poor Lilly and Sarah inside!
WELCOME SUMMER!!!!!
and... a parting shot of "the look" - Sarah gives this look in disapproval. In this case, Lilly touched Sarah's foot. I love these babies! Happy Summer everyone!
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Oh my goodness. That was the BEST POST EVER!! It was so great to see what everyone has been up to! I love the pink arm floaties, Taylor's beautiful recital picture, Aubrey's braids, and Hannah's vest as a Nature Ranger. No wonder this is a busy busy busy month and time of year!!
Ditto to Beth! I loved this post. The update was great, keep them coming! I also liked seeing the Sarah and Lilly as we know they are so much part of your life. That was cute to include them too.
I can't believe how much your girls have grown up!! They are sooo beautiful. I like your start of summer post and it was awesome to read about your memorial day activities. We really miss Chip's memorial celebrations!!
Thanks everyone! It has been quite relaxing compared to those last few weeks of school. Whew!
Wow! What a lot of fun!!! Can I just say, I went to an "E.L.C." (Environmental Learning Center, as it was called) back when I was in fifth grade in Minnesota! It was AWESOME!!! I didn't go in the Spring, it was Winter - but oh, the fun! Tracking prints made by various animals in the snow, the "zip-line", indoor rock climbing, and of course no camp can be complete without some stories of the "bob-glob" - our version of the boogyman. I'm thrilled they still have programs like that up in the Northern areas! The family looks awesome! Did Chip go under? How many times? Can't believe he allowed himself to wear pink floaties...I'll be remembering that for some time! So glad all is going well!!!
Oh yes, they talked an awful lot about the 800 foot zipline! Chip was a leader of 9 boys in a room and he scared them half to death with stories! Yes - he got dunked - LOTS of times! Atleast10! :)
FUN times! i love summer!
You are one busy woman. It looks as though you keep everyone happy! Great job Tracy.
I love the pic with all the American Flags, its beautiful!!!
I love the pink floaties... Your kids are so grown up now, I hardly recognize them!!!
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