Rigby Lake Camping

We absolutely LOVE camping at Rigby Lake every summer.  The lake is a blast.  Our personal sandy beach and spacious spot are so much fun.  The bike rides to the HUGE park are an adventure and the family time is my favorite part.  

We went twice this year and invited the Phelps family to join us once Brian's family another day.  It is so fun to have friends visit us!

Everly loved packing the firewood when we first got there.  She was so cute and kept wanting to help more and more.

Adeline and Eloise loved playing in the warm sand and Teagan took them on multiple boat rides over to the big beach and toys.  Our second trip was in September and the water was freezing cold and we had the place to ourselves, it was awesome.  Teagan still had no problem spending most of his time adventuring in the water.

Yay for beach camping!!

Sand Dunes Camping

Our first camping trip of the year was to the St Anthony Sand Dunes.  The campground books so fast so we had to plan way in advance so by the time we got there it wasn't ideal weather.  We dealt with some rain and wind storms and thunder and lightening.  Luckily we had a camper, not a tent, and we could hide out inside while the bad weather passed.  

Grandma and Grandpa Durtschi came and brought their side by side.  I was scared to death as he and Zac got more and more brave with their driving.  We had no helmets and not enough seatbelts for everyone, but it was a pretty fun time and they were super careful.

Just playing in the sand was half the fun!  The huge hills were fun to jump off and sled down.  Zac and the kids made up a really fun game where Zac would roll a ball down the hill and the kids would try to stop it before it went all the way down.

Poor Teagan suffered with a pretty yucky fever a lot of the time and ended up resting and reading for a lot of the trip.  He took some ibuprofen and managed to feel well enough to get some play time in.  Sand Dunes, we will be back soon!

Spring Soccer

Teagan and Eloise both played soccer this spring and loved it.  Teagan's team struggled and lost every game unfortunately, but he still managed to have fun playing on a team with his friends from church.

I was able to coach Ellie's team and it was a lot of fun!  Her team did really well and won a lot of their games.  She improved so much and was much more engaged in the game than last year.  

Since I was the coach, with lots of help from Brittany Ivins, I decided to have a big party for the team.  Several of the kids on Teagan's team had younger siblings on Ellie's team so we just did a great big team party at our house and set up the slip n slide.  It was wild and there were a ton of kids running around, but it was also a ton of fun!

Aberdeen Camping Trip

We took an early camping trip to Aberdeen with the Heaths and it was really fun, and freezing!  We rode our bikes on the awesome trail a ton and even got in some 9 square.  Luckily we had our winter coats so we could still enjoy being out!  

We knew the weather was going to be bad, but decided that we'd rather be out and about and cold then trapped at home and cold.  It ended up being a really great weekend!

Happy 5th Birthday Adeline

Adeline was so excited to get breakfast in bed this year, just like her siblings.  She wanted muffins and eggs and a smoothie.  

She loves Frozen and was delighted to open up real Elsa gloves and a beautiful new dress.  As Adeline told Grandma Packer, "I just love beautiful things."  Frequently Adeline accepts and rejects clothing, food, and people based on their level of beautifulness.  We're working on that, but right now it's a pretty cute quirk on one of our favorite beautiful little girls.

Adeline loved her rainbow unicorn birthday cake.  She especially loved helping with all the skittles and sorting them out.  We were able to have cousins over for a fun birthday party.

Adeline is full of spunk and always surprises us with the funny things she says.  She feels deeply and then can either present itself as screaming tantrums and slammed doors or overthetop joy and glee.  She is also close to the spirit and always says heartfelt prayers.  Many times she thanks Heavenly Father that we have a home so we don't have to sleep outside in the cold without any pillows.  One time she told me that she felt warm in her heart when she said her prayers.  What a special girl.  We sure love you Adeline!

End of the School Year Shenanigans

As the kids get older, May gets more and more crazy with all of the different programs and activities and concerts.  It is so wonderful to see our kids grow and progress and see all that they are learning.

Addy's preschool graduation was quite possibly the cutest thing I've ever witnessed.  She was so excited and couldn't stop smiling and giggling through the whole performance.  When it was her turn to go up she did the cutest little wave and hair flick and we all laughed.  She held on so tight to Mrs. Hunter's leg.  Adeline loved her teacher so much!

I went and helped at Teagan's school for STEAM day and it was great.  He wanted to match so we both had a bun, white shorts and a red coat.  He is the funniest kid ever!

I was able to help at Ellie's end of the year party as well and Adeline loved being included with Eloise and her friends!

Eloise, Adeline, Kya Phelps, Hazel Albertson

Eloise had her gymnastics showcase and she was so excited.  She practiced so hard and had her routine memorized to perfection.  She did so well and we were so proud of her.  Her nerves almost got the best of her and Melanie Bunce saved the day and convinced her to go out there.  She was so scared, poor girl.

By the end of the year some of us were less excited about school than others.  Teagan got behind in his work and his horribly cruel parents made him do all the missing work to catch up.  He left this lovely note on one of the papers that we took a secret picture of, for posterity, before offering the consequences.  My favorite line, "Math is for Fat People."

Addy was cold and curled up next to a heater and fell asleep one day, so cute.

Teagan graduated from the D.A.R.E program this year, go Teagan!  Way to be drug free!

It was a great school year, the kids learned a ton and we are excited for summer to finally be here so we can party and camp!

Second Chance Prom

Zac and I had a great time at second chance prom this year.  We couldn't pass up an opportunity to wear our fabulous new matching clothes!