June Fieldtrips

I have tried to have at least one fun activity each week. We have 3 really fun trips.

We were invited to go to Anderson dairy. It was fun, Riley had been there with his class and was an “expert” he was so excited to show us the ropes:

  

Eating ice cream at the end was the best part! They were so good, I was really pleased.

Another little trip was to the corn creek nature sanctuary. It was so fun. We went with our friends the Hatchs. The kids had blast running down the path. We ate lunch out there. It was lovely!

 

It was so pretty! UGH and the light!

The final trip we took in June was a long awaited promise to the bird sanctuary. Riley had been asking and pleading to go.

One of our more memorable moments was going to pet the goats. It’s been interesting seeing these fellows again. The last time we were there, many of them were just 1-2 days old. These goats are really pretty gentle. However, Emma is going through a panicking stage. And she flipped out. OK, let me back track. Riley asked to go in. I said sure. Emma asked to go in, and I asked her if she was sure she wanted to go. She was. Now, to get in to the petting part, you have to go through a double gate. Well, Emma went through the two gates but held the second gate open. Two goats went in the corridor, and Emma did to. So there she is suck in a little space with two big goats. And she panicked! She started to cry and scream. I finally was able to get her calmed down.

Well, I asked Riley if he would take her around. As you can see he is an amazing big brother!

Emma finally got brave enough to try it on her own. She was so proud of herself!

     

So, even with all the things we’ve had to do this summer, I’m glad we’ve taken the time to do some of the things that we want to do.

More June Happenings

One of the highlights of June was having my sister Demya and family visit.  We have so much fun with them, and miss them terribly now! We went to the park and played in the water, played in Grandma’s backyard, ate ice cream, and just plain had a blast. 

One of the things we did was getting a new cousin picture:

Pretty cute. I called it a success. I got everyone to look at me at the same time! We also wanted to get some cute Grandma and kids pictures:

Playing at the park was so much fun:

  

We loved playing in Grandma’s playground:

 

And we celebrated my birthday:

 

It was so fun to have them around to celebrate Riley’s graduation and my birthday! We miss the tons. The next time we get to see them they will be a family of 4! Can’t wait to meet my new niece! Thanks for visiting us guys!

Riley’s Graduation, and Last Day of School!

Ok, I’ve been so lame with keeping up with the blog. Hello last post was in May! It’s been really busy around here, and I lost my precious time during naps to blog with Riley being home. And I must admit, I kinda sorta been reading too many books on my phone’s kindle. So, I’m going to try to do a couple of posts of June and then what’s been going on in July (it is July 7th already!)

So, the month stated out with school ending. This was very bitter sweet for us. Riley has really done well this year. He has grown and changed. The saddest thing for Riley was that none of his school friends are going to the same school next year. Everyone of them is going to a different school! Pretty crazy! He cried on the last day of school. He didn’t want to leave! We can’t thank the teachers and staff that took such good care of our little hawlet! I took him out for a little photo shoot in his cap and gown:

   

This one is my fav:

Graduation was amazing! There were so many people there! It was so cute. Riley’s speaking part was K is for kindergarten. And he did great. They sang a bunch of songs too. Very sweet.

The principle decided to give each of the kindergartens a medal that is given to the high school graduates. Riley was so excited! Thanks Mr. Pesce!

He’s teacher made remarks about each kid as they came up for their medals. Her remarks about Riley were that he will become a doctor. He is always the first one there to comfort his classmates when they are hurt. He is sweet boy and so kind. And he learned over 200 sight words. Go Riley!

  In the above picture: Mr. Pesce (principle) Mrs. Valentiner (his teacher), Ms. Morison (teacher aid) and of course Riley.

Riley’s favorite special was library. He LOVED story time and picking out books. And he loved Mrs.. Nelson the librarian! 

Finally the support staff:

The family:

 

The Grandma:

And the Grandpa:

The next day was the last day. Riley was very sad to see kindergarten end. He LOVED his teacher so much. Bye NWCTA! Thanks for teaching Riley so much and for the great start he has had in his academic career! I can’t imagine a better start for him. Thanks for all the love he has been shown by all his big friends. He has missed you all! Now on to first grade!

Bye NWCTA until 9th grade!