Day 197: Nathan Has a Shovel

July 16

Today was spent at the beach.  Bear Lake is usually pretty crowded in July, but the clouds and the fact that it was a Tuesday kept most of the crowds away, and we had this little stretch of sand pretty much all to ourselves.  The girls played in the water, rode on the boat, drove the waverunners, and attempted to waterski, and our nephew Nathan had the time of his life playing in the sand.

Day 178: Back to Wild Waves

June 27

We returned to Wild Waves and after a few turns on the rides, we hit the waterslides before heading back home.  Definitely a trip to remember, and a great way to end our journey together.  I'll miss these amazing girls!

Day 176: The Disk"o"

June 25

We took Vicki's Girl Scout troop on their last hurrah - a three-day trip to the Seattle area.  Our first stop was the Wild Waves amusement park, where we enjoyed some rides before the rain hit, drenching the unfortunate group of girls who were stuck on the roller coaster.  The rest of the afternoon and evening was spent swimming in the hotel pool, eating a huge buffet dinner, and playing laser tag.  I'd say it was a pretty successful first day.

Day 166: Penguins!

June 15

Ellie's class danced to "Jolly Holiday" from Mary Poppins.  And I spent the evening backstage, wrangling penguins and ballerinas alike.

Day 164: Three Monkeys

June 13

It was great to spend the day at the zoo with some of our close friends who moved out of our neighborhood last year.

Day 162: I Gotta Feelin'

June 11

Dress rehearsal for Lexi's jazz class.  She's the one on the far right.

Day 156: Their Last Parade

June 5

After seven years, Vicki's Girl Scout troop is dissolving.  These girls' interests are changing and they're moving on to different things.  We've always walked in the Junior Rose Festival Parade, and they chose to do it again one last time.  I'm going to miss these girls!

Day 155: Talent Show

June 4

The curtain call for the talent show at the elementary school.  Ellie is on the far left, in a penguin costume.

Day 151: Fun Run!

May 31

Lexi and her friends, getting ready to take off on the school's annual fun run.

Day 144: Zoo Field Trip

May 24

Lexi and classmates enjoying the mountain goat statue at the zoo entrance.

Day 141: Steppin' Out With My Baby

May 21

Vicki's choir sang at the high school choir concert tonight (her middle school choir is not an official school class, but rather an after-school program taught by the high school choir director).  They did two numbers, the favorite by far being this one, for which they all got to wear top hats and do a little dance routine.  (Vicki is 5th from the right.)

Day 138: A Chorus Line of Penguins

May 18

Today was picture day at the dance studio.  Ellie's class is dancing to "Jolly Holiday" as part of the Mary Poppins production this year.

Day 134: Strike a Pose

May 14

The parents got to watch Lexi's class practice their dance for the recital.

Day 131: Goalie

May 11

Lexi loves playing goalie (mostly, I think, because she doesn't have to run as much).  This was a particularly brutal game in which the other team's players were all at least a head taller than our girls, but they tried hard and they all had fun, even if it was a spectacular loss.

Day 130: Water Balloon Toss

May 10

The middle school had a half day today, so we had a BBQ with our Girl Scouts and planned our trip to Seattle.  Then we made them throw water balloons at each other.

Day 124: Strikers!

May 4

Ellie's entire soccer team made it to this game, so despite the crazy wind we decided to grab a quick team shot.  Her two coaches (one had to leave before we took the picture) are on the high school soccer team and they've done a great job with the girls.

Day 117: Go Strikers!

April 27

Despite only having half the players there today, Ellie's team still managed to hold on to their undefeated status.  And Ellie's soccer skills are improving!

Day 115: Waiting

April 25

Ellie and her friend Anna are waiting for Vicki to practice her piece for the upcoming piano recital.

Day 110: Robot Geeks

April 22

Today was the first official meeting of the robot club.  In addition to programming the robot, they'll also have to do a presentation, so Chris taught the kids how to use Google Docs.  We have a pretty sharp - and awesome - group of kids in our circle of friends.

Day 106: Recess

April 16

I happened to glance out the window from my desk at work and realized that it was my kid on top of the jungle gym.