Scootch

I just had to include this picture of Monson even though it's blurry. Kate has taken to calling him Scootch since that is what he's been doing the last few days. We'll put him down one place and the next thing we know, he's far from that spot. It's a little eerie because he is so quiet about it. He really is so quiet...maybe he'll be an exceptional hunter.

Here's Taft

Here's Taft at his last soccer game. We were looking forward to a break from juggling games and practices for a couple of weeks, but no such luck. Hunter starts baseball on Thursday. Oh well, at least the practices and games for this sport are within a 2 mile radius rather than clear down at Utah Lake.

Hope of America

"Hope of America" is the name for a student showcase that is part of the Freedom Festival. This program took place in the Marriott Center and the 5,000 students that sang (the flag and surrounding yellow) are 5th graders from around the county. Kate was able to participate in this. She is one of the students in the blue part of the flag--towards the bottom of the blue. It was a patriotic program honoring our country and soldiers. My kids and I really enjoyed the last song called "We Can Be a Light." The lights were turned off and all the students singing had flashlights that they moved in unison during the chorus. The chorus said, "We can be a light...shining everywhere...all across America...show people that we care...oh, let your light so shine...help others find their way...we turn the darkest night...into the brightest day." Very inspirational show to have attended. Thanks, Kate, for being a 5th grader!!

Soccer

Spring soccer is over for Hunter. Taft's last game is tonight. Last Saturday's game was freezing! The wind was blowing SO hard. Hunter has try-outs for the competition league the end of this month, so we will see how that goes. Tonight I will try to post some pics of our little Taft playing soccer. He is pretty fun to watch--he just caught the vision of soccer this Spring.

Millie's toileting musings

Amelia is mostly potty trained. It has been a funny experience, being that Amelia was involved. She had many funny things to say. The following are just a couple: Frustrated with some success at pottying and then some accidents she said, "I'll just pee on everybody's floor. I'll pee on Grandy's floor and I'll pee on Gwynnie's floor, and I'll pee on Gage's floor." Okay, Millie. On Monday night, she was really happy about a successful BM in the toilet and said, "Dad, I love poop." Dad said, "Did you hear that Kate, Millie loves poop?" Realizing she was misunderstood, Amelia replied, "I mean, I love pooping." Funny girl.