Speech meet and Grandparents Day

This Fall the kids rocked their Fall Speech meets. 

Charlie recited "The Pig" by Roald Dahl and went on to the finals and won a excellent ribbon. 

Claire recited The Dog and his Reflection by Aesop and did awesome. 

Ellie recited The lion and the mouse by Aesop and rocked it and went to the finals and won a superior. 

Bubba came after the speech meet and gave the girls these near perfect coats! 

Grandparents' Day at school. Nana and Bubba were both able to be there, but nana left before the final outdoor celebrations. 

 

The Oaks celebrating the purchase of new land next to the school. 

The James family brought all their fun animals. 

Bill fell in love with Petunia the Pig. 

post celebration shopping! 

more pig love. 

 

love being with these girls! 

Adventures with Nana & G Pops

My parents took the kids after backpacking for the week for fun adventures. As you will soon see I was having some adventures myself while Bill was working. 

The kids had a blast!  

My mom sacrafically drove my kids to meet me in Coeur d'alene on Friday so I could get the kids in time for soccer on Saturday and school starting on Monday. Thank you for taking the kids mom and dad! 

May fun

Celebrating the kids saying their Proverbs chapters! 

Getting their certificates. Girls both said Proverbs 2! 

Charlie said both Proverbs 6 & 7!   

Charlie had his piano recital! he did awesome. So proud of his hard work on the piano. 

how cute are these two?

Ellie drew this picture and Bill and I couldn't get over it. Love all her little extras in it. 

Tom & Laura came into town for Grandparent's Day. So thankful for them coming in and these 3 were thrilled as well.

Memorial Weekend was the weekend we could CHANGE the earrings. They have been asking weekly and were so happy to see the play Annie that The Oaks put on and also changing their earrings.

Ellie 

Claire

Ellie thrilled to have new earrings in.

new earrings for the girls.

we went downtown and saw the raging river. 

 

 

always finding little ways to climb things.

dangly earrings! 

after the play we went up to Schweitzer. 

friends were staying at the Selkirk so the kids could use the pool and swam until 10pm that night. 

 that weekend we moved a new bed up to our room at the mountain (it was given to us from Mary Jo - Charlie's teacher - a king split moveable bed). Bill was moving his feet up and down

more memorial weekend to come...