First Day of School

Last night as I was lying in bed and couldn't sleep thinking about the school year ahead. I was thinking about my summer and if I was ready to give it up. This is what I did this summer: I went on a plane, ate smores, visited a museum, went to a family reunion, watched fireworks, went river rafting, had a picnic in the park, waded my feet in the canal, went to a parade, visited a national monument, slept under the stars, went to the movies, read at least 10 books, cleaned out a drawer or two, did some scrapbooking, went shopping, lunch with friends, floated boats down the canal, sat around a campfire, and spent time with family. I think I am ready for some adventures at school now.

More Graduation Photos

Ashley's Graduation

Jessica took some great pictures of Ashley and I had to share them.

Washington DC

What a fun family vacation. It was just soooooo hot. As you can tell from my photo I was on the verge of heat exhaustion every day. We saw just about everything there is to see, and spent a lot of time in air conditioned museums. Matt was in heaven looking at all the art, and Ash was in heaven soaking up the history. I was in heaven when I could find an AC vent to sit on.

If I Could Save Time In A Bottle

It's graduation, and I can't believe it. Where has the time gone? I swear it was just yesterday that I was dropping her off at her first day of kindergarten. I am so proud of Ashley. She has worked hard to earn what she has accomplished. She is one of the most talented people I know. I have decided that the only things she can't do are the things she hasn't tried yet.

Some things she has been involved in:
*Dance. She has been dancing competitively since 2nd grade. I love to watch her, and I am glad she stuck with it.
*Singing. She was in the musical this year, as well as Crimson Colony. Performing is definitely her thing.
*Acting. Who knew? She has always been a drama queen, but she did a great job as Miss Stacy in Anne of Green Gables. Just give her a cape as part of a costume and she is on top of the world.
*National Honor Society. She is a honor student with a 3.89 grade point average. She has been on the honor roll every grading period since 6th grade.
*Sterling Scholar. This year she represented Logan High as the Sterling scholar in Family and Consumer Sciences. She completed a quilt on her own, made a recipe blog, and sewed her own costumes for the musical.
*Most School Spirit. This is my favorite. She was voted as having the most school spirit. Mostly that means she wasn't afraid to wear crazy clothes to school. Believe it or not it included a cape.

I am so sad Ashley won't be with me next year at Logan High. Watch out world here she comes.

Skippy

Poor Skippy. He lasted sooooo long. He was 19 years and 2 months old. On Sunday May 16th he started to lose all his bodily functions. Unfortunately he lost them all on Ashley's bed. After that he could hardly walk, and wouldn't eat or drink anything. During family prayer he came in and yodeld his I love you meow. On Monday Matt took him to the vet to put him out of his misery. We had a burial in the back yard on Monday afternoon. Such a sad day for us. He was the cat we loved to hate for the last little while, but he was a great cat. We bonded with him from the night he was born. He was a member of the family, and Ashley's big brother that she never had. He had family prayer with us every night, and slept on our beds with us. Whenever we were in a room together he would come find us and sit on one of our laps. We will miss him.

My family

We had so much fun taking pictures and sharing stories. I am sorry everyone couldn't be there. I just hope it isn't 10 more years until we can do it again.