Amanda in the Old Fort Boise Days Pageant

Our niece Amanda was in the Old Fort Boise Days Pageant this weekend. She did AWESOME, won 2nd Princess and some cash. We all enjoyed watching the pageant and cheering her on. :)

Mariah, Kristey and Amanda before the pageant

Layla keeping uncle Mike busy while waiting for the pageant to start

Owen, James and Alaina

Lexi and Ashley

Pageant dance routine choreographed by Mariah

Amanda in her evening gown

Amanda singing for her talent

Amanda answering her question beautifully.

Amanda about to receive Miss Congeniality for the second year in a row.

Amanda won 2nd Princess!

Amanda with some of her cousins

Amanda with Grandma Reva

Amanda with her big sis Mariah

Group photo with the Queen and Princesses

1st Princess, Queen and 2nd Princess - Amanda

Amanda's photo shoot

Goofy cousins in the grass

Amanda and some cousins

Uncle Mike and newest niece Audrey

Owen with cousin Landon

Cousin time

Summer vacation and no school equals lots of extra time to hang out with your cousins. Mason and Delaney came over to play for the afternoon in the backyard and ended up having a water fight. We ate fresh strawberries from the garden with watermelon, yummy. Owen was excited to tell them all about the Corbin Maxey show they saw at the library that morning full of reptiles. FUN.

Celebration Park

Mike wanted to go on a quick camping trip this weekend. So we through a few things in the car and headed to Celebration Park. We found a camping site set up then did a little exploring around the park followed by a camp fire and smores. This morning we packed up the tent then went to the visitor's center, a hike to find all the Petroglyphs on the trail map and a hike by the bridge. Then we drove to Silver Falls Dam for a picnic before heading home. It was a nice overnight trip.

Ashley's favorite rock

Owen drawing on the dock on the Snake River

Kids by the Wikieup? Teepee made with sage brush.

Ashley found one of the boulders with Petroglyphs.

Mike exploring Celebration Park

Time to cool off by the river

Sling shot shooting rocks into the river

Sling shot shooting

Kids at our camp site

Ashley back at her favorite rock

Ashley and Mike at the Snake River

Mike has made FIRE!

Mike roasting marshmellows

Camp fire time

Yummy, Smores!

Kids at the Celebration Park visitor's center

Owen in the visitor's center

Ashley and Mike at the visitor's center

Kids hunting for Petroglyphs on the trail at Celebration Park

Ashley an a Petroglyph

Petroglyph

Petroglyph

Petroglyph

Petroglyph

Petroglyph

Kids ready to explore the old railroad bridge, now foot bridge.

Bridge at Celebration Park

Stacy and Ashley on our nature walk

Me and kiddos

Ashley at Silver Falls Dam

Mike and kids on the Silver Falls Dam

June 1st - summer vacation

I took Ashley and Owen to the school parking lot so Owen had lots of space to practice riding his bike. Since his new bike doesn't have training wheels he hasn't hardly touched it. Mainly because he is wobbly and doesn't feel like there is enough room on the sidewalk plus I don't let them ride on the road. So today he got lots of practice then we went to the library followed by ice cream cones. Then he said he wanted to ride more so we went to the park for more practice. :)

Ashley with a bowl of fresh strawberries from our garden

My first French Fishtale braid

Ashley and Owen's last day of school and Alysha's last in Idaho

It sure doesn't feel like it should be the last day of school yet but here it is. Alysha got up early to say goodbye to Ashley and Owen before they headed to school for their last day. Then we finished getting Alysha ready for the airport. This was Alysha's first time flying by herself and not an unaccompanied minor. She was nervous but found out it wasn't has hard as she thought it would be. She did great and is now in Texas for the next two months.

I could see Alysha's plane from the parking garage so waited until I saw it leaving.

4th grade play

Ashley's last week of school her class put on a play for the second graders. It was a Native American Legend "How Coyote Stole Fire". Ashley got to be the Indian woman and had lots of fun cutting up Mike's t-shirt and making it her Indian dress. The kids all did a great job.