Preschool graduation

Another successful year of preschool.  If you consider success telling a girl you don't like her, and don't want to sit by her making her cry.  ( I wouldn't either, she was annoying.)  Then telling another girl she was poopy and making her cry too.  What can I say, the kid doesn't like girls.. 

Trey as shepherd boy 1.

Trey receiving his diplioma from Mrs. Haro.

Trey and his best friends.
L-R Nixon, Trey, Asher, Jonah

Red Green

Growing up in rural Nebraska with 3 channels on my tv left my viewing options to ABC, CBS, and my beloved PBS.  I grew up watching The Red Green Show.  Soooo, imagine my excitement when I saw that he was coming to Boise, Idaho and doing a meet and greet at the D&B in Boise.  If you (which honestly, who has) haven't heard of him, his whole show is about how he fixes up stuff with duct tape, and a bunch of other nonsense.  Go youtube it now!  Holy shizzle I was excited.  I went and bought some rolls of duct tape, and loaded the fam up on the Saturday he was here.  After a long wait I was able to shake Red's hand, get my tape signed, and have some nice photos of us taken.  I have my roll nicely displayed in our living room.

I never thought this day would come.

Can you sign that, To Melissa, my #1 fan, Love, Red Green.

Mission Call

Tyson's parents were called to serve a mission at Heber Valley Camp, in Heber, Utah. They serve a six month mission, come home for 6 months, and then return again next spring. It's pretty amazing. Check it out here www.hebervalleycamp.org/. They are the camp host at the Lucy Mack Smith campsite. Over Memorial Day weekend we were able to go and visit them. Tyson's mom was able to get us tickets to go see Day Out With Thomas.

Tyson's parents in their front yard.  How would you like living in your 5th wheel for 6 months?

On a hike.

Tyson on the swing thingy.  It's snowing on May 31!  Welcome to Utah.

Swimsuits

It's true.  I wish I could lounge around the pool or beach, laying soaking up all the wonderful rays the sun has to offer.  Turning every half hour to keep my tan even.  Sipping a tasty beverage, reading smut on perezhilton.com.  But, no, I am at the rec center.  So much chlorine my lungs hurt, no chance of sunshine in here.  But seriously, I can deal with all the kids, chlorine, nasty dudes and there ginormous guts.  What really chaps my hid is that in 2000 some years no one has invented a swimsuit for chicks that doesn't snag when you sit on the pool bottom or on the edge.  I can't lounge around.  I got three kids for hecks sake, there's no lounging.  So please someone I need a suit that will not snag, if not I am going to start wearing cutoffs and wife beaters to the pool.

Easter

Easter was BORING.  Stayed home.  The Bunny came and left some light sabers (what was he thinking) and a movie. Attempted to cook.  Then we drove around the valley all afternoon,  venturting to places we have never seen. 

Visitors

PF Changs

My brother Dallas, sis-in-law Diana, and their boys Austin and Zach came to visit us in February!!  The first time Dallas has ever been out to visit me in like 10ish years.  My wedding doesn't count!  We had such a blast.  Our boys had so much fun tagging along with their older cousins. I tried my darndest to convince them to relocate.  Please, please please hurry and move here.. Unfortunately, Diana left with a crappy souvenir.  A partially torn ACL from their ski trip to Bogus Basin. 

T-Ball

Trey started his first year of t-ball.  Tyson signed him up for baseball camp over spring break.  It was put on by the Columbia High School baseball team.  The first day Trey came home and called me a pussy.  Which is about the extent of what he learned.  We are so proud.