Hogle Zoo

Its been about 3 years since we've been back to the zoo. Luckily my company party was being held there and so no cost out of pocket for us. YAY...I love FREE. So of course I got our family tickets and a couple extras so my kids could each invite a buddy to go with them. Miah invited Lorenzo and Daze invited Iversyn. Anyhoo, although it rained, actually it poured most of the time there we still made the best of it. Got to see most of the animals that weren't hiding from the rain. Bummed we missed most of the shows and the train was not in operation. Boo.. Oh well. Here are some pics I took..

LOL..My only picture there. Proof I was actually there. I was the designated photographer..hehe


Kids with the zebra. Wearing the hidious rain poncho's. Annoying but it helped keep them dry. Well mostly dry..



Daze and Iversyn with the bear.



Posing in front of the noisey farting elephant. LOL.


Checking out the birds. Aren't those poncho's ugly...hehehe

Anyhoo it was a fun wet day. Since Foi was working Father's DAy we made this our Father's Day activity. And I was excited I could sleep in and not worry about breakfast..hehe. I'm soo not a morning person. Church service was beautiful. Of course since the YW (Whoot Whoot) gave the program. The talks by our graduates were good as they spoke of their fathers and our Heavenly Father. The spirit was truely felt. Father's Day koga'i with the extended family was the bomb with good food and good company. Always love it when all goes well. I have been blessed with many great men in my life. Especially the love of my life. Happy Fathers to each of you my Heavenly Father, my earthly Father, my Father-in-law and the Father of my children.

(oops..just now realized i never posted this..my bad!!)

Softball..

Wow...I'm on a roll this month with my blog. YAY!!! Finally something I'm on a roll with LOL. We'll see how long that last though.. ANYHOO...

Our PRINCESS played softball this year again. I thought for sure after last year she would have given up on the sport. I'm glad she came around and now has LOVE for the game. She played this year with a group of friends and cousins and really had a good. And the team did well coming in 2nd place overall. YAY!!! She has picked up on the sport and did well. So this year we decided to go further with softball and had her try out for the All-Stars team. She made the team. B team though..hehe. Still we were proud cause she made the all-star team. This past weekend was her first tournament in West Valley. And it was a good time. Both for her and us as well. We were amazed at the skills of young girls in his age bracket. We only won 1 of 3 games but got a whole lot out of it. I'm sure she learned alot. And best of all she had a good time playing. You would have never guessed they only won 1 game. We love it and look forward to many more tournaments. Go Bountiful Bullets!!!!

More Family Graduates...

I originally thought to just blog about events and dates of importance directly with my immediate family of four. But realize that there will be others events of other peeps outside my family of four that we want to remember.. Yep there is. So with that being said...

Congrats to my nephew (sister #2 RPT's son) MCT who promoted from Monroe Elementary earlier this month. He is the oldest Grandchild on my side. So this was a special one for my side of the family. MCT received a Principal Achievement Award that day. She described him as an outstanding student he brightens up any room with his smile...True dat. Love ya nephew..Pictured here with his mama..

Also earlier this month another oldest Grandchild graduated. On my husbands side this time. UTJ is my husbands sister FMF's oldest daughter. She graduated with honors from Cyprus High School home of the Pirates...RRRRR LOL. UTJ is a beautiful bright young lady. And is a great example to all her sisters and lil cuzzins. We are sooo proud of her and know she will do well. Congrats girl....We love you!!!

Also graduating this year is my first cousin NM from good ol' Granger High. I'm soo proud of this girl. She is a hard worker and such a great babysitter..hehe. My kids and nephew and nieces just adore this girl. We're proud of you girl and wish you nothing but the best as you take a step into the next chapter of your life. You Rock!!!

School's Out...

If you ask my kids if they are excited school is out, they tell ya NO. They loved attending schoold each day. Well give a few times for my princess who loves her sleep..haha. So nice their excitement for school. I hope it continues for the rest of their school lives.

My big boi J*Rock has completed his elementary school days. Yesterday (6/8/09) was his promotion from North Star Elementary. It was a wonderful program and it was exciting to see the big smile on his and his classmates faces as they received their certificate of acheivement. This year was the first they decided to throw a dinner/dance for the 6th graders. He had a good time and said they had a dance competition between the boys and girls. And of course the boys won. Yeah right!! LOL. So now on to his next step in life..Jr High School. Here are just some of the things he will miss about elementary:

• His friends he's made..as he'll be attending school outside the district.


• Recess


• All of his favorite teachers


• Playing bball against the teachers


• His PE class

The Princess of the family just finished up her 1st grade year. She has been an excellent student and has learned alot this year. She enjoyed her teacher and friends she has made this year. She too will be attending a new school next year and will miss the friends she has made. Hopefully this school will be the one as she has had a new school every school year. Here are some of her favorites from this year:

• She loved spelling time


• Playing on the playground


• Art and coloring


• Birthdays are fun cause of treats


• Math

My kids have had a good school year. I thank all the teachers and staff that have helped in teaching my kids. Much appreciated. Now on to the summer fun.....YAY!!!!!

LOL J*Rock Moment

My big boy J*Rock was in desperate need of some new shoes. And with his bday coming up in a week, we decided to get him an early gift so we drove out to PC to check out the outlets. We looked and looked around. Finally he finds a pair that he loved. The price was really cheap too so that was a plus. Anyhoo, We got his size. I sat down on the bench and asked him to try it on. I watched my son as he walks away from me. Ok, I’m thinking where the heck is this kid going. I get up to follow him. Guess where he’s going? To the FITTING ROOM. Buhahaha. He’s going there to try on his shoes. What a fob!!! I had to tell him he could try them on right here. Out in the open... Hahaha. This isn’t is first pair of new shoes so I don’t know why he thought to go to the Fitting Room. Oh wait, maybe he had a hole-ly sock. Or maybe he had the stinky feet syndrome. LOL. But either way, that was too funny.

My kids are soo fobby. And I love it. It keeps me laughing and teaching them daily. Hahahaha.