Brag Time!

I just have to give a big cheer for my two little scholars!
We had parent teacher conferences this week, it always makes me nervous to sit and hear other people critique my kids even if it is their job. This time not only was it not painful, it was a relief.

We learned that Dylan is the number one reader in his accelerated class. And he "is the leader that takes care of business" (teacher's words). And his D.I.B.L.S. scores were off the charts, literally so high they couldn't fit them on their charts. Way to go bud!

We received Destiny's U.P.A.S.S. test score's. These are compared to state scores to make sure the school is on track. ( there are a lot of numbers here so please bear with me.)

________________Destiny ______ state average
Oral language_______100__________81
phonics and spelling ___94__________85
vocabulary_________100__________87
comprehension_______94__________84
writing____________89 __________76
Number sense_______96__________ 80
number relationships __100_________79
geometry __________95__________83

Nice job Destiny! I think mom and dad are going to need to outsource for homework : )

Rockets!

On labor day Jeff stayed home and built a rocket launcher with the kids (I was in charge of building rockets). Then we called up my sister and headed to the park to try it out

WOW! who knew you could have so much fun with such a simple thing

Destiny tried her hand at making a rocket for herself. Sadly she only got one launch before it ripped apart, practice makes perfect.

Even the adults got into it. We tried to catch the rockets on their way down, not as easy as it sounds. And maybe not such a good idea with the crowd of kids watching us, but I never claimed to be a good influence : )

Jennsen and her cousin Shaun loved the sound the launcher made when they pushed the button.

A BIG thanks to James and Kirsten for the idea! We can't wait to get together and pit these bad boy's against each other.

First Day of school!!!

Yes, It's that time of year again. As much as I love my two big kids I'm looking forward to spending quality time with my little one again. Destiny is going into 3rd grade, and Dylan is starting 1st(which would be alot harder for him if he hadn't had all day kindergarten last year)

I asked Dylan what I was going to do while they were gone all day and without hesitation he said "clean" thanks big guy! Jennsen is lonely, she keeps going to the window looking for Destiny. This summer they have become best friends. Jennsen's favorite thing is to go out back and play in the sandbox with her big sis!

I'm grateful that they still like school. I hope they enjoy it while it lasts.

Last week we went to Yellowstone with Jeffs bother James, his wife Kirsten, and their two kids Nathan and Alexis. It was alot of fun. We saw so many things that you don't see anywhere else.

Jeff went crazy with the pictures, so please be patient with the slide shows, it's the only way for

me too show some of the things we saw.

We went to as many of the geysers and pools as we could. the kids were having fun taking lots of pictures. And every once in a while the wind would shift and blow the steam at us. It was great to watch the kids grab their noses.

Jeff and James took a day to go see some of the waterfalls in the park. Kirsten and I stayed at the resort with the kids because of the hikes involved. We did take them on a couple of the hikes and I must say, Fairy falls had a 5.2 mile hike round trip and we made it through it with little complaints, Way to go kiddies!

If you want to see animals in the wild, Yellowstone is a good place too go. This is just a few that we saw. It was crazy to have Buffalo walk right past the car, and to have Elk walking and lounging around the town. Jeff and James even saw a bear in the wild when they were hiking.

We are glad that James and family could come with us. It wouldn't have been the same without them!