Twilight Midnight Premier

Because Hailey and Alexis are Twilight FANS to the MAX ~ I took them (and Joe)
to the midnight premier of Eclipse last week. Hailey made them both t-shirts and I painted
their faces so they could show their Twilight spirit! Joe said he only wanted to go to find
a girlfriend :-) But, he read the books too and I am pretty sure he wanted to see the movie
even if he didn't want to admit it.

Joe's in Washington D.C.

If you have been following the blog you will remember that Joe has been working on a history day project since October of last year. He went to the District competition in Cheyenne, moved on the the State Competition in Laramie Wyoming and took 2nd place there which earned him a trip to Washington D.C. to compete against 6-9th graders from the entire U.S.

Today was the competition and he was thrilled - He thought he did a great job. We are so proud of him. He will be there the entire week sight seeing. This evening they went on an evening monument tour. I am sure it was AMAZING.

I look forward to seeing all of his pictures and hearing his experiences while he was away.
Wish him luck!

School's Out For Summer

Can you believe it - another school year has passed.
We now have 2 kids going into Jr. High! Clint and I are still sobbing over that one!
Joe and Hailey are now big 7th Graders. They will attend the same Jr. High School. They are
looking forward to that.

Alexis is now a big 4th grader and will be in Jessup by herself now as big brother will no longer
to be there to watch her. Not sure if that is good or bad.....

Hailey's End of the Year Talent Show

During the last week of school Hailey's Elementary School, Hobbs, has a talent show
for the kids to participate in. The kids have to try out and then if they make it they perform
for the school and then for parents. Hailey and her friend Sara did a song from the movie Wicked.
They did a great job. As you can see ~ Hailey was the wicked witch!

Joe's Last Elementary School Performance

Joe's last elementary school performance. As you all know, this wast the last year for Joe in Elementary school.
On the last performance the 6th graders made up their own "show". It was called "A day in the life of a 6th grader".
It was really cute. It told the story from waking up in the morning to after school cell phone texting!!!
Joe was dressed as a Pharaoh because during their study of Egypt they had an Egyptian market and they drew names
out of a hat and Joe got the be the prized role of the Pharaoh!

The 2nd picture is of him and his teacher. The teachers gave each child a certificate at the end
of the program - they were all in fun and they picked a person or thing that reminded them of the child.
They picked the "George Clooney award" for Joe! Because he is suave and debonair - and all of the girls LOVE him!

The last picture is one of him in action dancing for the performance.

Tornado in Cheyenne in May 2010

I am behind on posting ~ here are some pics. of the tornado that was just south of Cheyenne in May 2010.
These were close to the end of it - it was AMAZING!

Alexis Made Team 4 in Gymnastics

Last night Alexis was promoted to Team 4 in Gymnastics. She has been working so hard the past 3 - 4 months preparing. The coaches announced who made the team last night and she was one of them! She was thrilled. (We were too).

She did 100 push ups in 3 minutes about 2 weeks ago. This is AMAZING for an 8 year old!

The competition season starts in Sept. of this year so now she will continue to practice 4 times a week and to work on routines and her skills. We are proud of her!