Time to play "Catch Up"

A lot has been going on over the last few weeks, and I have been severely neglecting my blog. First, on Friday the 16th, Madison and Andrew competed in the District Science Fair. They were so excited (Madison was very nervous) and they had a fun day. Andrew took 3rd place in the Kindergarten group. He won a medal & $5! He was SOO excited about the money! When they announced the winners, they started with Kindergarten and started with 3rd place, so he was the first one called up. It took us quite a while to explain to him that he didn't win 1st place, but he didn't really care. He got 5 bucks!! :o) Madison was disappointed that she didn't win, but she did a really great job. The competition in 4th grade is much tougher than Kindergarten, and she was very lucky to have made it to the District competition. They had a long day, but a great time!

As soon as the Science Fair was over, Cory's mom took the kids, and Cory and I took off for a weekend in Park City. Cory's team with Nabisco paid for a 1-night stay (but we were able to talk them into paying for another night for us, since we had so far to drive). We had mediocre food, saw "Prince Caspian", did a little shopping, and hung out in our hotel. We had a nice room that we shared with another couple from St. George (he works for Nabisco also) and had a very nice time. It was great to get away for a couple of days and just relax. I like Park City, and would love to have a second home there someday, but there is no way we could ever afford it. The place that we stayed in is like a bunch of small suites/hotel rooms that people own. It was right on Main Street, so obviously "prime property", but the lady at the front desk told us that our room (2 bedrooms/baths and a small kitchenette/LR) would sell for around $750,000!!! That is 3/4 of a million dollars for a hotel room! Yikes!

Monday the 19th began the last week of school. Cory also had the week off, so it was nice to have him home. Madison had a class talent show and Cory and I went to watch. She sang a couple of songs (along with a CD) and also played the piano. She did a very good job & was so cute. Andrew had a class program on the 14th that was so fun. They sang a bunch of songs. I sat in a really bad spot, so I was barely able to see his head, so the video isn't too great. But, he did a good job and the kids were all so cute. On Thursday, the 22nd, Zach's class did puppet shows for the parents. Zach was so funny. He was the narrator in his puppet show, and he kept peeking his head out of the curtain. Silly! Thursday was also Madison's birthday and the last day of school! The kids will miss their teachers and their classes a lot, but they are so excited to be out of school for the summer, and to move on to the next grade in school. I can't believe I will have a 5th grader next year! Next year will be Madison's last at elementary, then onto Jr. High!! Yikes! Madison got lots of fun stuff for her birthday. We gave her some new clothes and a bunch of Littlest Pet Shops (her favorite toy right now). Thursday evening we all went to dinner at Wingers with Cory's parents for Madison's birthday. Then, on Friday Madison had her friend party. She had a "Fiesta" (that was all her idea) and had 7 of her girl friends come. They decorated candy bags, had chips and salsa, made shrinky dink necklaces, beat up a pinata, played freeze dance, had cake & ice cream, and opened presents. All the girls had a lot of fun.

It was so rainy and cold all weekend, it even hailed quite a bit on Friday, so we couldn't really do anything fun for the Memorial weekend. On Sunday we drove over to Minersville and had lunch at Cory's sister's house and went to the cemetery to put flowers on Cory's grandparents' graves. It was a nice day and the weather wasn't too bad.

On Sunday we are having a huge joint birthday party for Madison, Andrew, Zane, Lily, Grandma Joleen, Amelia, and Uncle Steve in St. George. Amelia & Justin & my parents are driving up Saturday to meet Abi & me in Las Vegas for a bead show, and then they will come up to St. George for the party! It will be so fun!! I will post pictures next week.

So, I think this wins as my longest post ever. I feel much better getting all of that down. Enjoy the pics!