May 2019

This has become a bit of a nightly ritual with these boys.  I guess it's what happens with so much testosterone.;)

My Mother's Day gift... now I won't have to ride one of the kids' bikes to school when we all ride together. 

Nyle completed the math program for first grade (he's in Kindergarten) just before the end of the school year.

Lincoln was inducted into the National Junior Honor Society and earned an award for receiving Straight A's the entire school year. 

I always LOVE these!

Gwen racked up the awards at her end of school year Award's Assembly.  Principal award is awarded to just one student in the class, and of course she received the Reading Award!

We love Mrs. Miller.  Nyle was the third Hills kid to have been lucky enough to have her for Kindergarten.  

We celebrated the release of school with a stay-cation.  We had planned on going up to Pine Valley to start the summer off, but the with the unusually wet and cool year, it was snowing up there and  beautiful weather here for Memorial Day Weekend.  We decided to take advantage of a promotion at the local water park, Cowabunga Bay, that was offering a free pass to kids with a  good report card.  Since all three older kids received straight A's and Nyle received the equivalent for a kindergartner, we decided this was our perfect opportunity.  Plus, the weather was a little cool with lots of rain earlier in the week so we figured it wouldn't be too busy at the park, and it wasn't.  It was a great day... warm enough to enjoy ourselves, but without the crowds, and an unbeatable price!  Afterwards, we came home for Pizza and the beginning of  a Star Wars marathon--our kids' first introduction into the movies.

Saturday we cleaned the garage, went on a bike ride, went swimming, then roasted marshmallows in our courtyard. 

We rounded off our weekend by going to Redstone on Monday--again, not something we normally do Memorial Day Weekend because of how hot it usually is, but this year the weather allowed us one more trip.

Lincoln being goofy

We love our pool!  Gwen, Ned and West work on making a whirlpool while Nyle stands on the boogie board. 

Gwen made this tye-died shirt with her friends Amber and Saige as well as a bunch of other school friends.