Primary Water Activity

We love activities like this. But I almost didn't get a good water slide photo of Shar because I was focusing on the water before they came down. It's hard to see if the preview is clear or not. I missed some great shots. Live and learn.

Circus

I didn't take my camera to the circus and I haven't tried to get the pictures on Joel's camera off yet. I took this after we got home. I didn't enjoy this circus quite as much as when we took the Big girls. It was more like a Vegas show than a traditional circus. Still, they liked it. What was funny to me was that we let them choose a souvenir and Keddi chose white tigers just like Mardi had and Shinara chose an apparatus that lights up, exactly as Tersa had.

Shinara's favorite part was in the preshow with a girl doing tricks on a high bar. Keddi liked when a clown got changed into a white tiger.

Pirate Park

I love my new camera and lens! I was able to get some really cool pictures!

Next time I will need to experiment with a different setting that doesn't stop the water drops but runs them together.

I really like this affect though.

At first, the big girls seemed to have decided that they had outgrown the Pirate Park. Tersa read the whole time.

But Mardi ended up joining the other kids in the water.

Mother/Daughter ragball

It's weird cause I didn't take any pictures of Tersa doing anything. Here she was waiting to bat, but I didn't get a picture of her doing that or pitching. (She didn't pitch much.) I do have another one of her sitting outfield and one of Mardi up to bat.

Mardi hasn't played many sports and was not too keen on trying to hit the ball for this one. So, she pitched to her team instead. Well, not instead, we made her try hitting and she did do it! But she actually was quite good as the pitcher for this type of game. 

First Lost tooth

Shinara had two loose teeth and this is the one that came out first. The one just below this one is loose too. It should make for an interesting 6th birthday portrait don't ya think?

Fun with Aunts and Uncles

Baptism Open House

I was wrong. I don't have a full length picture of her after the baptism. As is tradition, she cut her cake with her dad and we gave her scriptures with her name inscribed on them. Others brought her some things as well. It was very kind of them.

Only about half of the people that Keddi invited came to the baptism. (She's such a social butterfly.)

Keddi's Baptism

We found a beautiful dress. She was so excited. This was taken before the baptism. I will post some of the open house tomorrow where she is wearing her sparkly headband, a pearl necklace and matching earings. As we walked out of the bathroom, the room did a soft "Ohhh" when they saw her.
Keddi was baptized with three other children from different wards.  I gave the talk about the Gift of the Holy Ghost. Bro. Dan Hill and Bro. Kalvan Hone were asked by the Bishop to be the witnesses. And all of the men in the room that were able, were invited by the Stake President to join the circle for the confirmation. Thanks to everyone who came. Especially those that traveled. We appreciate the support shown to us.

Awards

The Jr. High does awards at the end of every year. The teachers submit names from their classes for kids to receive "Most improved", "Excellent" and "Outstanding" awards in all of the different subjects. They also acknowledge academic achievement for the year. This year Tersa was given an "Excellent" for reading and also received a nomination for "Top Tiger" (given to one boy and one girl in each grade). Mardi was recognized for being on straight A honor roll. She was also told by her band teacher that she will be skipping intermediate band next year and going on to advanced.