Valley Jr. High Awards Night 2021

 

Mr. Nelson announcing Tyler's name.

The teachers cheered and blew bubbles for the students as they walked down the sidewalk in front of the school.

Tyler's Jr. High Choir Concert

We got to go watch Tyler's choir perform an end of year performance.  It was during the day, so Tony wasn't able to go.  The kids all had to wear their masks, so it was hard to hear them very well, but they still sounded good.  Tyler had a small solo and he did it great.  I could totally hear him, and he sounded great.  Margie, Lloyd, and Grandma Kim were able to come and watch him.  Even with masks it was great to have a us all together to watch the kids perform the songs they had be practicing.  

Spring Baseball Pictures 2021

 

Young Men's Campout

The boys got to go on their first camp out with the young men's this year.  Josh left with the young men Friday afternoon and they Tony took Tyler to the camp after his baseball game later that night.  Tony stayed with the leaders and boys that night.

They got to go on hikes, find horned frogs and lizards, they made food and had a great time.  It was Josh's first camp as a young man, and he said he had a great time.  These boys are growing up fast.

Grandma Kim's 70th Birthday Luau

 

Steenblik Silliness

We found fun posters at Los Garcia when we went out to dinner one night. We love the food there.  Megan has decided that she likes to sleep on the foot of the bed with her legs hanging off the edge.  Donna gave the girls a really large Mickey and Minnie stuffed animals.  They love them even though they are as big as Allie.  They are good snuggle buddies. Finally, I came home to find adorable chalk art from Allie saying that she loves her mommy.  She is so sweet and tells me often that she loves me (Megan does too).  We are just a fun bunch of sillies.

Boys go to the Temple

 

The boys finally got to the temple to do baptisms for the dead.  It was Josh's first time ever and he said it was an AMAZING experience.  I wished that Tony could've been there for his first time, but Tony had to work.  I am glad that Tyler was there for his little brother.  They both can't wait to go again.

Megan's Basketball Clinic

Megan has been showing interest in basketball lately.  Instead of doing games the rec center decided to put on clinics.  So, we signed Megan up and she loved it.  She looks forward to playing games on a team in the future.

Easter 2021

After getting everything unpacked, we went to Margie's for dinner and Easter fun.  She had Landon and Cortnie hide the eggs and the kids all found them.  They loved it and had a great time with their cousins.  We always have a good time with family.  

Spring Break 2021 - Day 10 & 11: Auburn to Elko & Elko to Home

We left Wendy's house after breakfast.  Wendy had to take Julie and her kids to the airport, so we figured we'd go at the same time.  We drove to Elko and got some gas and walked around Costco.  We then picked up some lunch in a small town on the way.  We had planned to stay in a hotel in Battle Mountain but once we got there, we saw that their pool was closed.  The main reason we didn't just drive home in one day was so that the kids could swim one last time.  So, we called a bunch of hotels in Elko (an hour away from Battle Mountain and an hour closer to home).  We finally found one that had an open pool and a room that would work for a family of six.  So, we checked out of the ghetto hotel and drove the hour to Elko.

The new hotel was much nicer, and the pool was good.  We all got in and enjoyed the pool and their hot tube.  Allie and I got done first so we went up to the room to get showered and dressed in jammies.  The rest came up a little later and also got showered.  Tony picked up some pizza for dinner and we enjoyed it in our room while watching a movie.  

The next morning, we got dressed and went down to eat breakfast in the hotel.  It was ok.  Better than nothing, I guess.  After we checked out and drove home.  We were all glad that we were an hour closer to home.  We were able to listen to the morning session of General Conference in the car once we got to Wendover.  It was a lovely way to spend our Easter morning with family and talks on the Savior.  It was a great trip, and we were glad we were able to do it!