End of school year

The year has rapidly came and gone. I'm still trying to wrap my heart and mind around the fact Autumn is graduating and Tymber will be in high school next year. Over all the school year has been successful. Tymber still continues ti struggle, especially in math. She was sick a lot this year and missed a lot of days. Add to the fact she hated her math teacher, her math teacher didn't like her and it was a disaster. We ended up meeting with the principal because they almost failed her due to her math. Luckily first semester her grade was high enough by .5% she was able to pass math with a D instead of an F so didn't fail :(  I made the school write her a 504 plan for next year so she will get the extra help she needs in school and in math (hopefully).

The school year ended with a play from Hopes class. Super Pickle. Funny when Autumn was in second grade with the same teacher they did the same play. Hope absolutely adores her teacher Mrs. Peterson. Luckily she is in our ward.

 The class singing

 Hope was one of the narrators.

 Zoey brought Jordan and came to see the play.

 My parents were there the day before but I didn't have my camera that day.

Next came Autumn's choir concert. It was pretty bitter sweet. Not only is she graduating but her amazing choir teacher Mr. Hames is leaving. He is such a good teacher and will be sorely missed.

It is also tradition for the Senior A Capella  class to present him with a picture frame with each one of the seniors in it. Usually the pictures from past years hang in his class. Next year hopefully they will be in his home. He has decided to stop teaching and go into the family grocery store business in Alaska because teaching doesn't pay enough
:(

 Mr Hames is a huge super heroes fan. he especially loves Superman. The students got a picture of him years ago dressed as Superman and blew it up, then all signed the back. It was pretty funny. He was speechless to say the least, and I think a little embarrassed they had the picture.

The next night was Tymbers schools band/choir/strings/drama concert. It was pretty painful. Its interesting to watch and listen to the kids from Jr. High and the improvement they make in high school. This year Tymber didn't play flute but decided to play guitar. Its awesome how musically talented she is. She also is learning piano.Next year she will be taking flute again in high school.

 waiting to start, she just cant hold back her enthusiasm.

Piano

Last fall I found a piano for an awesome price on a group I belong to on Facebook. The people bought the house with the piano in it and just wanted it gone. No one in their family played. The problem was the piano was in the basement and was very old and very big. We got my Uncle Dan and his son George and George has some big friends so they came and got the piano from the basement. It took basically 8 guys to move the bugger. I paid 150.00 for the piano, bought the guys some beer (oops) to move it for me and then we paid another 125.00 to have it tuned and some of the keys fixed. The piano was made in 1906 and needs some work but I love it. The piano tuner said it will never sound really great because it is too old but it works great for my family and girls to learn on. We want to refinish it. Hope and Tymber are taking piano lessons from a girl in our ward. I will need to find someone else this summer because she is graduating. Tymber picked up some notes right off because she plays flute and was able to teach Hope a few simple songs before  I ever got them in lessons.

Easter 2013

 Yum candy

 Hope got her ears pierced a few weeks before, so she received an earring holder with some earrings.

 i Tune gift card for Autumn and Tymber

 coloring book.

 nail polish.

 headbands

 balloons

 owl necklace

 thrilled to get new shoes.

 shovel, she loves digging for worms

 sidewalk chalk

Easter is pretty low key at our house. Obviously we don't want to focus much on the bunny but the real reason we celebrate Easter. Our Savior Jesus Christ. We do a small basket for the girls and usually hide eggs around the house for them as well. Hope is still young enough she believes but that won't last much longer I'm afraid. After church my parents came down for dinner. it was a nice relaxing day.

winter and dogs

My dogs love the snow. Tymber and Hope decided they were going to hook the dogs up to the sled and let them pull them. The snow in the yard was too deep so the girls went on the road. Our road has very little traffic and I am not sure who had more fun the kids or the dogs.