DARE Graduation

Today was the ending of a lot of work. My first DARE graduation. It was rewarding, stressful and intense. I love teaching the kids in school. I am so glad that I was given the opportunity to teach. Here are a few pictures Natalie took.

This is me, speaking to the group of people.



Here is the Boss Man, Chief Nance, giving his message to the crowd.



Here is a picture of the crowd we spoke too

I grew really attached to those kids, and I am sad that they are moving on out of my school. But I am excited there is a brand new class of 5th graders coming up so that I can do it all over again. Teaching DARE is and will always be one of the highlights of my career.

Pinewood Derby Time

This was my first time experiencing the Pinewood Derby. I have seen the Mormon cliche movies about fathers obsessed with Pinewood Derbies and decided that this was not going to be me. His grandpa cut out the shape, and then I drew lines in pencil where the different paint colors went, and nailed the wheels on. All the other work was done by Brian. And apparently we were the only family that felt that way, because I know for a fact that those cars had a whole lot of dad involved. But, I would do the same thing 1,000 times over again. Brian thought it was cool to get the compliments from the leaders about making his own car.

Brian's car was a replica of my DARE car. He did pretty well with it!

Here is Kallie supporting her brother. I had to take a picture when she was happy for him, because this weeks they have been more mortal enemies than buddies.


Just another shot of him posing with his car.


He had a great time, and won the award for "Best Hero Car". The ward made arrangements for me to give the boys tickets after they were done racing. They were all cited for speed to fast for conditions, learners permit violation, and unsafe lane travel.

Soccer season is over

I had such a great time watching Brian play soccer this year. I looked forward to his games this year, and enjoyed watching him improve each and every game. Here are a few shots from his last game. I am honestly looking forward to fall when I can watch Brian and Kallie play.

I tried to get action shots this time;

This is my favorite picture of the entire soccer season, just because it shows the action

He wants to play football this summer, but it is $125.00, and Natalie and I are struggling to even find sitters for the kids, so his next sport will probably be soccer again.

Our Superstar

Congrats to Brian, he was the superstar of his soccer team today. 2 Goals, I am so proud of him, he gets better and better everytime. His team won 3-1. I know pride is bad, but I am so proud of my little dude. YAY Brian!