Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Did you know......

...that the state insect is the Monarch Butterfly? ....that if you play the drums in band you get to stand up the whole concert? And you can really notice that if you are taller than anyone else in your grade anyway.


...that when you are in 4th grade at Hibbard Elementary school you graduate to middle school by getting dunked in the dunk tank during field day!? Kindra was so nervous. Here she is with her teacher and friends! Yes, even her teacher got dunked!


...that Kindra played the song Indian Dance at her piano recitial with great energy!?



....that Katelyn went on her first date!!? See the next post for pictures.


First Date=Prom?...Get the gun.

Katelyn had her first date last weekend...PROM? She went with a nice boy named Kimball. She had loads of fun and enjoyed the shoe shopping, dress shopping and hair accessory shopping that comes along with the whole dance thing too!! Dad was a little nervous about the whole thing and threatened to get his gun out just to put a little scare into her date!

No gun needed...they had a great time and he brought her back at a decent hour.









Saturday, May 7, 2011

keep running

It has been crazy week to say the least. Life can be like a race. It seems like there are times when it is an easy sprint and others when you have to go the distance. Marc's brother, Matt got really sick last week and ended up in the hospital. It then got so bad he was taken up to Spokane to receive special care. He is fighting hard and we are hopeful he will be ok, but this race is a long one for him. We continue to pray for Matt and his sweet family. Avarie running the relay. Her relay team placed 2nd in the 4x100 and 3rd in the 4x200 at the Boise YMCA Invite. It was fun to be there and we hope to go back in a few weeks for the State Meet.
Katelyn is playing tennis and doing great at it. She has a wicked backhand and a power serve!
Trey and Kindra are running "Pacers" at recess. Once they reach 50 miles for the year they get to go on a fun end-of-the-year field trip.
Trey and his friend Gunner showing off their gold and red pacers.
No matter what race we have to run in life, there are always those you love cheering you on, giving you the motivation to finish the race. Sometimes we fall, sometimes we have obstacles to overcome, but no matter where we come in at the finish line....we should be proud we finished!

The Skinner family

The Skinner family