Icee

Not much better on a hot Summer day then:
Blue Icee
Swimsuit
Friends
Shades
and...
waterslides;)

Jolleys Gymnastic tumbling

Ry is quite the tumbling queen these days.
I can often find her in the basement
practicing her skills.
She does cartwheels everywhere we go.
She would rather do them then walk.

Recently Rylee was in a gymnastics performance.
She did a FABULOUS job!
Her class had been practicing very hard
getting ready for the big day.
Rylee goes to gymnastics class twice
a week for an hour each day.

pre show grin

Rylee is the 5th chic in from the right

This is a picture of Ry doing a
one handed cartwheel.
Rylee also showed her skills including:
Front walkover
Back walkover
Cartwheel
Round-off
Handstand
back-bend
Rylee also started working on her
back handspring
and round-off back handspring

Stretching out

End of show pic

Andrew, Sarah, and Josh came to watch!
Josh was excited to give Rylee
her flower at the end of the show:)

Do your ears hang low

I am in
LOVE
with this girl.

Today we were driving to go grocery shopping;
Rylee started singing one of her
songs she learned at preschool.

Some of the songs she sings are new to me
(and often made up)
however, today I was well aware

"Do your ears hang low
do the wobble to and fro
can you tie them in a know
can you tie them in a bow
can you throw them o'er your shoulder
like a cotton noodle soldier
do your ears hang low"

Preschool Grad

Rylee's end of the year school program was today.
She did a fabulous job singing along with friends
from her class.
They sang a lot of songs but my favorites were
On top of spaghetti and yakety yak.
The kids were all so cute and put on a great show!

At the end of the program they had a small
graduation ceremony.
Rylee has successfully graduated
from two years of preschool:)

Rylee had a really fun and energetic teacher this year.
Rylee and Miss. Carli became pals.

Mommy, Grandpa, Granny Kate, and Daddy
all watched the cute performance and posed
with Rylee and her certificate.

Way to go Rylee Roo!

Gymnast

Rylee has been practicing VERY hard over
the past few months and accomplished
her front walkover!
Perfect timing because
she has a big performance next Monday!
Way to go Ryry!
I'm so proud of you!!!

3.94

I successfully finished and passed

my first year of college.

It's been a

stressful

rewarding

time consuming

enjoyable

exciting

crazy

hectic

three semesters

but

my grades and hard work were a fantastic payoff.

Sadly Spring semester I wasn't quite

able to maintain my 4.0 GPA like I was hoping for

but I will take my 3.94 with a smile:)

Egg hunt

Easter was celebrated a day late around
our place this year.
Dad and Kathryn make the egg hunt
so exciting that no one wants to miss out...
So Monday seemed to work better for everyone.

Brittany, Kathryn, Sarah, Me

In order to spice up the holiday a little...
the parentals fill plastic eggs with money...
instead of candy.
Money is a lot more appealing these adults;)

L.O.V.E.

Aunt Brit and Uncle Spenc

Josh decided this year that watching from afar
was more enjoyable than running around
with the crazy adults for a egg filled with money.
I think if he had known some of the eggs hid skittles
his priorities would have shifted;)

sisters

Grandpa Walker and Granny Kate

The hunt was a success once again!
Thanks Gramps and Gran for a fun evening!