tulips blooming

The tulips bloomed while I was in Arizona for Marci and Caleb's wedding.  Most were left for me to see. 

Track and Field

I need to add "Field " now because Aubrey does a field event called the triple jump.  I have heard of the long jump, but not the triple jump.  This is the first time Aubrey did this event at a track meet.  Aubrey, her friend Jordan and one other girl are the only three in this event. 

Waiting in the third leg of the relay.  They each ran one lap around the track.

Getting the hand off.

catching up...

Action of  a hand off --Aubrey is enjoying track and the weather was much better yesterday.  Some of the weather for track has been cold, windy and even snow has appeared at times. 

April's about gone

Yes, on the mint you read Red Iguana.  We hope  to keep our tradition of going to The Red Iguana restaurant for our anniversary.  This year we went to the new restaurant that is a few blocks from the original restaurant.  I like the decor better.  The original one has a lot of history and the new one is very open and a more modern decor.  Mole is a specialty at the Red Iguana and this time we got the sample plate of at least 8 or 9 different flavors of mole.  Dad got beef fajitas and dipped his meat in the mole.  I got a mango mole enchilada, a very fun and adventurous choice, I very much enjoyed.  We shared a fried ice cream for dessert.  They also make the best lemonade I have ever tasted.

The tulips are getting close to blooming.  I planted 18 bulbs and 17 came up.  They should be a variety of colors. 

The official picture taken at the dance.  The couples actually do stay at the dance the entire time. 

Kendal's shoes

I have been going to do a post on Kendal's many shoes for a while.  This morning, as I was gathering the laundry, I had to smile at the places he keeps or  leaves  his many pairs of shoes.

 Boots in the corner of the closet.

Boots outside the closet.

His bag of shoes for flag football.

Shoes under the bench...

shoes by his bed...

a pair under the bed.

Ideally they would mostly fit on these shelves....

sharing  the space, and carefully placed. 

And, his most recent pair for working at Green Grass Lawn Care and or Davis Sod.
  If shoes are super dirty, he leaves them by the back door, which I really appreciate. 

Maybe I will count his many t-shirts sometime!
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Easter

I tried to get some feed back from "our teenagers" about what they expected for Easter.  I did not get much of a response, except I know that Aubrey really likes the mini Cadbury eggs.  So, I got things that would be nice to have, and assembled them in one bundle.  It was a black and white towel for Aubrey's "hair area" (for  all her heated hair gadgets, and collect all the hair product gunk that accumulates-- we can just wash the towel when is needs cleaned), 4 Cafe Rio bowls, it is a new meal we like and we needed something in between a cereal bowl and a flat plate!) Lot's of Cadbury eggs ( the photo is at the end of the day) and pistachio nuts, for the salty snack-er like me.

Kendal asked if we could take pictures "like we used to", so we all happily went outside and chose a spot where the sun was very bright in our eyes.  I was glad there was a bright sun!

some Music--finally!!!!

Where's Aubrey?  

All the choirs sang a song for the finale called America Again.

 I put this video on because it had some parts and variety.  ( the boys sing very quiet)

The Spring Concert was tonight.  I was thrilled to go to something with music because we do so much with sports.
They began with the 6th,7th& 8th grade Bands, then the High School band, later the 6th,7th & 8th grade choirs and end with the Swing Choir. Each group does 2 to 4 numbers.

this and that

This is how Mechelle answered Kendal for Prom.  (about a week before Prom and after she had her feelings hurt, from Kendal's "adventure" on the cruise)

  It is a puzzle and says, "Be puzzled no more, I say yes".

 I bought some mini marshmallows to make those "noodle nest' (like a rice crispy treat, but with chow mien noodles)--for Activity Days.  Aubrey has been enjoying roasting them with a toothpick on the gas stove.

Last appointment at the doctor.  He only bandaged the ankle and wants the rest to dry out.  We need to  put on a salve and vitamin E oil, for dryness. Aubrey can shower again, because this bandage is easy to take off.

Look!  No bandages.  She still puts a band-aid on the ankle.  Aubrey has to put 50 spf sunscreen on the new skin for a year so the skin will not be a different color.

The view out our kitchen window.  A farmer starting to work the soil.  It has been wet, rainy and challenging to start farming.

I saw something similar my whole childhood, out our kitchen window, until the cement walls went up and the hedge near the house got "gi-normous"!!!  (and... there were also some fruit trees)