Last Day of 9th Grade - Junior High for Taylor

Good-bye 9th Grade and Junior High

Shierston, Katie, Taylor and Cassidy

Poston Freshman - goodbye!
Hello to Mountain View High School

Year End Piano Recital

Vance was the only one of our kids this year that participated in the year end piano recital. We are proud of him for sticking with it! He switched teachers this year and is doing very well. This is his fourth year of taking lessons.

Bennett Brown, Matthew and Vance

Country Reports

6th Grade Country Reports
Vance chose to do his report on Italy. (this is where I served my mission) He spent a lot of time putting it together and got an A+ on it. They give an oral report and then displayed them at the year end program at school.

6th Grade Science Camp

Every year at Hawthorne the 6th grade class goes to science camp at
the end of the school year. They went the last week in April. I went
with them as a chaperone.

I learned to shoot an arrow!!

Vance already knew - he was great!!

The Boys learn how to build a catapult.

They get to climb a 60 foot wall! (I did it too)

Vance, Tanner, Cory and Sam (on front row)

Vance and Tanner

Camp was for two days - one night - it was fun to hang out with boys!!

2009 Lady Panthers - Track Champions

This year Taylor ran on the Track Team - Taylor ran the 4x4 relay and the 400 individual events. Their school won state champions for girls track. Taylor's relay team won 2nd place.

Taylor Willis and Emmee Wright

State finals

Way to go Taylor!!!

April 20, 2009 - Matthew's 9th Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Matthew!!

We are so glad to have Matthew in our family! He is a natural athlete, has an excellent imagination, and is an artist. Matthew is a good son and a good brother to his siblings.

Easter 2009

Easter morning with the kids. I love still being
able to watch their surprised faces as the look
through their Easter Baskets at their treats. Matthew (8) who has to go through and sort everything out to see how much of everything he got. (Just to make sure it's fair). Lauren (5) who is just so happy about everything. I can hear her say "Ohhh! So cute!" Thanks mom!"
(She is a very polite child) And Vance is my organizer - he keeps after Matthew and tells him just how she should keep everything just right.



















































All dressed up and ready for church! It's a bright sun shiny day!!