We had a great time in Yellowstone and Big Sky with Mom and Rick. It really was an amazing and relaxing weekend. For a first time at Yellowstone, I worry that we were a little spoiled with all the animals we saw. Everyone has their own favorites, but just being able to see the numerous animals and ones so different than what we had in Ohio was very neat. Rick was an excellent tour guide and took us all over the park, where we feel like we really saw the best stuff and did not waste any minute. We spent a lot of time checking out the many hot pots, which were Connley's favorite part of the trip, but in between each stop being able to here stories from Rick or receive some historical information added to the entire experience. The only thing better than Yellowstone was Mom's cooking and the company we kept. It was a fun time, and a great opportunity to spend time with Mom and Rick, and for my kids to spend a fun weekend with Grandma and Grandpa, especially considering they will not be around for 2 years very soon. I highly recommend the Mayfield Family tour for anyone who can make it up that way while they are there.
Well, our kids finish school this Thursday, yippee! Angela and I are excited because it will save us many miles and about 30 minutes on our commute to work each day. Right now we drive them to school and pick them up, since we did not want to make them transfer schools with only one month left in the year. It adds significant time and mileage to our drive each morning and evening, but it was worth it for the girls. The girls are dreading the summer, because they do not have any friends out here yet, so they are anticipating being bored out of their minds. Luckily we have so many family events happening that we hope that will help the summer go fast and make it more fun. Since Mason is in 6th grade, which here the elementary is K-6th, she is graduating from elementary to Junior High School in 4 days. Next year she will be in 7th grade, which here is 7-9th grades. I am a little nervous about her going to school with 9th graders, but I intend to continue to be the over-protected father, so we shall see. Since Mason and her class are graduating out of elementary, they are having a graduation ceremony for the 6th grade on Thursday, and they have selected Mason to speak at the graduation. She will be 1 of 3 kids speaking. We are excited and nervous for her, but she doesn't seem nervous at all...yet. She rejected all of my ideas for her speech, but taken all of her mom's advice, so my expectations have been lowered a bit. Haha, just kidding!!
As for Connley she is a little nervous about school next year, because this will be the first year she has ever gone to school without Mason. It will be a little scary, but it is only one year before they are back in the same school. It might even be good for both of them, because now they will have their own experiences and more to share and talk about with each other.
As for Angela and I same old same old. We continue to work, and are trying to unpack still. We love our new house, but look forward to the day where we feel a little more established and settled in. With that as our worry, things are pretty good. We are very excited for summer, especially all of the family happenings. We look forward to seeing everyone and having the opportunity to spend some quality time together. It seems like it has been forever since we have seen David, Mike, and Jeff and families. We saw Sherri at Easter, but it was such a great visit that we do miss being closer. We truly cannot wait to see everyone!!
We hope you are all well. We are so excited and happy for Jeff and Catherine, and their new jobs. We know Jeff will do great, and hope it will be the blessing his family needs. I was so excited when I heard Jeff got the job. It was such an emotional roller coaster for about a week or two. Congrats Jeff and good luck! For those who may not know, Catherine was hired to be a real estate agent with Keller-Williams in Boise, and starts realtor school Monday. Sorry if I stole your thunder Catherine. She will do great as a realtor!
We hope to share some further exciting news with all of you very soon, but for now, we love you and will see you soon!
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