Last Week

Well, we had a pretty busy week last week and I am sure things will not slow down with the last month of school. On Monday we had the Sister Missionaries over for dinner. It was the first time we have ever had Sisters over. It was a nice evening. Tuesday, Journee and I got to go to her book discussion group. We read "Soldier's Heart" by Gary Paulsen. It deals with a boy who goes to fight in the Civil War. It was a quick read and brings to front the realities of war. May be a little graphic for 12 year olds, but interesting and valid none the less. Wednesday was Natasha's birthday and I took Talon and Azurdey into visit the class for her "Double Special Day". So she got to do the same activities as Allie but also got to add in her birthday celebration. Kyle and I also enjoyed playing games at scouts. I am his den leader. Later that evening, those of us that could go, went and had cake and presents with Natasha. She seemed to have had a fun day. Journee had mutual and Kyle had practice that night as well. Kyle is enjoying Little League Baseball and has had practices most week nights. He is excited for his first game this coming Thursday. He also got to be one of the 3 kids to represent his class in the school spelling bee on Thursday.

I attended several other appointments mixed in around all of this and Journee went to her school Talent Show on Thursday. Friday, Vicki kept Azurdey for me (thanks again) so that Ger and I could go to Billings and order some stuff for our house. Journee helped out at home after school. I always appreciate her help. Vicki and Jake and family took Azurdey and Allie to the elementary school carnival with them. I know the girls liked that. Friday night we watched "The Water Horse" and had fun visiting with Mark for his birthday. Journee had fun playing with Azurdey on Saturday and she took these pictures of her.

Otherwise Saturday we kind of crashed. Journee got to go to the movie with her friends. Talon got really sick and so I spent the day comforting him. We also let the kids rent a couple other movies for the evening. "Alvin and the Chipmunks" and "The Seeker"

Today is going to be a massive laundry and picking up the house day. What fun. Hope everyone has a good week.

To Mark

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We just wanted my brother, Mark, to know we are thinking of him and wish him a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
To see more fun pics and comments about Mark, check out my sisters' blogs (Vicki and Teri)

Karlee Swimming and Trusses

I meant to get these pictures up last Thursday when I went and watched Karlee's class on their last day of swimming for P.E. She loves to swim and is not at all scared of the water. It was fun to go watch her.

We have had a busy weekend with the Bresslers visiting from Laramie. We loved having them here and even had a little dinner get-together with some of the people that were in Laramie together but live up here now.

The trusses are almost done and getting ready for sheeting. Here is what the house looked like on Friday.

Allie's Special Day

Allie got to have her special day at school today.

She got all dressed up for it.

They get to tell all about themselves and share some special things with the class.



We are glad to have Allie in our family. We think she is special, too!


We also want to wish Trey a HAPPY BIRTHDAY today. Their family is visiting Jake's parents in Idaho this week.

Michael

I am going to post a medley of things that have been going on lately. We have been quite busy. It seems to get that way with spring and the end of the school year fast approaching.

We received some sad news on April 5th, that my cousin Michael passed away. I was very fortunate to be able to be able to go to his funeral in Utah with my mom and sister, Vicki. We took the youngest kids who aren't in school yet and left the rest with Gerry. Jake was in New York. Gerry's mom and her husband Warren along with Gerry's nephew made a trip to Alpine, Utah from Logan to lend a hand and watch the kids so that we wouldn't have to worry about them at the funeral. We so appreciated this, as it made it possible for Vicki and I both to go. We are very thankful for their help and generosity.

Michael was a very special young man and we will miss him. John and Keri (my mom's sister) are wonderful people and we adore their family. We hope they will be able to find the comfort they need at this time. We are thankful to have them in our lives and wish we could be with them more often.

This is my Grandma Putnam with Michael at his sister Randi's wedding last October.

A couple weeks ago I found Azurdey and Tamsyn in the dog house with the cats. These two young cats just showed up at our house within a few days of each other. They were both extremely thin and not in very good shape. They let the kids take care of them though, so we hoped for the best. Unfortunately the black striped one didn't make it and passed away a few days after this picture was taken. Tamsyn loved it a lot and we were all sad we couldn't do more.
Here is Talon at 8 months old. Such cute little prune hands and feet. He really enjoys bath time.


Kyle and Journee both finished up their basketball leagues this week. We stayed very busy trying to make it to both of their games and usually had to split up and have one parent at each. Here they each are in a game and Kyle is with his friend Kelly and Journee is with her team.

I think the hardest part was trying to keep Azurdey entertained and off the court. Here is one of the toys that kept her busy.

Remembering Jada