fun

I entered the kitchen the other day to find Ginny carefully pouring water from a measuring cup into a plastic baggie. I asked her why she was doing that, and she looked up at me with a gleam in her eye, and said, "Because it's fun, mommy!" Lovely to find such pleasure in simple things.

Summer

We finally had some relaxing summer fun tonight at our ward swim party. It was fun to just chill out at the pool. (Trevor even came!) Dinner was provided--always a bonus when I don't have to cook dinner. Emily also spent the afternoon boating on Hyrum Dam with the young women. We had 4H this afternoon, too--working on some craft projects. WE've started Emily's sewing project. In general, we've really got to get working on the 4H stuff because the fair is less than 2 weeks away. I've been putting in lots of early morning hours flushing brass instruments at the shop--and teaching 4 classes a week.

note from Ginny's preschool teacher

We received a lovely note from one of Ginny's preschool teachers, and it was such a good description of her personality that I thought I would post its contents.

Ginny is so much fun to have in preschool! She is always smiling and her laugh is so contagious. The other day Ginny used her literacy skills and wrote some songs, then she sang and danced them for us! It was such a treat. Ginny also created a cat house out of cardboard, paper and glue. She then took on the role of the pet cat. Ginny is such a special part of our class!

Max's championship baseball game

Max's team won the championship in his age division in the final game tonight. He was really excited about it. He has a really cool trophy that goes with the honor. Max's strong points in the game of baseball are the guts to go for the steal, and a killer ability to slide into the bases. He scored lots of times by stealing his way around the bases. He normally played 3rd base in the outfield, and did a good job there as well. He scored several RBI's as well. Most of all, I think he likes spitting out sunflowers seeds in the dugout, and the comraderie of the team. It was a good experience for him.