Saturday, April 12, 2014

The Hastings/Kringle Visit (the official post)

There were so many events that needed their own post, but here is the official post for the family visit.  Everyone arrived Wednesday, as reported earlier and we rushed off to the kid's zone concert (see post below).  Thursday Whit, Pod, and Rob hit the slopes.  They had a wonderful time.  I spent the day as a chaperone for Lucy's orchestra at a string's festival and Tutu and Ever spent some quality time.  After the kids got home from school we enjoyed a little walk along Thomas Creek.


The boy's crossed the creek to see what they could see from the other ridge:
On Friday I woke up feeling slightly nauseous, so I passed up on the day's activity.  The peeps went to Virginia City.  I was very sad to miss it, but slept almost the entire time they were gone so I felt better in time for the Clarice birthday festivities.  I am just so glad no one else got sick (Tucker had it first, then Lucy got it too).  I think Rob forgot the camera, this is the only pic I have, stolen from Whit's blog:
 On Saturday we headed up to beautiful Tahoe.  It was a lovely day and we just spent time on the beach enjoying the warmth, the view, and the company.  Ever loved it and is the politest child on the planet.  "Where is Anders?  I want to throw sand at Anders," she said sweetly.  It was pretty cute.:
Ever entertained us by flashing her diapers:









 The next day was Sunday.  We went for a nice walk in the morning, then got ready for church and Tucker's ordination (which will be a separate post).  For dinner we ate something yummy, but I can't remember what it was.  Before church the boys made this lego man:



After church we walked down to the playground:



 These guys rode their bikes instead of walking:
We enjoyed many a walk during the visit, not sure which one this was, but it can be representative of them all:


It was fun to have everyone and we are so glad they came!

Clarice's Birthday

Clara's birthday was on a Friday.  She got to be the special student of the day at school, and was spotlighted all week long.  After school some friends came over for a party.  We started with snacks and then an easy craft, followed by a treasure hunt and pinata.  After that, cake and ice cream, presents.  For dinner we went to Macaroni Grill and came home for more presents and the real cake.  Happy birthday to Clara.


















Friday, April 11, 2014

Zone Concert 2014

Bill and JLynn and Whitney and Ever flew into town Wednesday March 12.  We ate a hurried dinner and then rushed over to the high school for the zone orchestra concert (elementary, middle school, and high school orchestras all play in the hot crowded gym.  They really should build schools with room to host events.)  The kids sounded good and after we hit up yogurt beach.