Memorial Day Weekend Fun!

We went with Dave and Danielle to Jerome for a quick Memorial Weekend trip.  We visited the Ice Caves in Shoshone.  We drive by it every time on the way to Redfish, but have never stopped!  It was a super windy day, and we didn't really think that going to an ice cave would require coats or anything, so we borrowed Grandma's and were glad she had so many to choose from!

We walked on a trail to a divide in the earth.  It led down some stairs and into the cave entrance.

A 9 year old discovered this cave while out with the cattle one day!  It's crazy!

Above the ground, it looks like this - and then there are "pockets" from the lava that had air in them and that's how the ice caves were created.  Some of the caves have since fallen in, and left cave - holes.

That bump in the land is the volcano that created these caves a LONG time ago!

Later that day, we went to Branbury Hot Springs.  It was SOOO nice!  

T even got a little too warm, and sat under the cold water pipe for a bit!

Fearless Sawyer loved going off the diving board!

Sunday was a nice trip to Shoshone Falls.  Which was lovely until Thomas got into some sort of poisonous plant and broke out in hives.

We love that Dani and Dave are always up for an adventure!  It makes our family trips so much fun!  

End of School Parties!

There was a lot of hoopla around the last week of school!  I went over for the end of the year assembly.  The Student Action Council was recognized, but Kaley was sick on the last day of school, so she missed it!  This was a group of students that were including and friendly to all.  Kind of an anti-bully group.  Kaley had a lot of fun with them!

 These are the teachers that are not coming back next year!  Our principal included!  We had 2 of these teachers this year and are sad to see them go!  On to bigger and better things!  

 Mrs. Muirbrook is in the middle of all those almost 900 kids!

 Bella and Mrs. Woodhouse!

 Soph and Jace with Mrs. Cheever!

 T with Miss Brassfield!  - Thomas staged a "high school musical"-esque summer paper throw when the final bell rang!  

 Since Kaley was gone, her sisters stepped in for her to get a picture with her teacher, Mrs. Gardner!

 I helped with Jace and Sophie's end of the year party.  I did a "duck duck goose" style game, "drip drip DUNK!"  It was a hit!

 I also planned the party for Kaley's class.  We did a few games with water balloons and also an egg toss.  It really was hilarious!  It is so fun to do parties with the older kids!  

 Bella's grade did a Caine's Arcade.  Each kid made an arcade game on their own and then everyone could come play it!  Bells made a "whack a bear" game.  All decorated by her!

 Bella and Mrs Oviatt - her BYU student teacher.

 Just a end of school picture with these cute girls!  I hope they're best friends forever!  

Kaylie, Kaley, Hannah, Madi, and Bella.

Piano Olympics

I had a group lesson/party/recital in May for my piano students.  We did an Olympic theme.  We did Keys: our performance part - each student played 2 songs. 

Notes: a review game of notes.  You know, the game where you switch seats if you have that kind of note?  It was super cute!

Intervals: they paper plate-skied in a circle, grabbing interval cards off the table on one end.  When all the cards were gone, they had to add up their intervals to see how many points they got.  

The other parts were:

Rhythm - it was like the game Telephone but with a rhythms!  Pretty funny!

Terms and Symbols:  This one was a balloon activity where they had to swat the balloon back and forth between a partner.  When it fell, they had to come "battle" with each other and see who could tell me what the symbol was the fastest.  

I sure do love teaching these kiddos!  I have 15 students, and they do keep me busy!  :)