SCHOOL'S OUT FOR THE SUMMER!!!!

We have been very busy the last few weeks before summer officially begins. We started out spring fever outings on Memorial Day by going fishing at a small pond/lake here in Billings. Needless to say, when you fish in a small pond or lake your are probably only going to catch small fish. Indeed we caught 2 very small sun fish-as you can see in the picture.




But someone else at the lake stumbled across something not so small! Their hook got caught on the foot of a really big turtle. I tried to get a good picture of it, but this was the best I could do. Of course, the kids that is was "awesome" and were quite inquisitive about the turtle. I think Tate asked about 50 questions in a 30 second time span when they were reeling in the turtle. The turtle broke free without any damage to its foot and swam away. Also, this bee was inside my flower pot with its legs totally wrapped around a flower petal. At first we were not sure what it was, so we disturbed it to see what it was. It was really neat to watch it attack the flower. I have never seen a bee like this before, but it was fascinating to watch.

This past weekend I fly down to Elko, Nevada for my nephew Kyle's graduation. I met my sister Sarah in SLC and we drove up from there. My parents drove all the way from Conway, Arkansas to help Kyle move his stuff down there. He plans to attend University of Central Arkansas in the fall. He is looking forward to playing a lot of golf! It was great to see everyone! Lori and Brian, Brett and Kyle, Sarah and my mom and dad. We all took off on Sunday morning bright and early. Mom, dad and Kyle were 5 minutes behind us pulling out of Elko to make the long drive back to Conway. Sarah and I drove back to SLC to catch our flights back home.
(Above)--Here is Lori and Sarah on Thursday night. We just hung out together for the first time in a very long time. It was nice just to sit and talk to each other. Also, here is Lori as we wait for the graduation to start. The weather was starting to storm and thankfully we missed the rain. (Below)-- Kyle is walking in at the beginning of the graduation ceremony. I can't believe he has graduated from high school already! Kyle wasn't the only one busy that night. Brett (Kyle's brother (15))-plays the trumpet in the band. The theme (class song) to Kyle's graduation was "Don't Stop Believin" by Journey! Great song!! So to all the 80's rock fans-this class of 2009 has great taste in songs!

The next day (Saturday)-there was a picnic celebrating Kyle's graduation and 18th birthday (June 7th)! But of course, a storm came in with wind after a hot morning and cooled it off-too much wind though!! After a few hours, here comes the rain! We had to pack up real fast and run to the cars so we didn't get rained on. Otherwise it was great Mexican food and punch for an early dinner. Lots of pictures of sisters, mom, dad and Kyle. Congratulations Kyle! We are very proud of you!