100% of 4th Grade

We can't believe that this school year is over. 4th grade has been the best year.

Here is a recap of the last couple of weeks, a lot of exciting things happened.

This week we had to say goodbye to AUNDREA ( just temporally). Aundrea saved my life by coming at 6 a.m. and getting Hayden and Hallie (our friend) ready for school. The girls had a lot of fun with her and I am very grateful for all her time and dedication throughout the school year.
Hayden is the best student and she accomplished so much this year. Her grades have pretty much been off the charts this whole year, okay probably her whole life :-).
She earned this Citizenship Award for being one of two "Awesome" 4th graders.
I asked her why she earned the award and she said, "Because I am Awesome"
She earned a free dinner at Golden Corral.
Mrs. Dattage, WOW, I don't think there is a better teacher out there. Hayden was so lucky to get her for her teacher. Mrs. Dattage retired this year after over 25 years of teaching.
Providence Elementary is too crowded and so they have changed the boundaries and next year Hayden will be going to River Heights Elementary.

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The Wellsville Mile

Each year all 4th and 5th graders in the school district participate in the Wellsville Mile.
This year it was the 30th anniversary.
Hayden wasn't too thrilled about having to run a mile every day in preparation for the event.
It was raining the day of the race, so they rescheduled it, and then it rained that day too.
This picture was on the front page of the Herald Journal. This is the beginning of the race as everyone was taking off. If you look really closely you can see Hayden on the right hand side, with a white shirt, on the front row.


All of Hayden's 4th grade friends.

The last month of school the entire 4th grade got ready for their county parade and program. Hayden was lucky to get Box Elder County. Her float was the driving of the Golden Spike. If you look closely you can see the Thomas Trains and the two men and the gold and silver spike.

She had to make a trifold poster and be prepared to answers questions for the parents about her county. She was dressed as an Indian girl and had the opening line on the program.

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She did it, She actually did it!

Hayden received 100% attendance for the 4th Grade school year!

Hayden was not absent or tardy one day of year.

I am so proud of her.

As her reward instead of getting $20, which I told her she could have, she wants to get nails and glitter toes. So next week after her volleyball camp we will have a salon day for her. She can't wait.

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Abbey, Todd & Cache are Sealed

Congrats to Abbey and Todd for getting sealed in the Logan Temple this last Saturday.

It is so special to see children sealed to their parents. Cache was so cute.

(look at Cache's strong muscles)
The three of them looked so great and happy.

While we were waiting for pictures to be taken, I took a couple of pictures of Hayden in the many tulips on the temple grounds

After the temple we had a luncheon at Firehouse

Harmony was enjoying herself

Man, the food was good!

a "glori"ous name

happy mother's day!

(my mom loves lower case)

it's mother's day and I just couldn't resist thanking my mother for the wonderful person that she is. what would we do without our mothers, we wouldn't be who we are if it weren't for our mothers.

my mother is extraordinary. she is the hardest worker I know. she has set such a great example to me and shown me never to do a job half way. my mom made so many sacrifices for me and my siblings, while we were growing up and still does to this day.

my mom worked extra hard so we could all go to preschool and take piano lessons, dancing, flute lessons, get braces and have new clothes.

I specifically remember in third grade, I had a field trip to the Hanson Planetarium. she stayed up all night making me some cute new shorts with a pocket and a pink button. she tucked away $5 in the pocket so I could buy a souvenir. I felt so thankful and guilty that she had spent all that time on me, that I didn't feel like I deserved to spend the $5. I brought the money back home to her.
she always had each of us feel so special on our birthday's. she would make these huge cakes each year with whatever character or item we decided or sometimes she would surprise us.

my mom went back to college when I was in high school. she had 5 kids, worked and her life wasn't the easiest at that time. but, she did it and graduated with her bachelors and very high grades. she was always my motivation and driving force while I was in college, especially when I was struggling.
I could write a novel about how my mother has influenced my life and made me who I am today. I strive to be like her everyday. I want the patience she has, I want to be more right brained like her, and I want to be as thoughtful and detail oriented like her.
Thank you for the wonderful life you have given me.

I love you mom.

Team Fusion

Hayden just completed her 2nd season of volleyball. She has made many improvements since the 1st season. I had to get special permission for Hayden to be able to play on this league. She was the youngest on the league but she was one of the taller ones.

Team Fusion was a 5th and 6th grade team that played at the Logan Rec Center. She was lucky because her Step-Mom, Jolene, volunteered to be the coach and she was awesome. She really taught the girls some skills.
Hayden was also excited that she got to have two friends and neighbors on the team

The amazing thing was, is by the last couple games, I think every girl started to serve overhand, a skill I never could do that well.

Ready and waiting for the serve.

These girls were crazy, they coordinated their clothes and hair each game.