Wild Bees and a South Dakota Adventure

Well, as always we have been busy. Ayla had her first ballets recital, it was Hansel and Gretel. Grandma Sandra, Papa Kim, Grandma Pat, and Grandpa Clyde came down to see it which was wonderful. Ayla was one of the busy bees. Once her class came on the stage it was chaos. Ayla's part was during the first act and all of five minutes and afterwards the dads thought that they would be able to leave. They were a little bummed that they had to stay for the whole show, but it was definitely worth it.

This past weekend we took a trip to Philip, South Dakota, to see Steve's Grandparent and attend a family reunion. We took the trip with Grandma Sandra and Papa Kim in a borrowed RV. We got to Philip on Friday and the first thing Ayla did was run to Sarah. Sarah is one of Ayla's favorite cousins and they spent the entire weekend play together. Ayla even let Sarah spend a little time with Flint. While Ayla was playing Flint spent his time relaxing and getting to know his family.

On Saturday we headed to downtown Philip because it was the local Relay for Life event. For the event there was a bunch of local food vendors and some live music. Ayla and Sarah got a hold of some sugar sticks, and Ayla was able to find herself a dance partner.

On Sunday we headed out to Milesville to the family reunion. It was a wonderful event and we had the opportunity to meet a lot of family we don't know very well. Ayla kept playing the whole day until she took a tumble and scraped up her knee. I am sure that it hurt for a while, but she has been playing it up. She will be running one minute and the next she says she can't walk because her knee is hurt. All and all though we had a wonderful time.

Late Sunday we traveled part of the way home to Buffalo, Wyoming. I love it there. Monday morning we had breakfast with Buck and his son. Later that morning we took a picture of the boys. Buck's son is over a year and Flint is only 3 months old. I have a feeling Flint is going to be huge.

We got home Monday night and are now looking forward to our next adventure.

Soccer, Volleyball, and Camping

As always, we have been very busy for the past week. We attended a BBQ for Steve and Jamie's 30th birthdays at our friends Shad and Shelley's house, Ayla had her first soccer game, and Flint went on his first camping trip.

The BBQ was fantastic! Shad grilled up some burgers, Shelley made some great cheesecake, and we played some volleyball. It was a great time, and we can't wait to do it again.



The following Tuesday Ayla had her first soccer game. As you can see she takes soccer quite seriously. I think that she spent more time eating than she did playing. Despite this, and being the only girl on her team, she scored the first goal and ended up with one additional goal at the end of the game. I think that she scored the most points on her team. She did great.

Meanwhile, Flint just hung-out on the sideline and cheered his sister on.



This past weekend we went camping, which was the first time for Flint. We hit the Madison south of Ennis with Ben, Mandy, and Jaxson. The boys and Ayla did some fishing (though Ayla was more into picking flowers than fishing) and luckily they had some success.



Mandy, Jaxson, Flint, Ayla, and I spent some time hanging out at camp, though Jaxson tried to climb into his backpack (I think he was trying to give us a hint). Though I think the kids had a great time playing with dogs and playing in the dirt.