Last Day of Kindergarten

I can't believe that Kyson is done with kindergarten!! This year has flown by! I am so proud of him he has learned so much. It is crazy to me the difference of what they know from the beginning to the end of the year academically. He went from not knowing all of his letters and sounds to reading at a first grade level! Good job buddy you are so ready for first grade!

Kyson with his first grade crush Livey!

His end of the year award was for writing more books than anyone in his entire class! It's time to play because school's out for summer!

JCE Family Reunion!!!

This year we were in charge of the reunion so we decided to have it at a cabin in Heber, Utah! We stopped and got lunch on the way. We were a little worried trying to fit all 28 of us into one cabin but we had so much fun and still loved each other when the reunion was over.

We played in the snow.

Had a game of Family Fear Factor.

Weren't competitive one bit!

Built a fort.

Explored around the cabin.

Went to lunch and shopping in Park City.

Had a silly string fight.

Fixed food.

Laughed.

Had a treasure hunt.

Went on the Alpine Coaster.

Painted rocks.

Took pictures of the original JCE fam.

Had one of our great, great, great ancestors return to start our campfire.

Sang songs.

Ate s'mores.

And almost lost our minds! We had so much fun and can't wait for next year!

RIP Brighton

The day we have been dreading for a couple of years finally came. We had to put Brighton to sleep. Her poor hips just couldn't take it anymore. She made it 10 years which is really good for a boxer. She was such a good dog and we are going to miss her soooo much! Now she can run like crazy in heaven with Bronco, Cody, and Junior. Yep she out lived all of her boyfriends!

I think Kyson gave her all of her grey hair! He tormented her when he was a toddler and she was so good she never snipped once! She would just sit there and take it. Then as he got older Brighton could always count on Kyson to run around and play with her. But in the end her hips just couldn't keep up anymore!

This little boy is going to miss her.

Luckily with three kids at home and a husband that travels I didn't have time to be too sad. It is now that she is gone that I miss her and realize what a good dog she was. I don't know if we will ever be able to replace her.

She also had to endure Camree beating up on her when she was a toddler. Although she wasn't quite as bad. She could always get loves from Camree.

Daddy is the big softy! Brighton was his baby. It has been hardest on him he really loved her.

Thanks for being such a good dog Brighton girl we are going to miss you!