Kitties' new adventure

So, we really wish that we could take our kitties on our trips and take them hiking and camping with us and stuff like that. So we bought them a harness last night and a leash. They do not like it at all. It's super funny to watch them bc they just freeze and sit down as soon as you put it on. But hopefully they'll get used to it and then we can start taking them more places. They are super good natured, adventurous kitties, so I know that they would just love to go camping with us.

playing in our backyard

School is finally out! I had this huge graduation for both third grade classes because at our school it's this big deal when they graduate from the primary grades and move on to upper elementary. I was so worried about it bc the day before we practiced and the kids were forgetting all the words to their songs and wiggling an awful lot. But that morning, they all showed up in like mini prom dresses and full three piece suits and gave this amazing performance. It was so cool because I contacted all the parents beforehand so that I could type on their diplomas what their parents were most proud of that they had done that year, what their teacher was most proud of, and what they were most proud of. They read what they were most proud of out loud at the ceremony. It was super cute.

We've been catching up on some work in the backyard and meeting some interesting new neighbors. Here's some more pics of our sweet flowers and our kitties. They love to go outside now. They mew and mew until we let them out everyday. Also, we got them this sweet new mouse toy that they love to play with.

Kit gets a bike

Kit found this sweet bike on craigslist. it's the bomb. now he can ride it to work when he starts tomorrow. He's going to be a medical assistant at this nearby clinic. awesome.

Springtime at our house

So, when we moved in the people who sold us the house told us that someone knew someone or something and that it so happened that there were thousands of dollars worth of really beautiful flowers planted in our yard. But we were still not expecting the incredible flora that has graced our yard this spring. Check it out.

Finally, we did something cool

We went with some friends to Goblin Valley and the Swell last weekend. It was super fun. We checked out Goblin Valley, which was cool. We had never been there before. The goblins looked sweet. Plus, we did some canyons in the Swell and they were intense. Here are some pics of Ding and Dang, two canyons that we did. It was awesome because we were told that there would be like an 8 foot drop we'd have to negotiate. Turns out there were several 8 foot drops, as well as a 50 foot drop. We didn't have any rope so we had to cross on this little ledge on the side of the canyon, which was way freakier than it sounds. And way awesomer. Props to our buddies for putting this together. You rule, guys.