4th of July - Parade

Zach was in the Riverton Parade with his Karate Group. He was so excited to be in the parade. I put a 32 ounce Gatorade in a water bottle for him since I wouldn't be there to make sure he was alright.

My sister Hilerie and Spencer were in the parade also, ahead of Zach with Spencer's karate group. She was a life saver and at the end of the parade route waited for Zach so I wouldn't have to race down there to find him.

When his group came through she couldn't find him anywhere and started to panic. Come to find out one of the leaders let him hop out and helped him go potty on a ditch bank at the end of the route, since he drank the whole bottle of Gatorade. He couldn't wait any longer. We had a fun day! We sat with my friend Amy from high school. My friend Joanie and Christy were there also. It was great!!

At the end of the parade, Adrienne and Brett brought Colby down to the park and we had a hamburger and played for awhile.

Meet Ricki

Then a week and a half later, mom decided one puppy wasn't enough. So she got Ricki so Lucy could have a playmate. Another Huge Hit with the kids.

Meet Lucy

My mom adopted a new family member and named her Lucy. Lucy, because my sister wanted to name our dog Che that back when I got home from my mission. But the spanish name Che won out becuase of what it means (in Argentina, anyway). Lucy is a big hit with the grandkids.

Suzuki Violin Institute

We had violin institute for a week in June. I love institute and how it energizes the kids...mostly my daughter. This year she improved immensely, but then lost it about 2 weeks later by refusing to practice, and I was just tired of fighting her. She is doing better again, but not like she was in June at Institute.

She had amazing teachers.

We had a full schedule this year. She took an art class for fun, and Zach was able to go on her last day and participate with her there. They both had lots of fun with that.

The day Zach came they designed frisbies and got to toss them around outside. The big project was a rain stick (see below).

I am happy that she is learning a musical instrument. I think it is so important. I wish I would have stuck with the instruments I started out with so many years ago. Piano, Violin and Guitar... Yip can't play any of them.

Ali with her friend Tyler who she met last year at institute (2008) -

They had almost identical schedules in the same classes together.

One of the highlights of her week was to meet Jenny Oaks Baker in person. Alicyn had to buy one of her cd's and have her autograph it. She is so talented and nice. Ali told me "Mom, if I can get a picture with her, I will just die, I am such a fan!" I laughed to myself.

Silent Auction for Meg

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From Meg's Website:
The Story...On May 5th, 2009 Meg Fitzmayer was in an automobile accident in Longmont Colorado. As a result of the accident she has a C6-C7 spinal cord injury. She will never walk again. She will have limited use of her hands, but may regain full arm function. The person that hit Meg had no automobile insurance, no driver's license and was in the country illegally.

Meg is going to complete her rehabilitation at Craig Hospital in Englewood Colorado, she will be there approximately three and half months. However, her health insurance will only cover 60 days for the rehabilitation stay. This web site was created by her family to provide friends and family with frequent updates on Meg's progress. In addition, there is a donation page to help cover the costs of Meg's rehabilitation. Thank you everyone for your support and prayers.