We all decided to go to the range and fire a few rounds. Ben wanted to sight in one of his riffles and Ben Jr. and I were practicing with the pistol. This was his first time shooting it and he did great. Hopefully I will be able to take him with me soon to get our Hunter Safety class done. Before long he will be going on hunting with dad!
Things have been so busy I haven't had a chance to post for a while. The last week of school was crazy! I went on a field trip with Delaney's class to Beck Lake. I had a group of kids and we went to different stations and did crafts, played games and found bugs. We also had a BBQ and more games! Such fun, but I was wiped out by the time we got back to school. That night we also had a baseball game. Ben's coach was out of town so his assistant was in charge. This worked well until he was called out on a fire and had to leave! Well, Ben stepped up to the plate and whipped those boys into shape! He did a great job, I was so proud. The next day was a picnic in the park with 3 schools worth of kindergartners! It was fun, I got a lovely sunburn. Last day of school was filled with awards, class assignments, BBQ, and relay races. It was fun. The kids both got all A's and B's on their report cards! So great. Now I will leave you wit a few pictures.
Ben and his buddy Wyatt
Ben and Delaney on the last day of school
Delaney's class at the picnic
Delaney and friends at Beck Lake
Every year we have a Kindergarten Circus performance. The kids get dressed up and sing and do tricks. Delaney was a Trapeeze artist. She wore a pretty outfit and lots of make-up. Both of which I was supposed to help her with. When I got to the school, the kids faces had already been painted! I founf out that after some of the kids saw how the clowns got to have all that make-up, they wanted it too. At least they were happy. I would have more pictures, but I was trying to videotape so Ben could watch it when he got home. Enjoy.
Ben finally had his first game of the season. Some of the kids had a hard time with the pitching machine, Ben included. This is the first year they are using it. Still Ben is the fastest runner on his team and can throw from 2nd base about to home plate. He is enjoying this sport so much, we are too!
Well, today is our 7 year anniversary. Sometimes I can't believe it's been that long already. I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful man in my life, for me and for my children. This year will be celebrated with a camping trip this weekend. We are all excited to get out of dodge for a couple of days. Now I will leave you with a couple pictures from 7 years ago today...
This picture is Ben with #6. He has been doing great with both of the sheep. He takes care of them twice a day and walks them both every day. The girl sheep is getting better about walking with us also. No more laying down. Yesterday we spent time out front with Ben riding his motorcycle and Delaney decided she wanted to take the training wheels off her bike. She did alright. She fell twice and was a little upset, but we are going to try again today when she gets home from school. Ben will be gone again this week. He will be in Laurel,MT. It will still be a busy week here, we have baseball practice and many school activities.
Ben finally finished up all his training yesterday. He did great on the test he took. Got a 98 out of 100! We are so proud of him. Now he will be working out of Greybull until another opportunity comes along. It is only 45 miles away, so not too bad. At least he will not have to be away all week for a while. He does get to drive back to Billings this weekend though. Leaving your wedding ring in the hotel room never goes over well! Thank goodness they still had it.
