Seth and Suzanne come for a visit

This weekend Julien's cousin Seth and his wife Suzanne came to visit. It was really good to see them both. We had not seen them in a long time, and I had never met Suzanne. While they were here we got to go into DOW to see some skimmers hatching. The skimmers nest in there on an old parking lot. Because of the special occasion DOW opens their gates to the public. It is the only time we can go into DOW property so I really wanted to seize the opportunity.

Logan looking at the baby skimmers.

 After the skimmers, we headed to the beach for so sun and boogie boarding.

We had a really fun time with Seth and Suzanne and hope to be able to visit with them soon.

Pure Energy end of the year show!

I have now been at Pure Energy Dance studio for a year, and I have had the best time teaching there. I love students, and love the girls I work with. They are the best! The teachers got to perform (score!!) a sassy jazz piece to Fever from Beyonce. It was so fun to rehearse and perform with these girls.

Cub scout day camp!

This past week I was able to go to camp Karankawa with Julien and Logan. It was a fun filled week. They had a daycare there for Kiki which was really nice since the camp was all day for a week, it would have been hard to find a sitter for so long.
 The boys had so much fun and so did I. I helped with the Webelos group (Julien's group). The boys were able to do archery, bb gun shooting, learn about frogs, snakes, and other creepy crawlies, swim (every day), do art project, play sports, and much much more.

Kiki was so good. Here she is rubbing her eyes; we had to wake up early to make it to camp on time.

Logan in front of his den's wagon.

Logan with his best friends! They are so cute!!!

Here is Logan eating lunch right before his leather working session.

Julien's den! The week the boys had day camp was so hot! 

Being out in the heat pulling wagons was tough.

Julien during the naturalist session.

BB Gun Shooting!!

Julien finishes his craftsman!

This weekend Julien finally finished his last project for his craftsman pin. It was the last requirement he needed to finish in order to earn every single badge in the Webelos book. What an accomplishment! He worked really hard. For this badge alone he had to make seven things, using different materials, and multiple techniques. He made several duck tape wallets, a picture frame, a Captain America shield hot pad made out of clay, a pillow case, a cooking apron, a recipe card holder, and a coat hanger. Let me clarify that Jon and I did not do the projects for him, we showed him how to work the machines, supervised his work, and guided him when he need help, but HE did everything on his own, including shopping for the materials.

Below are a few pictures of him working so diligently.

The Grill Master!

Jon inherited a smoker (from... well if you want to know you should just ask him) a few weeks ago, and he decided to put it to the test for Memorial Day with some delicious jalapeno poppers, and Brazilian style steak. It was so good! We all enjoyed eating, chatting, relaxing on our front porch.

Mud Run

 A couple of friends and I participated in Houston's Original Mud Run. I had wanted to do one for a while and it will surely not be the last. It was by far one of the funnest races I have ever done.
The mud run was a 6 mile course and had over 30 obstacles.

Me before the race, excited to start!

Alena and I showing off our girl super strength power!

Jon and the kids were such good sports. They followed me as I raced to cheer me on and take picture under the scorching sun and horrendous heat.

Me in front of my last obstetrical!

The finish line was a pit of thick mud we had to crawl in which is why I look so hideously muddy in the picture below! I truly had the best time during the race it was a very fun, relaxed environment. I am happy to say that I successfully made it trough all the obstacles except for one, the incredibly difficult monkey ropes (monkey bars made out of rope).

3rd grade check! 4th grade check!

Yap that is right, another school year has already come and gone here at the Ward household. And it's been a very successful one.
Logan finished 3rd grade. He had so much fun this year learning, going on field trips.... His class had several pets such as spiders, lizards, snakes, fish, and many more. During his graduation ceremony he received a citizen award, and a rocket math award for multiplication. He was thrilled!

Logan and his teacher Mrs. Adams

Julien finished 4th grade. He had an amazing year. He made the honor roll every quarter. He really worked hard, and it payed off. He enjoyed going on many field trips, studying science, and learning more math and spelling (says he). He even got to take home his own terrarium, and fish tank with 3 mosquito fish inside. Julien too got nominated for 3 awards: the citizen award,  a rocket math award, and  an AR reading award. He had the 2nd highest AR points, and grade average for the entire school. This year Julien's eyes have been glued to books. He even inherited the nick name book worm.

Julien and his teacher Mrs. Goff

To celebrate their special day and a year full of hard work and accomplishments, Jon and I took them to a hibachi grill. The boys loved it. It was a lot of fun!