THE CATES: May 2008

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Last day of school

Yesterday was Connor's last day as a Kindergartner!

I'm so proud of him. Kindergarten is a hard adjustment for any kid, but not only did he did he complete his first year of school but he had to go to 2 different schools (Idaho and Kansas). He had to make 2 different sets of friends, learn 2 different teaching styles from 2 different teachers and learn 2 different set of rules - not to mention all of the classwork! All of his teachers said that Connor is really good in class, listens and follows instruction well, gets along with everyone and really tries hard to learn. Good Job, Connor!!!

I guess putting bunny ears on your friends never goes out of style!

Connor's teacher, Mrs. Urick.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

The Big 3-0

Monday we had a birthday celebration for Jeremy's brother Brian. He flew in from Utah to celebrate his big 3-0! The boys LOVE their Uncle Brian. It was really good to see him. Here are some pics of the big bash.

(sorry there aren't as many pics as Whitney's bday party, Brian!)

Redbeard 2008

We went camping over Memorial weekend at Redbeard outside of Lebanon, Missouri. The day we left it rained all day with scattered thunderstorms. The same weather was forcasted for the entire weekend. But, we knew we'd be ok because Jeremy is the master camper!!! We went for 3 nights and only had rain once. It was such a great experience. It was a lot of work but we made some great memories.

Here are a few things that we will never forget:

the locked gate at 8:00pm
burns on face from burnt marshmellows
burns on noses from smelling sticks that were on fire
eating apples in the creek
8 foot long snake
ticks!!!
fishing with Daddy
swimming/peeing in the river
looking and catching frogs
crammed in the van
awesome dinners (especially the pork ribs, pineapple upside down cake, corn on the cob, baked potatoes, glup, kabobs)
The mud slide
watching movies in the tent
canoeing
watching the thunderstorm from our dry shelter at 6:30am