Cayden Kelly Adams-Spring School Pictures

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May Day-Logandale style

Connor and the Maypole

Tininkling-Connor is facing away from the camera in almost the middle of the picture.

Stayin Alive!
Every year on May 1 the elementary school has a May Day dance. Each grade practices a different dance and then they dress up and perform it for the families at the fair grounds on the evening of May 1. The main event is the braiding of the Maypole by the 5th grade and then after the kids do it then they have a parent come and do it with them. The 5th grade also does a thing with poles on the ground called Tininkling. It is a rhythm dance where 1 kid is on each end of 2 long poles and 2 kids dance in between and on the sides of the poles while the ones holding the poles tap them together and then tap them on the ground. Kind of hard to explain but the kids like it. The 5th graders get to go first every year and then they start at the kindergarten and go up. Since Caleb is in 4th grade they were last. But the 4th grade dance is usually everyone's favorite. 70's syle disco "Stayin' Alive". After the 4th grade does their dance then they play the song again and let anyone else do it who wants to. Seriously all the 5th graders remember the dance and they all stand up and do it with the 4th graders. May Day has been a tradition here forever and they do the same dances every year-it gets kind of old for the parents but the kids like it. We videoed it but I don't know if I can figure out how to post it. I will try though and we'll see how technically challenged I am.

We Are the Champions-again

Connor and Caleb in their lovely gold shirts, their competitor numbers and cool badges.


Connor-On your mark, get set go!

Caleb covering his ears because he does not like the starting pistol.


Caleb at the long jump.

Hold still!

Connor waiting for his team to race.

Connor throwing the javelin.
Yesterday Connor and Caleb got to participate in a track and field partnership event with the Special Olympics in Las Vegas. Basically the Special Ed PE teacher at their school takes her 3rd, 4th and 5th grade Special Ed PE kids and 25 other regular ed PE kids from 4th and 5th grade and works with them for a few months before the event practicing and timing them on the 50 meter, 100 meter, softball and javelin throws and long jumping. Then on May 1 all the elementary schools in Vegas meet at a high school track and basically do the "finals". Each school has the same thing with Special Ed kids and regular ed kids competing together. Connor and Caleb each won first place in their heats for the 50 meter. Caleb said that he heard some kids saying at the end of his race that it was a 3-way tie but it looked like to me that he won. Anyway we were there most of the day yesterday. The kids rode the bus into town but I drove my car because I hate the bus and it was a good thing that I did. The wind was blowing and it was stinking cold. So cold that I went to Target to get a pair of pants for me because I stupidly wore shorts and then to look for jackets or sweatshirts for the boys. Target had no jackets, no sweatshirts not even any blankets that weren't $40. So I bought 2 beach towels to take back so that while the kids were waiting on the bleachers for their turns they could at least cover up with the beach towels. Now I know all you from the frozen North are thinking that how can Logandale be that cold but with the wind blowing from the North it was like 20 degrees cooler yesterday than the day before and when the wind comes from the North it is a really cold wind. Connor got to do this last year and had a good time. The Special Ed PE teacher really likes him-she was his scout leader when he was a Wolf. At the end of the day we heard that they think that our school took first place overall. The kids are all excited because that means they get a trophy to display at the school, a party and an assembly to honor them. It is a good thing that they get to participate in and help them learn to be compassionate towards those who may have disabilities. Their badges had a quote on the back that said
"Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me brave in the attempt".

Home on the Range

My pretty flowers from the boys.

This past weekend the boys and Don went to McGill (close to Ely) with Don's dad. Don's parents have a house in McGill that they bought last year and the boys like to go up there to the mountains to look for deer and elk. They packed up the Suburban and left around 11 Friday morning. It takes about 3.5 hours to get to McGill so they were there by the middle of the afternoon. They ate dinner at a groovy place called Evah's that is Grandpa Don's favorite. Then they drove around through the mountains and looked for deer. The next day they went down to where Don's parent's ward was having their Father and Sons camp out at a cattle ranch that the church owns. The ranch was about an hour away from McGill and so by the time that Don and the boys got there on Saturday morning-the main event-branding and castrating the young cows was over. That part I am really glad that I missed out on and it is ok with me that the boys missed it too. When they did get there they were just starting to cook Rocky Mountain Oysters. OK prepare to puke-Connor and Caleb actually ate a few of them. I asked Don if they knew what they were eating and he said that he explained it to them but I don't really think that totally understood. I guess it was a whole guy thing and lots of dads and boys did it. Don abstained though which is good. After the delightful appetizers the kids got to go around and see all the animals and see how the ranch works. Our neighbors across the street are actually on a mission up there as of January of this year. The boys had a lot of fun and I got to spend the weekend all by myself reading and watching movies. Unfortunately I had the stomach flu so it was not all that it was cracked up to be but at least it was quiet around here. Don sent me flowers the day that they left so that I could have something pretty for my dresser while they were gone. Cayden called me one of the nights that they were gone and said that they had seen 3 "cantaloupe" while they were out looking for deer. He has the cutest voice on the phone. Don took a few pictures but they are on his camera and so I have to wait for him to send them to me before I can post them.

Update Update

Cayden hitting the ball during his game-everyone hits at T-ball


Zip and hit


So the main thing that has been happening here is baseball, baseball and more baseball. If the kids are not practicing then they are at a game and if for some strange reason there is no practice and no game (like last night) then they are up watching the high school boys team play or they are playing catch or practicing hitting with the Zip and Hit-see photo above. Baseball has only offically been going-as far as the games are concerned for 1 month and we still go all the way through the end of May and I mean the end of May. Connor's last game is Saturday May 31.

The Hills Are Alive With the Sound of Griswold

Ok, the sound of Cody singing Sweeney Todd. 3 Cheers for Cody who auditioned for Encore Choir on Monday and found out that he made it today. He is quite excited about this-sidenote remember how he used to sing at lots of Primary programs and Christmas programs all solos mind you and how cute he was and how much he liked it? The downside to this is that because the teacher will be teaching at 2 different schools here, Encore Choir will be held at 6:00am just like early morning seminary has been this year. Down here all freshmen have to take early morning seminary. I thought we were almost through with 5:30 risings but alas, no. Not that I have been doing anything other than making sure the Cody is up and hurries in the shower before going back to bed. He has been so great about getting up and not fussing about going that early even when he is really tired. The only time that he has not gone has been when he is sick. He has never missed because he could not get up or he was just too tired to go. He is such a good boy!!!