Sensory Safari

Last week, our library had a fun little activity going on... Sensory Safari. They had all these stuffed (is that the right terminology??) animals all over and the coolest part is that you could actually touch them! I mean, come on, how often do you get to feel a lion or pet a zebra or touch a Nile crocodile?? I guess they do this for kids that are blind or have disabilities so they are able to experience animals when otherwise they would not be able to. They travel to school and libraries all over Idaho. Pretty cool.

Olivia LOVES animals so this was right up her ally. She petted each animal at least a dozen times. We actually went twice. The first time it was just the kids and me and it was so neat that we had to drag Daddy, Grandma, and Grandpa back with us. And both times we left she had to go to each animal to tell give it a hug and tell it goodbye. She is adorable. Callen just giggled when we would have him pet one of the animals. Silly boy.

Even though it doesn't look like it, she was pretty excited to see "Simba."

Doctor, Doctor, tell me the news...

I've got a bad case of lovin' these little cuties!!!

Olivia LOVES to play doctor with her dad. She will come out with the kit in hand and say "Dad, I think I have biarrhea (diarrhea) on my leg... my stomach doesn't feel good... I think my leg is broke." Then she hops into bed and Casey has to go doctor her up. Usually all that is fixed with the doctor's orders of a fruit snack.


He is very thorough.
Callen must be in residency, cutest resident I've ever seen!!

We also got this little hat for Callen. Isn't he delicious?

Lou had to dig out a hat too, what a cutie!!

KJ's Graduation

This crazy girl graduated from Bear Lake High School on Wednesday, May25th.


Isn't she cute? She has a slight obsession with bows and flowers and being a girl and had to decorate her cap. What a nut! But in all serious, she is such a good girl and we are so proud of her. She graduated with Honors and was even was given the Citizenship Award. They give two out each year, one boy and one girl, and it is decided on by the school teachers. Yep, she is that cool. KJ is one of those people that after meeting and talking with her, you feel like you better step up your game because you see the kind of people that are going straight to the Celestial kingdom. We love her. And Olivia loves her. Callen loves everyone but I know he especially loves her too.

Julie (Casey's Mom), KJ, and Kelly (Casey's Dad)
~

We went down for her graduation Tuesday night. We got in late and the kids slept horrible but that is okay. The next day Olivia got to run around with Grandpa's three crazy labs and help plant a garden. Puppies and dirt, she was in heaven. Oh, there was also a backhoe next door because a house is being built. She points out every backhoe she sees and says "There's a backhoe for Papa!!" (Papa Randy loves backhoes). So puppies, dirt, and a backhoe, she was in heaven.
~

Wednesday afternoon Casey's brother and his family were able to come up from Utah. Olivia loves her cousins and was so excited to play with them. They didn't get to play too long together but she still had fun. Amelia, Olivia, and Ezra
~

Callen also enjoyed playing with Charlotte. I guess they played. They mostly just made noises, shared binkies, compared chub rolls, and showed off their sweet moves to each other. Callen must have been playing attention to Charlotte's awesome crawling moves because he started crawling two days later (Friday, May 27th)!! He now is a crawling pro and gets into everything. Thanks for teaching him Charlotte!!

Charlotte and Callen

~

Justin, Charlotte (in the carrier), Mark, Ezra, Joi, Amelia, Casey in front, and Olivia walking to the tabernacle for KJ's graduation. Not the best picture but the only one I got. I have to talk about Mark. He is Casey's cousin and he has been working his butt off and has lost over 100 pounds!!!! What?!?! That's crazy!! Not only does he look great but his whole personality has changed. He is more outgoing, has the best sense of humor, and just overall happy. We are so proud of him and all of his hard work and are excited to see what is next for him!
~

KJ and Olivia

KJ and Amelia

KJ and Ezra

~

Now it is on college, which is bringing her to Poky and ISU... we are pretty excited!!!