Jochi

Jochi's time with us is coming to an end quickly.  She's on a 2 week adventure trip currently and then home for less than 48 hours before heading back to Argentina.  Last week, she presented to the rotary group (the agency that brought her here) about her year in Denver.  She spoke so eloquently.

These are the lovely people who supported her throughout her time in Denver.  It was the first of many goodbyes.

Saying goodbye to two of her best friends here.

 

B and my huge project

When we moved into our house, both the front and back yard were just rocks and grass, no trees or plants.  We hired someone to landscape the backyard almost immediately.  However, the front has always bothered me and I've had this dream of doing something.  Last week, I hired some people to move the rocks from the front to the side and back and lay down the weed barrier.  But (as someone who has aspired to having a green thumb, but really doesn't), I decided that B and I could plant, mulch the front area.  

We took advantage of the discount Ads gets at City Floral and bought a bunch of plants and planted.  But, we quickly realized there was no water source.  I hired a wonderful guy to install a drip into the planters.

B and I then went back to City Floral to buy a few additional plants to fill in some areas and a bunch of mulch (not enough the first time so we went back to get more later.

 

This was such a fun learning project for little B and I!  Digging, planting and designing.  Everything will (hopefully) fill in and bloom in time!

 

End of School Year

The big kids had half days the last week of school.  I came home from work one day to 10 kids playing spike ball on two nets in our front yard.  Such a great way to start summer!

I took these two to lunch on their last day before they headed to an end of year pool party.

First swim meet of the year.

Followed by the 7th graduation party of the season.  I sure will miss these seniors moving on.

The girls sunbathed one afternoon while B squirted them.

Jochi couldn't leave without a trip to Benihana.

Lots of crafts for LT's birthday.

We will miss this girl so much.  We went to her last lunch with the agency she came with and she spoke beautifully to an audience about her experience here with her family and friends.  

 

Sun Day Fun Day

Last Sunday was a big one.  I ran my annual 1/2 marathon in the morning.  And we went to the Book of Mormon in the afternoon (B stayed with a sitter).  It was definitely a good day.

 

Swim Team Banquet

These guys rocked HS swimming this year.  Hard to believe another season is already in the books.  Not pictured is the sweet little "banquet" B's friend hosted in the park on the last night of their year round team.  I wasn't there because I was at the big guys banquet, but I heard there was lots of pizza consumed and even more wrestling in the grass.

 

Mothers Day

I had such a perfect mothers day (for me).  I started it with a long run with a friend and came home to the sign above.  

Ads had to work, so we had our second annual mothers day take out lunch in the car in the parking lot of his work.  This time Jochi and LT joined us, and also this time, the weather was warm.

We went on what we hope to be, but isn't always, an annual mothers day hike.  This time without one kid and with an extra kid.  

Years ago (maybe B was 3) we took a photo in this exact spot with B in my arms and LT and Ads next to me (much smaller).  We are obviously missing a kid, but we tried to reenact it.

 

Prom

Luckily my cousin was able to take B and his son home after the swim meet because Bri and I rushed to take prom photos with Jochi and LT.  

And then home to host Jochi's friends for the pre prom dinner!