Green Family Reunion

We went to Matt's Green Family Reunion in Lave Hot Springs. Unfortunately, I didn't get many photos, but I wanted Mom and Dad to see their tent trailer being used in the beautiful hills of Idaho.

Sad Times

My sister Carol's husband passed away after a battle with cancer.
My heart goes out to her in her time of grief.

However, it created a chance for us to gather at Carol's home in Idaho for a brief span of time. It has been a very long time since my mom had all three of her daughters in the same place together.

Here are the 3 Lance girls together at last - too bad I was in my pajamas for the only photo we got!

Our thoughts, prayers, and best wishes go out to Carol.

End of School/Melia is home party!

Check out Aislinn's cute pigtails!

We gathered to celebrate the end of school and Melia's safe arrival. The kids had fun checking out some of my end-of-school prezzies.

The balloon was a hit with kids of all ages!

Back from Iraq!

We are all so excited to have Melia back from Iraq!
After getting bumped from 3 flights, she was thrilled to finally get home Monday evening!

No one is more excited than Matt, though!
We all think he is the real hero!

Aislinn is enjoying all the mommy attention!
Micheal is too - just didn't get a photo!

Here's Aislinn playing hide-n-seek!

Princess Aislinn

Melia had fun shopping on-line for girly things for Aislinn while she was in Iraq. This princess castle was a huge hit!

Teacher Feature

My class helped me celebrate the teacher feature award! I am excited about the year pass to Hale Theatre, a fancy dinner at La Caille, and a night at Anniversary Inn!

Dave's Funeral

Our close friend Dave Widauf passed away suddenly. It has been really hard on Matt who spent a lot of time with Dave. Matt was honored to be asked to dedicate the grave. We saw Margaret and Jay Hicken at the funeral - Dave was a professor at Utah State in the same department with Uncle Jay, so they had known each other for many years as well. I had never been to a military burial before - it was both comber and touching.

Goblin Valley

I went to visit Matt in Green River this weekend. We went hiking in Goblin Valley with our friends Bill and Karla Kepsel.


The scenery was stunning!

Here is Bill contemplating a plunge off a stone diving board!

Karla and I had fun exploring!

Before it was called Goblin Valley this area was called Mushroom Valley. This photo shows why!

Happy Mother's Day

My Mother's Day gift just keeps on giving as the blooms get more colorful, more plentiful, and of a bigger variety!

It's hard to believe how much they grew over the weekend! Pretty blossoms too! They are happy in the window sill, I think!

These happy looking "Fleurs" were delivered to me in my classroom with a note that read
"Awesome mothers grow awesome daughters.
We love you! "
It made my day and my students got a kick out of it too.
I decided to leave them at school since they look so happy on this window sill. The kids and I are anxious to see them bloom!
Happy mother's day to all!

May Day

My class did a May Pole dance to celebrate May Day. There are lots more pictures on my class blog. Check them out! (Let me know if you need an invitation since it is a private blog.)