Last week Rachel called me from Kimberly's house where she was babysitting Tanner. She had just seen a commercial about an upcoming circus in Idaho Falls. She was so excited. She said she had never seen a circus (I had taken all my kids when she was three but she didn't remember). She really wanted to go. She feels like she is the caboose of the family and has missed or doesn't remember all the fun stuff the older kids have done. So being the kind of mother I am, (guilt ridden) I told her we would go.
So Tuesday I took Rachel and her two friends, Katie and Courtney to the Circus. In my defense, Katie and Courtney had never seen a circus either. It was a lousy day weather wise. The circus was outside at the Sandy Downs Rodeo Arena and the wind was blowing about 40 miles an hour. You could see dust in the air. Plus it was cold. There were still quite a few people there with lots of little kids wearing their winter coats. The girls were excited about all the acts. Some of the high wire acts could not perform because of the high winds. The tight wire walker got blown off his wire doing a back flip but he was only 8 feet off the ground, thank Heavens.
Balancing bear.
Trapeze artists. The man is holding them both up by his neck and teeth while spinning.
The girls squealed with excitement when they saw the elephants.
To make the experience complete we even bought very expensive cotton candy. I wanted to take a picture of the girls with a clown that was in the grandstands, but it turns out Courtney is afraid of clowns and wouldn't go near him. Even though we had to huddle together for warmth it was a fun afternoon.
they are now eight weeks old and need to find their own homes. If you would like one let me know. I think Jayden and Hallie are still working on their parents for one or two. Awwww don't they look cute holding them. If I can't give them away to friends or family, Rachel will be at a local Walmart trying to give them away. She really doesn't want to do that. Too embarrassing! She says she "knows" people. they might recognize her. Save Rachel the embarrassment and call now to reserve your kitty.
Thursday, May 15th, as member of the Rigby FFA Chapter Presidency she helped plan and put on the yearly awards banquet for over 100 people. It was a fine steak and potato event. Awards were given to the students with Laura receiving several for individual and team competitions. Roger and I also received an Honorary Chapter Degree. They tell me it is for our support of the chapter and the three children we've put through the program. I personally think it has to do with all the potatoes we've donated; baked and dutch ovened. This is a picture of Mr. Hale, one of Rigby's FFA advisers, praising Laura for her achievements before presenting her with The Star Agribusiness Award.
