Here's an update, in list form:

• We're not going to Kyrgyzstan. Because of the recent political unrest (aka the coup), UVU has deemed it unsafe for us to travel there and forbade my internship. So we'll be here for the summer, doing odds and ends.
  
• We've been learning about flood irrigation since our neighbor gets a good 5 hours of water from the irrigation ditch. We help him flood his yard, our gardens, and then our yards every 7 days + 8 hours.
  
• I'll be in the Orem Summerfest parade next week with my karate school.
• We've been having backyard bbqs since the weather finally turned nice. We're hoping to avoid any more snow until November or so.
  
• Kelly's taking her ESL class on an educational camping trip next week. They'll go to Arches, and Monument Valley, and hang out with a Navajo guy on his acres upon acres of land.

That's all.

Father-CHILD campout

This year our bishop opted to combine the father-son and ward campouts. He gave moms a break and allowed them to stay home. Lisa attended a Pampered Chef party while I took the four kids up to Ellsworth Park. Lisa was worried that I would lose Adria, but she jumped in the van right as we were leaving. Ellsworth Park (on Lookout Mtn, west of Denver)

The girls.

Adria, Raya and their friend Emmalie

Braxton, Kanyon, Trevor and William

HPGL

Solve the letter puzzle to guess my new calling at church.

Not Much News

Not much new happening here this week. I posted about our near miss yesterday and not much has happened since then. Mom and I went to the Farmers Market yesterday and enjoyed it. We usually see quite a few friends and acquaintances from the ward. It is just fun to hang around and watch people. There are lots of tree huggers and environmental wackos but also lots of good food and things to see and buy. I had a cinnamon roll that was about 3' by 3' (no not really).

This Friday and Saturday is the Quail Run Ward Fathers & Sons Outing. Matt is coming down and he and I will be going. If I feel ambitious, we may take the new tent Mom and I bought several months ago and give it a try.

The weather is beautiful today (naturally, it is Sunday) it is supposed to rain every day next week. We'll go camping anyway.

Hope it is spring where you live.