Finish strong...

Pioneer's Medical Center Fundraiser dinner with friends!

The last 6 weeks have been a flurry of activity... wrapping up the school year with all kinds of events and fun dates with friends! Hamp & Sam have made me incredibly proud with their achievements this year. First, Sam had an excellent trombone performance at the end-of-year band concert. Then, both boys were honored at their respective awards assemblies... Sam received an English award for writing with compassion, and Hamp received an award for being a 3-sport athlete. Both boys were commended for having perfect attendance this year, too! In between all the recognition we shared some fun days... including a visit from the Easter bunny for a scavenger hunt (and subsequent candy sorting!), a day at Elitch Gardens in Denver for a band & choir music festival, and I even snuck away for a Mothers' Day morning paddle on the lake! But we all agree that the best way to get through the end of the school year is with a visit from Yaya! She made it to Meeker for a weekend and got to see Sam in Pippin, visit with Hamp and his friends, and even enjoy a Mothers' Day dinner together!



Perfect Attendance awards!!!

Easter egg hunt in the cold Colorado spring!

(all worth it when the Easter Bunny brings candy and dollars!)

my three sweet boys on Easter!

Mother's Day on the lake!

the face of fun.... Sam loved the rides!

the choir accompanist and band director enjoy the park, too!

the boys and their Yaya!!!

PIPPIN!

Last weekend Meeker HS put on a stunning production of the Tony award winning 1972 Broadway musical Pippin.

I know, I had only barely heard of it, too.... but turns out it's a spectacular show with a circus theme including fun stunts, exciting costumes and of course some great music.

Anyway, our dear friend is the director and knew Sam could not only add some fun acrobatics to the circus, but also asked him to play the part of Theo, a small boy in the show who befriends Pippin (the main character) and ends up joining the circus at the end of the show! He was perfect for the role and he absolutely LOVED being a part of the high school production.

Scroll through for photos that show a little of what the amazing set and costumes looked like... and if you need more, there is a 6 minute video compilation of Sam's performance!

JV baseball

And just like that.... baseball season is over.

It was so wonderful seeing Hamp don a Meeker Cowboy jersey (#12) this year... he played (mostly) outfield and (once!) 1st base for the Junior Varsity team and had a few good at-bats, too.

But most importantly, he spent the better part of ten weeks playing catch and hanging out in the dugout with some of his favorite people....

The team did not have a winning record this season.... but that didn't seem to dampen their spirits too much (at least for the freshmen!) I know they will look forward to several more years on the field together. I certainly will!!!