Photo Shoot Sunday: Big Fat Dash

It has been one year since our Dashie Boy left us. We still miss him terribly. He was a wonderful boy and a great addition to the family. In honor of him I wanted to share a few photos of him. 

Flashback Friday: Fieldwork: Lee's Grocery

Today's Flashback Friday is dedicated to Ryland. 

In January of 2011 we went with his first grade class on a field work to Lee's Grocery store in North Ogden. 

His class was learning about their bodies and healthy foods. 

They got to tour the entire store. Freezers, fridges, bakery, meat department, everything. They had a great time. 

At the end they had a budget of $5 and we had to find a healthy, well balanced meal for them to buy. It was great fun!  

Miss Rosalie Hart's 1st/2nd Grades Crew 2010/2011

In Memoriam: Dash Kitty

Today is a very sad day here at the Little Mills Kingdom. We have discovered that we have indeed lost our poor kitty Dash.

We got Dash the day before Halloween of 2010. In the summer of 2010, we had gotten two orange and white kittens from the same litter, and we named them Tom and Jerry. We loved Tom and Jerry. The week leading up to Halloween poor Jerry got hit by a car. We were so sad. Poor Tommy boy was just a lonely little wreck. So we went back to the family we got them from hoping to still get a kitten from the same litter, hoping that the kittens would remember each other. We liked them having each other to snuggle with when it is cold out and to have each other's backs when they feel threatened, etc. 

The first day we brought Dash home he was very, very skittish. We almost named him Skitty. I had to hang out in the back yard keeping an eye on him to make sure he didn't take off. Tom was super excited to have him around and would not take no for an answer when it came to playing together. It took a bit of convincing. The night of Halloween he disappeared. We searched for him and luckily we found him being taken care of at a home just up the street from us. We figure he got spooked with all of the trick or treaters and then couldn't find his way home.

After that he and Tom were inseparable. We often found them in our garage lounging  on the jogging stroller.

 Unfortunately, the following April (2011) Tommy boy disappeared. It was very unlike him to wander off and the first morning he missed breakfast we knew something wasn't right. We never saw him again.

Dash on the other hand was a little bit of a wanderer. Nothing major for the most part. Last summer he got mad at me for taking in a rescue kitten, Roxie, and took off for a week but he eventually found his way home.

 So when I noticed I hadn't seen him for a day or so about three weeks ago I wasn't too concerned, but I didn't like it either. We asked the neighbors to keep an eye out for him and to let us know if he was seen.

Well, this morning we got a call from our good neighbors across the street, the Nutleys. They were wondering if they had found our boy Dash. Nate went over to confirm and unfortunately it was him. He hadn't been gone long. Looks like he had drowned in our irrigation ditch after this weekends rain storms. Poor Dashie boy. We will sure miss him. The hard part comes tonight when we have to break the news to the kids. They have missed him so much and been so worried about him.  

 Our other kitty, Pepper, has just been lost without him these last three weeks. She is so social and is getting increasingly attention starved without having her buddy around.

I will miss you greeting me every morning when I return from my run and having you demand attention and a good rub down while I try to catch my breath and stretch a bit.

I will miss you attacking the plants I am trying to work with in the garden.

I will miss hearing your bell tinkling while you run around the yard.

We love you Dash! Thank you so much for all of the love and fun you have brought to our family these last 2 and half years. You will surely be missed.

 

Dash

June 2010 - April 2013

 

Flashback Friday: Aida: 2011

Our cute niece, Megan, was in her High School play, Aida, back in March of 2011.  She played the character Nehebka. She did amazing! We were so proud of her! I never would have had the guts to do that.

She is the beautiful brunette, kinda center left, with the reddish orange sash tied around her waist.

Ally, Megan and Ethan after the performance.

Ally with the the other two leading ladies.

We attended the performance with my Mom and her husband, Bob. Such a great night!

Photo Shoot Sunday: St. Patty's Day 2011

We had some visitors come to our house back in 2011 for St. Patrick's Day. Some Leprechauns came to our house. They put some gold coins into the kids shoes. We also had some sparkly shamrocks that were left behind by them. The kids were super excited when they woke up to see that they had come.

Flashback Friday: Karate Kids

Back in 2011 my boys took karate for a while. We went to a really great studio in Sunset, Utah.They really enjoyed it. I enjoyed watching them improve and seeing them work themselves to exhaustion. Here are some of the photo highlights from that fun time.

Flashback Friday: Beginning Band Spring Recital 2011

Ethan was in Venture's Beginning Band back in March of 2011. They were having their second band concert of the year. He played the Trumpet.

Our good friends and neighbors, Mariah and Trey S. with Ethan after the concert was over.



Flashback Friday: Venture Ice Skating

For today's Flashback Friday I thought I would post these cute pictures of my sweet Ally girl from February 2011. We went on a Field Work to the Ice Sheet in Ogden to go Ice Skating. Ally did really well considering that she hadn't gone since she was around four years old.

 Ally with two of her good friends, Samantha D., and Alex F.

She and Alex had gone to school at Three Mile Creek Elementary as well. I believe at the time that she had a little bit of a crush.



Photo Shoot Sunday: Eva Kitty Kate 3.5

For today's Photo Shoot Sunday I thought I would pull out some photos from February 2011. Eva Kitty was just 3 1/2 years old. Cannot believe how much she has grown up since then. Little Stink Pot!

Flashback Friday: Dew Tour 2011

For today's Flashback Friday, I thought I would show the pictures from when Ethan was able to go to the Dew Tour at Snowbasin Ski Resort back in February 2011. It was for an Adventure P.E. field work. What a way to spend a school day, eh?

It was super fun watching him ride the mechanical bull. He had a great time on that thing. 

There was a booth for the Army, in it they had a boxing glove that measured how hard you hit it. Ethan had a great time trying it. I on the other hand, not so much. I almost broke my thumb hitting that stinking thing. With three brothers it is a shame I was never taught how to properly throw a punch.

 He had a great day! I think that is obvious.