Seriously in Sixth Grade


Today was my first day of sixth grade! It was fun and I didn’t want it to end. My homeroom teacher is Mrs. Loosli (for Math). I get to go to different teachers for each subject. I go to Mrs. Presler for Language, and Mr. Garner for Science and Social Studies, he is funny. I go to Mrs. Daniels for Reading. Switching classes was my favorite part of the day and it makes the day go by faster. Instead of having study hall I get to do Orchestra. I told my mom I would try it out for one semester and see how I like it.

My classroom is by the lunchroom and it smelled good all morning. It was fun to see my friends again. Christina even cut her hair – it is so cute! Tomorrow I am bringing my marker so that everyone can sign my cast.

My goal for this year is to become prepared for Jr. High.

So far, So good!

Comments:

Grandma and Grandpa Parker said…

It’s all looking good for a great year. Mr. Garner was one of Grandpa Parker’s students and he was funny back then too. Have a great year.
Thursday, August 21, 2008 3:21:13 PM

Aunt Susan said…

It was Uncle Dale’s first day back to school too, but he wasn’t as excited as you are :)I hope you have a wonderful year. You are a great person, beautiful outside and in. Love
Saturday, August 23, 2008 11:49:26 AM

magan said…

Mrs. loosli used to be my neighbor growing up
Saturday, August 23, 2008 9:57:47 PM

Aunt Jana said…

The year can only get better…sounds like you are in for a good one. Remember to eat a big breakfast so you aren’t distracted everyday by the yummy school lunches!!
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 9:52:11 AM

Grandma Baldwin said…

Alexis, you are so cute and growing up so fast. School is fun when you have different teachers. I remember when that happened to me, too. I felt like I had graduated to the big times. It’s fun! Have a great year in school.
Sunday, August 31, 2008 11:33:43 PM

Scott Baldwin said…

Summer vacations seemed so long to me until 6th grade. Once I went to 6th grade the rest of my life seems to have raced by so quickly! On my first day of sixth grade, your cousin Ashley was born.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008 9:50:07 PM

Ferocious Snails


Unfortunately Alexis won’t ever get to tell us how fun soccer was this year. She has been watching from the sidelines with a broken arm. The day she broke her arm was on a Sunday. As we were pulling into the driveway that day she started clapping her hands in the back seat with a gigantic smile on her face declaring that her first soccer game was Tuesday! She had a couple of practices and was having such a good time. Then the broken arm incident occurred.

She received bad new this past week that she wouldn’t be able to play for 4 more weeks. Well, soccer will be over by then. She was very disappointed and close to tears – remember she didn’t even cry when she broke her arm! She sat in for the picture of her team the “Ferocious Snails” this past week on the day she got the news. The team is made up of sixth, seventh, and eighth graders! Next year can’t come soon enough now.

Lex and I decided to plan something really fun for the day that her cast comes off – hopefully this will help lessen the disappointment of not playing soccer this year. She is a good girl.

Comments:

hanna said…

cool stil laufing about carson thinks his bufs smell like ocen.
Sunday, August 17, 2008 3:28:21 PM

Grandpa and Grandma Parker said…

She looks happy in all the pictures we see her in even if soccer isn’t part of the program this year. I’ll bet you have lots of fun with your mom too.
Sunday, August 17, 2008 3:45:10 PM

Anne said…

Oh man, that is a bummer. When I was 6, my appendix burst have way through my soccer season, I remember being pretty bummed I couldn’t finish the season too. But I played the other seasons every year…so heal up and next year will be even better! Good luck! Have a fun get your cast off party with your mom too, when it happens!
Sunday, August 17, 2008 9:27:07 PM

Aunt Jana said…

You are quite a kid Lexi, you make me proud to say that your my niece! what a great girl you are! Thanks for being you, your amazing!
Monday, August 18, 2008 9:49:04 AM

Bricks


Here is a shot of Mason’s soccer team photo – they had a ton of people missing on picture day! He has a great team and they are fun to watch. It seems like this is the age when kids are playing because they really like it and they are understanding the game. We are so glad Mason decided to play this year – he does a great job! He has loved having his cousin Matt on his team. (thanks to Matt, Mason consented to play) We are sad that Matt won’t be able to play for the rest of the games because of his broken wrists!

Their team name is “Bricks”.

Comments:

Grandpa and Grandma Parker said…

Looks like some fancy foot work. Do your very best.
Sunday, August 17, 2008 3:41:38 PM

Anne said…

Looks like a winning team to me! Have fun and good luck!
Sunday, August 17, 2008 9:30:13 PM

Aunt Jana said…

Way to go Mason..I bet your the fastest kid on the team, have fun,play hard!
Monday, August 18, 2008 9:51:16 AM

Orange Crushes


Lily joined soccer again this year. The Sunday before soccer began I was fixing Lily’s hair when she told me “it’s time for me to be getting serious.” I wondered what she meant and she explained that she needed to get serious about playing soccer because her first game was on Tuesday.

True to her word, she has taken it serious. She has had a successful couple of weeks – even scoring a few goals! This is a big turn around from last year’s attitude when she just wanted treats and the cool shirt. We are proud of our little “Orange Crush”. (team name)

Her soccer coach is Brian Howard – same as last year. She loves being on the same team as Grace and Gretta Michaelson, Sam Howard and of course cousin Taylor Ricks!

Comments:

Grandpa and Grandma Parker said…

Way to go Lily. It’s good to be part of a team and help others reach their goals too. Where’s Taylor?
Sunday, August 17, 2008 3:34:10 PM

Anne said…

So fun! I wish I could come watch you play. That is pretty cool you are on the same team as Taylor!
Sunday, August 17, 2008 9:31:38 PM

Aunt Jana said…

Don’t get too serious, you gotta have fun too!! What a great looking team.
Monday, August 18, 2008 9:53:01 AM

Nachooooo!


Last night all of the Parker cousins gathered at Jana’s house to have a party for Harry and my dad. They have the same birthday – August 14th. Mason and my dad rode Sancha to the party in their outfits, it was funny! It was fun to have Uncle Everett and Aunt Dot come.

First we ate. We had beans, corn, chips, and salsa. Then we made nacho masks – this was my favorite part. My mom even put one on JT, it made us laugh! We also had and ice cream cake decorated with luchadors, it was funny too! My dad and Paul had awesome costumes and I really liked John’s mask. It was fun to dress up, even JT did it. Jana and Paul made a very cool pinata and Jessie cracked it open. All of the kids went running and me, Paige, and Haley just walked.

I am glad that Jana had the idea of a Nacho party!

Comments:

Grandpa and Grandma Parker said…

Thanks for having lots of fun with your cousins. We think that’s great. Keep up the happy life.
Sunday, August 17, 2008 3:29:40 PM

Anne said…

Super fun stuff! You just make 35 look great Stephen! Harry and you look like you had a great day and celebration. We are so glad you were both born! Way to enjoy life and have some fun!
Sunday, August 17, 2008 9:23:45 PM

Jana said…

That was a blast what a fun filled weekend…Glad you guys make life fun!
Monday, August 18, 2008 9:42:06 AM

Rush Triathlon 2008


Unloading and getting ready to have a good timeI had the crazy idea this year of having Michelle do the swim part for me in the Rush Tri, I later found out that I couldn’t do that unless we changed to the relay team. So the night before the race we all (John, Michelle, Jodi and myself) went to the high school and paid the extra dues to switch over to the relay race. Michelle would be our swimmer, I would be the biker, Jodi would be the runner since she runs 4 miles everyday anyhow, and John would be the driver/baby sitter/team support/photographer.

Turns out that was money well spent because today Michelle swam an incredible swim time of just over 17 minutes for the 1/2 mile swim. She was one of the first ten out of the water. I misinformed her and didn’t give her the timing chip so the judges had to add an extra 5 minutes to her swim time. Then it was my turn to ride just over 13 miles, I took off riding full speed it seemed. I should have paced myself a little better because it sure made the 5 miles of hills more difficult to climb. Once I got to the top it was sure a relief, and went much better. I came into the transition area so fast that I almost fell down getting off of my bike. Jodi was there waiting to do the last leg, the 3.1 mile run. She did amazing because it also has a very steep hill for about 1 mile of it, she averaged just over a 9 minute mile. I met up with her for the last mile and ran to the gates with her, but she said she would rather finish it alone, so off she went.

When all was said and done we place first out of all the relay teams, so they awarded us with another medal and a sweet trophy. It was sure a fun experience to be part of a team effort. Next year I want to have Dad do the swim, I will bike and Mom can run 🙂 sounds like a winning team to me. Michelle should do the entire race herself since she is such a fast swimmer.


On your marks….get set…
Go!
Dave getting ready

Ryon getting used to the water
Ryon taking a breath

Michelle flying across the water

Me finishing the ride

Go Jo!

Jodi being honored by the mayor of Rexburg

Just saw that we had won!
Awards cermony

Team “Parker”

Comments:

Mom and Dad Parker said…

Wow, what a great job! We would be impressed to just finish. If Mom and I were there, you woul
d have to give us a special timing chip that we ate or something to speed us up. We will be happy to support from the sidelines. We are glad you can do hard things.
Sunday, August 17, 2008 12:29:07 AM

John said…

That was a fun day. You guys were all a blast to watch. I especially liked Stephen riding full tilt on his bike right through the “walk you bike” area. It was a fun and exciting day. I was really impressed with everyone and their great winning attitudes. Well done Parker and Brewer teams.

Sunday, August 17, 2008 9:01:19 PM

magan said…

Good job guys!
Sunday, August 17, 2008 9:13:41 PM

Anne said…

Way to go! Great job guys, wish I could have been in on it! Maybe another year. I am proud of you…looks like nice weather too. Way to go!
Sunday, August 17, 2008 9:21:59 PM

Jana said…

You guys rocked the race!! way to go all of you…I was just glad to cross the finish line alive!! Way to go team!
Monday, August 18, 2008 9:46:20 AM

Happy Birthday Dear Stephen


August 14th is a special day! It is the day when Stephen was born and he makes the world a very good place.

The morning began with Mason and I getting the gifts ready. He was cute and told me that we needed to find a blue bow for the present “because that is dad’s favorite color.” We ended up deciding on gold “because dad is the world’s greatest dad!” By this time all of the girls had woken up and the card making began. After this we bounded into dad’s bedroom and sang Happy Happy Birthday to wake him up. Stephen woke up and came out to the family room to open his gifts.

We ate breakfast and then he went to work. At lunch his office was having a BBQ and Stephen invited me to come. It was good to be with him. We had to go to soccer games from 5 – 8 pm after work. Stephen took photos of all of the kids with their soccer teams (see individual blogs for photos). We came home and ate fajitas and then celebrated with strawberry and banana cream pies! Stephen really wanted cotton candy, but decided it wasn’t worth the $20 to rent the machine for just our family! It was a sacrifice for him – I hope the pies were nice enough for second place.

WE LOVE STEPHEN!

Goooooal!!


I just kept kicking it towards the goal and when he wasn’t looking I kicked it in, then he looked and got mad. It was so fun.

Comments:

John said…

Nice work kicking that ball. Keep up the great work.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 3:52:32 PM

Pablo said…

Asi se hace!!!! Bien hecho!!!
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 6:09:18 PM

Aunt Jana said…

Great job keep those little legs kicking!
Thursday, August 14, 2008 2:19:48 PM

Gradma and Grandpa Parker said…

Way to go Lily! Keep up the good work. It looks like Taylor was right there with you. Being on a team is fun.
Friday, August 15, 2008 1:07:39 AM

Aunt Susan said…

Way to go!! Hey, cutie, will you wish your Dad a Happy Belated Birthday from me. I think that he is one awesome dude.Love,
Friday, August 15, 2008 9:44:10 AM