High School Musical

This year's high school musical was High School Musical and the Sutton Music Department put on a fantastic show.  I was blown away by all the talent on stage.  

Jentry found her niche this year as choreographer and also had a non-speaking role as a cheerleader. All the late nights and extra practices paid off as they nailed the performance!

Can't wait to see this girl on stage again!

Wrestling

Wrestling is the perfect sport for our wild McKenzie boys.  This was Mason's 3rd year and Tucker's 1st year of participating in the Sutton Youth Wrestling program.  They both did very well at the tournament.

Tucker was very proud of his "resleen" trophy.

Mason ended up with a medal and was not pleased with his performance, but learned some hard life lessons.

State Capitol

Mason and his fellow fourth grade mates went to Lincoln for their Spring field trip. They got to tour the State Capitol and were introduced to the senators as guests of Clay County Senator Murman.

In addition to the Capitol, the class toured the Governor's Mansion and the Nebraska History Museum. 

Mason's favorite part of the trip was getting to see a LEGO replica of the capitol built by John Tooker from Lincoln.  The model took six years to complete and contains 25,000 pieces.

Spring Break at the Lake

Since we were finally at the Lake on a weekday, the boys got to check out the US Army Corp of Engineers office by the Harlan County Dam. It is a small and simple museum but they had a blast making animal tracks in the sand.

Mason and I even took the time to search our cabin's deed history in the Clerks Office at the Courthouse. Mason loved the tile mosaic of the lake.  

Lots of pelicans this time of year.

Kelly and I got to see and hear a bald eagle call while it roosted by its nest. 

Perfect weather for sunsets from the hot tub.

Mason and I completed the ~3 mile trail from Alma to Methodist.

It was a gorgeous Spring like day even though it was technically still Winter.

Fire Fire

 They call me the Fireman...

Bus Ride

Papa John was kind enough to take Mason for a second year of Spring shooting sports at the Clay County Fair Grounds. Mason's archery and BB shooting both improved from last year and he earned a couple blue ribbons.

One evening, after shooting practice, he got to stay overnight with Papa and Onnie and they even arranged for him to ride the bus to school. He was sooooo excited!

Zoo Dance

On March 3rd, Papa, Onnie and Nathan planned a fabulous zoo day for the boys in Lincoln. The weather was warm and the animals  boys loved seeing all the exhibits.

Meanwhile Jentry and I were at Iowa Western Community Collage at the Leap Competition.  It was a great day!