End of Year FUN!!!

Kalli and McKenna
I love the end of the school year. I love the fun runs, dance festivals, excitement and just the energy that kids have because they are done with school.

All four of my kids ran in the fun run.
They did awesome and each one finished.

Tyler and Ashton
Tyler and his buddies after completing the race, way to go boys!

Tyler and Blake

Andrew and his first grade buddies

Nicholas and Sydney

The cheering section
We also enjoyed the Dance Festival. It's the cutest thing to see all of the classes do their learned dances out on the field and the weather was finally BEAUTIFUL!

Daddy and Nicholas
I love that Chad has the opportunity to come to all of the kids activities, he helps me out a ton, what a blessing he is,
the kids are so lucky to have him around!

Kalli was asked to help with the Special Needs class. So cute!

Andrew dancing to "Dow a Dear" from Sound of Music

Sydney dancing to "Singing in the Rain"

Tyler danced to "FootLoose"

Kalli danced to "Flash Dance"

At the very end the entire school sang "Hello Goodbye" to their principal who is leaving their school this year. It was so sweet, we absolutely LOVE this principal, I don't know if there was a dry eye in the audience.

Summer is here and I can't believe that another school year has come to a close. Next year I will have an eighth and seventh grader, a fifth, fourth and a second grader plus four still at home.
Ha Ha it makes me laugh just saying that. We have so much to be grateful for!!!
LIFE IS GOOD

Congrats Kalli!!!

Kalli the Graduate
Kalli is now an official Jr. Higher...Not sure if I am okay with this!! Kalli isn't supposed to grow up this fast. She is such a great young lady, an awesome helper and super example. I love this girl, she has the funniest personality and a quirky sense of humor. She is always making us laugh.

Kalli and her BFF McKenna

Shaking hands with Mrs. Mattinson the principal

Kalli and Rachael

It's so much fun and such a blessing to have grandma at the school events. Kalli looks a lot like her grandma's little girl pictures.

Dad, Mom and Kalli in her
fancy smancy graduation dress.
So cute and so unique just like our Kalli!!!

Jenna, Kalli and McKenna (her two BFFs)

Kalli and her teacher Ms. Rooke

After graduation it is tradition to take the kids to lunch and then bring them back to school for the afternoon talent show. We went to Pizza Factory with a bunch of Kalli's friends and their mothers. Great time and Great memories!!!

Alisa, McKenna, Kalli, Jenna and Ethan
These are a great group of kids,
Congratulations 6th Grade Graduates!

Preschool is done...sigh

Max finished preschool for this year
(so sad...sniff sniff)

At their cute little program, they sang Rubber Ducky and Splish Splash...SO CUTE!

Ms. Jilane and Max

Chase, Kate and Max
These three are so funny! They are the bossiest, most strong willed cutest kids ever. They rode every other day in a carpool together to preschool and would boss each other the whole time but they are the best of friends.
I am so sad to have preschool be over for the summer, it has been wonderful for Max and he loved every minute of it.
Thanks Lil Vibes!

Random

Sign of a Clear Conscience...

This is how I found Max...Asleep on the Kitchen floor with Rice Krispie treat still in hand. This kid can sleep anywhere!!!

Tyler needed a haircut so bad!

He thought was so cool because he could fuzz out his hair huge, he was pretty sad that we cut it the next day.

The Poet

Andrew the Poet

I found Andrew's poem book today and this was one of his poems. I had to laugh, I was so proud.

Home
Babys
Tyler Toots (gas)
Soft and Hard Floors
Food
Crying
Andrew's House

I love this kid!!!

Thanksgiving Point

I LOVE spring in Utah. One of my very favorite places to go during this season is Thanksgiving Point Gardens. It's awesome!!! Spring is when the Tulips come out and Tulips are my very favorite flower. My niece Jonni was in town visiting from Colorado so she came with us. It was a little challenging with three babies and Max but I am always up for a challenge (not sure grandma was).

Nicholas loved running around

He was pretty "ticked off" when he had to go back into the stroller.

Jonni, Grandma, Max and Nicholas.
Grandma was a little flustered with the wind.

Max, Jonni and Chandler.

Then we took the kids to the Animal Park at Thanksgiving Point.
The weather was beautiful!!!
Chandler and Chayce

Sydney and Max

Nicholas kept his distance but this baby horse was very interested in him or maybe his sticky fingers.

Chad and Nicholas

There were a ton of baby animals there, the baby pigs were pretty cute.

Max LOVED the pony ride, Sydney thought it was a little boring since she has been taking horse back riding lessons for over a year on horses three times the size of these ponies.

Isn't this place awesome!! You can't beat the beautiful scenery.

We ran into Sis. Julie Beck. She was there with her grand kids. It was so nice to get out of my house, I have been going a little nuts being cooped up inside while the weather couldn't decide if it was winter or spring. Happy Spring!