School Carnival 2014

Every year the elementary school has a carnival and each grade preforms a dance. Frankie did some square dancing and Lucy danced to Thriller. They were both really cute. I can't believe that this is Lucy's last year at elementary. I really don't want to send her off to the big bad world of middle school next year. Why do kids have to grow up?

It has been a fun year of elementary for Lucy and Frankie. They had a few minutes of lunch recess together and enjoyed playing soccer and four square. I think they are really going to miss each other next year.

Preschool Water Party

Lydia is done with preschool! I can't believe my baby will be heading off to kindergarten this fall. I'm not sure what I will do without my little buddy. She had gone everywhere with me for the last five years. I am going to miss her like crazy.

For the last day of preschool they have a water party. Lydia had been looking forward to this for days. She got to wear her swim suit and play with her friends outside for two hours. She had a blast!

Lydia and her best preschool friend Henry

Lydia had a great bunch of teachers this year. They really helped her to get ready for kindergarten. We loved them.

Mrs Diane

Mrs Pat

Mr. Micheal

Mrs Amanda

Miss Kaylee

I can't believe how fast two years of preschool can go. Lets hope I can keep it together come this fall when I have to send her off to all day kindergarten. Love you Lydia!!

Summer 2014 day 1 and 2

backyard picnic selfie

The last day of school was June 4th. We usually get lunch and go to the park with friends, but this year Lydia had a stomach bug so we had to improvise. Lucy, Frankie and I had an In n Out picnic in the back yard. It wasn't quite the same but we had fun.

Day 1 of summer I had to go and clean Connie and Lin's house. I do this all year long, but it is so much fun having the kids with me when they are off of school. They get the chance to see their aunts and they love it.
This week Kristy was helping Connie plant some veggies and the kids helped out with that. I think Frankie enjoyed it most of all.
After cleaning I took the girls shopping. Lucy needed new sneakers so we headed over to Sears. She found a great pair that she really liked and I had a coupon so it made them even more cute.

Day 2 of summer was Frankie's friend birthday party. We don't do friend parties every year, and every time we have one I remember why we don't do friend parties every year. They STRESS me out! We kept this one pretty low key. We had it over at main street park and the kids just played soccer, ate lunch, and had a cupcake. I think they had a great time just running around and playing with each other.

playing soccer

cute kids

Jack and Lydia had fun taking pictures and playing together

 We also had our first snow cone of the summer. I love snow a good snow cone and this place has the best ones. Jeff and I shared a raspberry, Henry had a gigantic lime and blue raspberry with ice cream, Lucy had raspberry and coconut with ice cream, Frankie got the American (raspberry, coconut, and blueberry) with ice cream, and Lydia had strawberry banana. I really can't believe Henry can eat that giant thing all by himself!

Yummy!

   

Nothing Really

I always think that if I am going to blog it has to be about something. Well I am here to tell you not much goes on around here. Did you know that having one kid at home makes you lazy? Well it does. Come nap time I plop myself down in front of the computer eat and do mindless things, like play Webkinz. It is a nasty habit and I just might need a 12 step program. Can you picture it? Me and a bunch of five to twelve years olds talking about how we can't make it through the day unless we have done our virtual job or earned 1000 kinz cash. My life is sad.

I know I have been away for a while and you all probably thought I had joined Green Peace and was saving the world. Well I wasn't I was just playing Webkinz and being lazy. Now I have to go and make sure that Black Night (my virtual horse) makes it to school.

Stuff we have been up to

Lydia learned to walk

Enjoying the view from Ensign Peak

Hiking Ensign Peak

Face painting at Cleavland Days

Playing at Deer Creek

A Confession

This is what my house looks like this fine Monday morning. Just thought I would you make you feel better about yourself and your home today. You can thank me later.

I hope you think this is as funny as I did....

I am head over heels in love with this kid.

He is by far the most different of my children.

I try to keep him clean, but he is just one of those kids that no matter what you do he is always little bit messy.

He is also not much of a bath lover. He and I have an understanding that if I can't remember the last day he had a bath, then its time to fill up the tub.

Well Monday just happened to be one of the days that I was pretty sure it was bath day for Frank.

We were having a lazy summer morning that day, when panic struck and I remembered we had doctors appointments. I ran around like a mad women barking at the kids to get dressed, brush your hair, wash your hands.

We made it to the doctors on time and I was relieved. Things were going great. We did the usual pre-checkup things like getting weighed, checking height, answering questions and getting undressed.

We then waited for the doctor and Frank played with the toys and doctors spinny stool. That's when I saw it.......a HUGE skid on the bum of Franks underpants. I was mortified. What was the doctor going to think?

I decided to play it honest. I told her I had forgotten our appointments this morning and we didn't have time for bathes. I didn't specifically mention the skid hoping this was enough of an explanation. She probably understood the no bath but I am sure she thought "at least have him change his underwear."

I now find this story very amusing and I laugh every time I think about it. I am not so sure the doctor thinks it is as funny as I do.