Baseball with the Bees!

To kick off the summer we went down to a Salt Lake Bee's game with the kids and my cousin Kelly and her husband Wade (apparently I forgot to get pictures of them, sorry guys). Anyway, we met at the Gateway that afternoon, grabbed lunch and then headed to the game. We had great seats behind home plate and the kids had a blast. Lynn spilled about his whole Coke on him in the 4th inning and then we spilled the kids drink not long after that. Other than that, we didn't have any other mishaps. The game started at 7:00 and went into overtime so we didn't even leave until around 11:00. Then they had fireworks after the game which we watched as we were walking to the truck. I couldn't believe the kids stayed awake the whole time.

After the game, Kelly and Wade spent the night at our house. We had some good laughs and were up until about 2 or 3 in the morning. Wish they lived closer so we could get together more often.

Last Day of Preschool & Graduation

So, Madi made it through a year of preschool. She did such a good job and really loved going everyday. It definitely helped having her best friend Annie in class with her, but by the end her teachers said she even started branching out and playing with other kids. Especially Miss Julie's daughter, Kara, Madi talked about her almost everyday. I'm so proud of her and excited to see her learning her letters and trying to write her name.

That night was the Preschool Graduation. They always do such a good job with the graduation and Madi looked so grown up in her cap and gown.

Madi and Annie making faces. We were laughing about how fun it would be to get a picture of them graduating from High School together. It will be interesting if they do.

At the end all the kids moved their tassel to the other side and then threw their caps in the air.

Madi with her teachers, Miss Lori and Miss Julie.

Indiana Jones Doesn't Have a Home

Parker was drawing pictures in church today and Grandma leaned over and told him to draw of picture of Indiana Jones' house. Parker replied "Indiana Jones doesn't have a home, he just goes from one adventure to another.".... of course, why didn't we think of that?

Fancy Madi

Madi's cousin, Lillian, turned 4 today and had a Fancy Nancy birthday party. Fancy Nancy is one of Madi's favorite books and so she was all about dressing up fancy. She even kept referring to her books to get the look just right. I asked her if she wanted to put on lipstick and she said "Just a minute let me check." She went right to her book to look and came back and said "No, Fancy Nancy doesn't wear lipstick!" What a girl! The birthday party was a lot of fun, thanks Aunt Candace and Lillian. The girls all decorated Fancy Nance Purses, danced, broke a pinata, opened presents and had cupcakes. By the end, my Fancy Nancy was all tuckered out.

Just a random picture of Madi in the tub. Gotta love the pink goggles!

Last Day of Kindergarten

Well we made it!! Our first year of kindergarten is over. I can't believe I'm going to have a first grader. Being new to the whole schooling thing with children, I would have to say the first year went really well. Parker had a lot of fun, made some good friends, and had a great teacher. He can now read fluently and excelled on all his testing. Way to go Parker! On the last day all the kindergarten classes just played games out on the grass and they signed yearbooks (how funny is that?). I was there helping with the games so below are a couple of the pictures I took.

Kindergarten Program

Today was Parker's Kindergarten Program. All three Kindergarten classes at the school put on a performance for their parents. They sang songs, had a slide show presentation and each child had a part. Parker's part was "My favorite part about kindergarten was learning a letter a day." He did a great job and it was fun seeing him once again with all his friends from class.

Parker with his class buddies: Parker, Alex, Joshua, and Damien

Parker with his teacher Ms. Flanary

Memorial Day

Memorial Day weekend consisted of a few BBQ's and spending time with Lynn's family. We also took a ride out to Newton to put flowers on Nathan's (my younger brother) headstone. Last year we did this and the kids really asked some interesting questions about death and where we go after we die. It was a great learning experience. This year didn't provoke as many questions, but it was still nice to go. I love seeing all the pretty flowers on the headstones this time of year and I'm so grateful for all of the men and women that have fought and died for our country.