Kambree graduated from Preschool in May. We did a neighborhood group. There were 6 kids, we had to either teach or be the helper once every 3 weeks. The kids loved getting together and the group of moms did a great job with the lessons. I am a little glad it is over, it gave me a whole new appreciation for what "real" teachers do every day.
This is my AWESOME family!!!! It was my first time to Moab and I loved it. My sister said that the last time they were in Moab they saw a family that did something funny...every time someone passed them on the trail they had to freeze in the position they were in. So we thought maybe we should do something like that....that is when Austin found a Zoro mask and said we should wear them while we were hiking. Well the girls could not wear that so we got Princess crowns for all the girls to wear. It sure made it easy to see where our kids were...we got a few funny looks but it was fun. (We only made everyone wear them on 1 hike, but Austin wanted to wear his the entire time.)
This is my sister and her family that came with us...ok it was really their trip and we just kind of invited our selves. Don't they look so good in their masks and crown!
These are the kids...it was kind of funny to walk with all 7 of them by myself and then have someone else walk by thinking they were all MINE!
They had so much fun spending time with their cousins. Austin wanted to be a cowboy on one hike...OK.
These are the girls modeling for the camera in front of "Balance Rock".
Shawntell and me in front of "Delicate Arch". That was the hardest hike we did, we all made it back alive.
Paige and Shawntell were doing cartwheels down this sand dune. Kambree liked to pretend she was surfing.
And this is the last hike of the trip. Shawn and I survived...I am not a fan of 103 degree heat!!!!! Glad to be home and see it raining.
Austin is now officially a 1st grader. He is so excited to eat lunch at school and not at home. This is his Kindergarten teacher. She is one of the best there is. I told her that she has to keep teaching at my kids school for at least 2 more years, so she can be Kambrees teacher.
Shawntell loved her teacher this year also. She told me one day "people think my teacher is mean, but really she just has a loud voice". Shawntell loved her teacher because she really encouraged her creative side, she had them write lots of creative stories and doing a lot of art.
This is Paige with her teacher. I helped out a lot in her class this year and grew to love her teacher also. She is really big into "letting the kids have responsibility and showing accountability for their work". She would give them a huge list of things that needed to be finished by the end of the week and then gave them time to do it. They could either get it all done during school or they would have homework. Paige did really well with that type of teaching. I think it is preparing them for Junior High.
BRING ON THE SUMMER FUN!
Here they are looking all "GLAMMED" up. I must say it has been nice having them in the same dance class. They did a great job. The theme for the performance was "Under the Big Top". They got to be tight rope walkers, Lion tamers, and clowns.
This year they got balloons instead of flowers. They are standing outside of the theater where they danced. They did a great job, but I have to be honest and say I am a little glad it is over for a few months.
Kambree is at that point where naps are no longer happening. They haven't happened for about 1 year. But there are days when you can tell she really could use one. On Sunday she kept being mean to her brother and got put in the corner. She didn't stay in it, so she got put on a chair. And 5 minutes later this is what we found!
It really doesn't look that comfortable. It was 5:15 p.m., too late for a real nap and too early to put her in bed.
Oh the excitement of losing your first tooth. It helps that for Family Home Evening just a couple of weeks ago we watched the movie "The tooth fairy". The kids loved it. Austin kept asking me if it would be a boy fairy or a girl fairy that was going to bring him his money.
Yes you read that right...it has gone too fast. So much to say about a wonderful man and the life we have built together. So just for fun I will list a few of the fabulous moments we have shared.
1. St. Lucias (no more needs to be said)
2. Frosting fight (lead to our first kiss)
3. 4 awesome kids
4. 2 Houses
5. Honey moon to Lagoon. Located in Farmington, Utah (yep we had no money)
6. 2 mini vans
7. Drug bust (2 houses down, one around the block, one around the other block...we moved)
8. 1 stabbing (neighbor across the street and one house down...Jen thanks for being here for that one)
9. 1 slashed tire (wow this is looking like a horror film)
10. Only 1 set of "stitches"...so far!
11. Ye Lions Den (so sad they closed you down)
12. Cumin looks just like cinnamon when the lights are off
13. King of Queens (always from 9:00 - 10:00 with popcorn!)
14. Trying so hard to always surprise me (sorry the little Chinese woman messed up the last one!)
I love you honey and look forward to many more fun and unexpected moments with you by my side.
