Preschool Graduation

Rachel greeting her friend Scarlet and then proceeding to play! Rachel with her teachers: Mrs. Lavelle, Mrs. Snyder and Mrs. Sana. They presented each child with a class picture and on the other side a picture diploma. The proud parents and little Jaders. Rachel with her best friends: Kennedy and Julia. Rachel and Grandma Taz. This morning was Rachel's preschool graduation. It was held at a park close to home and we were planning on staying after the ceremony for a picnic and playtime. Unfortunately the cold, windy weather had other plans for us. After the ceremony, bubble fight, and a short play time on the playground, we headed for McDonald's for some playtime. Rachel has had a wonderful year learning and putting on various productions. The teachers put together a CD with 761 pictures on it which they had taken over the year along with a DVD of the different plays, parties, field trips and songs they've learned throughout the year. It was special to sit down with Rachel and see her face as we watched her memories. She will be going to this preschool again next year for 3 days a week preparatory for kindergarten. I am looking forward to new memories they will make for us! Congratulations Rachel!

More Memorial Day

More Photos...sorry they wouldn't all fit! Rachel jumping on the trampoline with Mayson. She enjoyed watching him do flips and other tricks. Mom and daughter chillin outside! Rachel wanted to dance for Ashliegh, but only if I danced too...unfortunate for the crowd. Jayden and Ashliegh having some girl bonding time.

Memorial Day Fun

Mayson, Ashliegh, Allyson and Rachel hanging out and playing the Wii. Elena and Jayden checking on the boys doing the BBQin! The boys cooking our yummy food: Ribs, Chicken and Shrimp. Elena and Me. Rachel and Lilly. They are so cute together; I think Rachel wanted to take her home. (So did I!) On Memorial Day we went to Shoreline to have a BBQ with some good friends of ours. We had a blast; especially Rachel! It's always fun to eat good food in good company!

My Big Girl!

My little angel decided to start pulling herself up onto furniture and toys a couple of weeks ago. She is anxious to walk and play with her big sister! The funny thing is that once she is up she can't get down...she's stuck in the standing position until she's tired of standing and whines for help. Gotta love her!

A Day For Celebration

Mother's Day was very eventful this year! To start the celebrations, Brett and I took his Mother to our favorite breakfast place: Maltby's Cafe on Saturday morning. This was not only a fun adventure with yummy food, but there was no clean up and I could relax! Later on on the evening my Mother and I went to Olive Garden for dinner and then to a movie: "Made of Honor". Dinner was delicious (again no clean up), and the movie was cute and fun. Sunday morning we went to church and enjoyed various musical numbers (none from the primary children:( ) and then received pansies to plant at home. Mine is still in my window sill about to die. I'm not very good with plants:) Sunday evening we we went to my brother Lance's house where he made my Mother and I chicken Alfredo for dinner. Dylan and Jonathan pitched in with the clean up while Brett and Bob slacked off!!! At least I was able to relax and enjoy the evening; although I did get a little ancy not having any responsibilities! My brothers had to kick me out of the kitchen! We took 3 pictures of the family; none turned out. In each one Dylan was either tickling me or making funny faces. In this one he thought it would be funny to put his finger in my ear...Love YA! I hope all had a wonderful Mother's Day! We are blessed to have this most sacred calling in life and should be enjoying every minute of it...well almost every minute of it:):):)

8 months!

Time is passing too quickly! Jayden is already 8 months old!!! She started crawling backward at 7 months and is now crawling frontward:):) She is laughing and playing, trying to stand up on her own, which looks more like a bear crawl, and thinks the world of Rachel. She is no longer a snuggler unless I force her or she is super tired. She would much rather be on the floor moving around and being curious. She is too cute and makes me smile everyday!

Bedtime Picnic

Rachel was supposed to be getting ready for bed so we could watch a short movie. When I went upstairs I found her making a special picnic for me. It was so cute, so of course I couldn't get mad. We ended up spending the rest of the evening playing in her room, which was much better than watching a movie anyway! Isn't she just adorable?