End-of-Kindergarten Party

I can't believe Lukas is already done with Kindergarten. This has been so fun watching him learn to read and write! I'm amazed. He is so smart and Mrs. Hansen was such a great teacher! We wanted to end the year with a bang, so I let him invite 10 friends to have a party on the last day of school. It was fun, and a bit crazy, with 10 Kindergarteners running around! He loves his friends (which are mostly girls) and is always wanting play dates with them. What a great year!

Lava Hot Springs

We took a fun family/neighborhood trip to Lava Hot Springs. It was such a fun get-away! And there is no way I'll ever go back to tent camping (maybe when the kids are bigger). We stayed in a cute little cabin that had bunks for the boys and a bed for us and a microwave and fridge. Don't forget we had a sink, toilet and shower, too! It was great to spend time with friends and let the kids play. We went to the hot pots, to the big swimming pool where we had fun going down the massive slides and just playing! We had some rainy nights, but no worries since we had a cabin! The Wankiers weren't so fortunate, since they stayed in a tent and had a sick baby. They are troopers! What fun memories!

Mindy came to town!!

Mindy was here for a month! She came for Jayson's farewell and then took off to Paris with David for her 40th bday! Then when she got back she was here for 2 more weeks, so we got to have some quality time together. You won't know it from the lack of pictures, but we had fun! I'm so glad they came and we got to have them stay at our house a few nights. They boys love playing with Karsten, and Sierra was a great babysitter to Zoey (despite her screaming!). Skyla was so cute to always play with the boys and we were all sad to see them go! Until next time.

Tiny Sprouts Graduation

Max graduated from preschool yesterday. I was so worried when I first put him in. He is just so intense and can get really aggressive if you don't know how to handle him. From day 1 Miss Becky and Miss Brendy were right for him. They knew how to talk to him and help him participate. Not to say it wasn't hard work on their part, but he loved it and would come home excited and happy. I am so thankful for those teachers. And I'm so proud of Max for learning and going each week. Aunt Mindy was here for it, and that made Max's day. Gma Sonia came, too which was so nice. I love that we have such a supportive family. One more year of preschool to go! :) pictures to come...

Zoey @ 13 months

So Zoey is walking around, doing her thing. Little Miss Independent. Yet, she is so attached that I can't put her down for a second! How does she manage this?! She will not eat her food unless she is feeding herself. I cannot change her diaper or get her dressed without a major struggle. Not to mention do her hair! She does not let me do chores around the house. She knows where my candy stash is and will stand there and demand some until she gets some. Then she holds onto it until it is melted and gooey and then and ONLY THEN, does she want to be left alone to wander the house leaving sticky dirty hand and finger prints on everything. It's exhausting! She loves her blankie and can't bear to go to bed without it. She screams when Max comes anywhere near her. She has discovered Capri Suns and absolutely must have her own and hold her own. She'll squeeze it if you try and help her which leads to juice getting all over everything. She loves the sand box and sitting in small chairs. She kicks her feet when you sit her in a chair all by herself. She has managed to go up the stairs, but not come down yet. She has more teeth coming in than I can count, which may be the cause of her grumpiness lately. She has learned how to wave at the appropriate time. And her first word is EAT. She also says HOT (thanks to my curling iron-she didn't touch it but that is because I told her a million times not to and that it was hot. Now every time she sees it she says "hot, hot, hot"). She throws a killer tantrum when she doesn't get what she wants. And she is learned to go to other people without crying. After I'm done changing her diaper, she will go throw it in the garbage and say "poop". She loves trying on people's shoes or just carrying them around. She fits perfectly in her brother's t-shirt for PJ's and has the cutest dimples on both cheeks.

Finally...

This hard work... Helped pay for this...

Mother I Love You

I get to celebrate this wonderful day all because of my three sweet kids. They bring me so much happiness!!! We started out Mother's Day celebrating my wonderful mother-in-law for an early breakfast. We cooked crepes and had fun visiting. The kids sang a mother's day song in church and then it was off to Woodland Hills to celebrate Nana with dinner. I love that we get to see each other and share this special day with the other wonderful mother's in my life. :)

Easter 2011