Oh, where to begin? I feel so badly that I haven't kept up will everything we've had going on. Here come lots of pictures!
First off, I had a great Mother's Day....how could I not with these four cuties? They were all helped Scott make a delicious teriyaki chicken dinner complete with some super yummy lettuce wraps. Oh, I'm getting hungry just thinking of it! Of course the kids were very sweet and perfectly behaved and didn't argue one bit the whole day. (Well, a mother can dream, can't she???) They did try their best to make it a fabulous day, and it was. :)
You can't go wrong with a dessert that looks like this:
Okay, I really need to stop with the food....it's lunchtime...
That week was also Aimee's fourth grade "Gold Dust or Bust" play. It is one of my favorites, and she was wonderful. Here she is in her 'gold miner' outfit:
Isn't she pretty? I think so...
And here we are at the Angels vs Braves baseball game with Scott's office:
We love the Angels! :)
Ryan has been growing up right before our eyes...little stinker! The other day we were talking about how big he is getting and Aimee said, "He's going to be a toddler soon!" (Hmmm...that's how much we baby him...he's almost two and we're thinking he's not even a toddler yet?! :) He loves to 'write' and draw....especially on things he's not supposed to...
...he has found some fun hiding places around the house...
...and spends lots of time getting into things like the flour and sugar, toothpaste, and especially my make-up. That is eyeliner on his lips...about two minutes before we had to leave for an appointment. Luckily it was just enough time to snap a few pics and clean it off before we had to leave! :)
Nathan was the "Beary Special Scholar" in his class and had a fun weekend with Scholar Bear:
Scholar Bear even brought him lunch from McDonalds...a super treat!
Nathan also got to bring us to his class:
We had lots of company the week of Memorial Day...first cousin Landon, then a couple of days later Maylee and Brooklyn (and Jeff and Heidi!) came. What a fun week! They got here Wednesday evening, and we got to spend Thursday at Disneyland with them. My kids were in heaven (and got to miss school for the day as an added bonus....) Friday evening Jeff's family came to our Ward Talent Show to see Scott and the kids perform "The Duck Song" skit:
Here is the link if you're wondering what "The Duck Song" is:
We were so busy with Disneyland and everything else going on that I didn't even take out my camera until the last day they were here:( Aimee and Anna set up a little party for Maylee because it was her birthday was coming up soon:
Ryan and cute little Brooklyn...Ry-guy loved having a "baby" around!
We had so much fun with them, and hope they come back to visit again soon!
Nathan's 'Kindergarten Farm' play was next on the calendar. Nathan got to be a farmer and a scarecrow...he did an awesome job!
"I am a farmer working morning to night,
Making certain this farm is running right.
With fields to plow and animals to feed,
It's not easy to find the time to weed."
"Being a scarecrow isn't all fun,
Standing for hours and hours in the sun.
I keep the birds away from the crops,
When they see me, their pecking stops."
How did I get such a cute little Kindergartener? I just love him.
And on to Scott's birthday! It was the big "37" this year...wow...that's creeping up pretty close to 40. We made him a
Coconut Caramel Cake from my favorite recipe blog. It was delish! Ryan's favorite part was blowing out the candles. Nathan would start lighting them and Ryan would blow from where he was sitting and get them all out. Nathan had to start over
several times. I couldn't believe Ryan's aim...I've never been able to blow out candles like that little guy can! We were laughing pretty hard by the time they were all finally lit. I'll post a video some time...it was hilarious...
Whew! Okay, we're over half-way done...stay with me...
Aimee had a field day and barbecue at school:
Anna attended her last 'Activity Days' before she turns twelve...I had to hold back the tears!
Nathan completed his first round of swimming lessons with his fabulous teacher, Miss Amanda. He's swimming like a little fish now!
Aimee had a business day at school (we sure seem to have a lot of those!) Here she is at her "Wheel of Questions" with her teacher (it was Decade Day where they dressed like their favorite decade...she doesn't usually have big hair like that...) Mrs. B. spun 'math' on the wheel and Aimee gave her a multiplication problem that stumped her. Luckily she redeemed herself and spelled 'regretful' right!
Nathan got to join in on the fun until Kindergarten started:
And since we started with Mother's Day, we'll end with Father's Day. The kids had a fun day hanging out with Daddy (they especially like that he doesn't care what they wear in their picture with him...unlike Mom who makes them stay in their church clothes...)
Ryan helped out by opening most of Daddy's presents for him while he was looking at the cute things the kids made him at school:
Okay, Nathan wants to take over the blogging for this next picture and tell you about the present he gave Scott for Father's day:
daddy got a picture of a fish that said good things come to dads that bait.
Very appropriate, since the past two summers at the cabin Scott has opted out of the fishing license and spent hours in the boat and on the shore baiting the kids' hooks. What a Dad!
I think that catches us up. Hopefully since school is out (finally!) I can keep this blog updated a little more often. Now I'm off to enjoy our first official day of summer...yay!
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