A Strange Occurrence and the Science Fair

The Spray Rig Guy stumbled upon this adorable baby moose while spraying grain at my dad's house in late May.  Poor guy was just tiny, a mere day or two old and abandoned.  He lived for a day or so, just long enough to tour around the community and put smiles on a whole lot of little peoples faces! My kids thought it was the greatest thing ever!

The kids' school had a science fair.  Kallie had been telling me about it for awhile.  She said her group had chosen to create a replica of the Solar System.  I was a bit nervous about this and tried my hardest to help her out.  She would have none of it and assured me it was under control.  It sure was too! These four girls did a great job and worked all by themselves.  I was so proud of them!

Berks: the baby whisperer!

Cole was sick the day of the fair.  He was so bummed out that he missed it and even more so when he found out that his group made the newspaper! Poor kid!

First Swim of the Season

The folks in Arizona would cringe at the temperatures that we find acceptable for canal swimming! If the temps reach 75 in May (which they did this particular day) there is no stopping these guys from taking a little dip. 

After a mere two jumps each they were satisfied as the icy waters took the wind out of their sails.  It sure didn't stop them from trying the next day though! Oh how we crave summer here in Idaho!

School Play

Kallie had her school play at the end of May.  They performed "Stone Soup" it was adorable and Kallie did a great job.  She surprises me every year with how much she enjoys being in the spotlight.  I would have never guessed this to be the case when she was little.

Mrs. Killpack was Kallie's favorite part of third grade.  She LOVES her! She wants her to babysit and come over and hang out and is devastated that she is moving to Washington.  There is nothing better than when a teacher or other grownup makes that HUGE of an impact on my kids' lives.  Kallie would seriously have done anything to make Mrs. Killpack happy!

After the school play Kallie had her pal Kallie over.  they decided that they wanted to be cowgirls and spent a good chunk of time grooming up their horse before they went for a ride.  I sure hope these cute girls stay friends for a very long time!

Zoo Field Trip

The Kindergarten and First Grade classes go to the zoo every year.  The kids love it and I look forward to it too because I can take the babies and tag along.  Unlike Kallie who wanted me by her side every second on her field trip, Cole didn't really care what the boys and I did.  He was there to have a good time with his buddies!

Cole has a great class filled with nice kids from really good families.  I am grateful every single day that I sent him to school when I did instead of holding him back as I originally planned.  He thrives with these kids and they are all great examples.

Cole did humor me with a few good poses but was not thrilled to have his picture taken with his arch rival of five years! Cole and Lainee Dixon have butted heads since the first Sunday we moved into this ward.  It's really a brother/sister type relationship.  They get so annoyed with each other but have really started to get along well too. 

Mrs. Christensen did a great job with this wild hooligans this year.  I know they wore her right out but as a parent I am so grateful for teachers that go the extra mile.  

Hubba Hubba

I've always wanted a fat happy baby, and boy did I get one.  This kid is a chunk! He started sitting up in May and loves to sit and play with a bucket of toys.  Hayes loves food! He eats a big bowl of rice cereal every morning and usually some banana or other fruit with it.  He will eat any kind of baby food happily and hasn't turned his nose up at anything.  Hayes still can't roll from his stomach to his back and he just gets mad when I try to make him.  He will scream and then just lay his head down on the floor.  I guess I haven't pushed him much because I don't really want him cruising around just yet and he is so happy to just sit up that I let him be.  

Hayes still sleeps through the night.  I usually wake him up to feed him around 5:30-6:00ish so I can exercise and he will go back to sleep until about 7:30 or 8:00.  Hayes takes two good naps a day and a couple little cat naps.  He loves the kids and laughs at everything they do.  They fight over him, dress him up, wrestle with him, and tease him with food and toys and he grins through it all!  This boy makes my mamma heart very happy!

Field Trip

I was pretty excited when Kallie asked me if I would go on her class field trip with her this year.  I don't get to go a lot with the little boys at home.  It is so fun to watch the kids be in their element with their friends and teachers.  Kallie has such a great class and an amazing teacher this year.  It is crazy to me that she has a class so full of girls and yet there is rarely any drama.  Seriously they all get along so well and Kallie could have any one of those girls over to play and have a great time. 

We went to the college and visited the geology museum and went to the planetarium.  We also hit the zoology department and then the park for lunch and some playing.  It was a beautiful day and I loved getting to spend some time with my girl!

Hagen has had Paige over to play a few times lately.  They are good pals and have so much fun.  They are the perfect match, Hagen eats Paige's crust and vegetables for her and she finishes off the middle of his sandwich for him.  They are such a crack up.  I'm sure Paige's mom wasn't thrilled to find her hair, shoes and all her pockets full of sand when she picked her up but they had a really great time!

I really don't know what to say about Hayes that I haven't already said a million times.  He is one fat happy boy! Just the way babies should be!

Happy nine years!

I cannot believe that this girl is nine years old! Where has the time gone? She is growing up so much and is such a joy to have in our family.  She is my right hand girl and fills in the gaps that I can't seem to manage.  She babysits, cooks, cleans, prepares family home evening every single week and is a great sport about being the only girl in the family!

May is always the busiest month of the year for us. With all the field trips, ball games, end of year reviews and school programs; our days and nights are a crazy jumble!  Kallie's birthday usually falls on the weekend of Lagoon and this year was no different.  I think its a great way to celebrate! On Kallie's actual birthday we had been to ball games all night and celebrated with her favorite mint chip oreo ice cream cake at 9:00 that night.