The last day of school is the best day of school!!

We made it, we are on summer vacation.  It was a fantastic, succesful, crazy busy school year, and now we will play and have fun.....around sports schedules that is, but we will still have a fun summer!

 Gator was an awesome little speller.  We had to study really hard, but she almost always got a 100% on her tests.  Her reading has really come a long way, she can read, she just needs some more confidence. She is showing she has math smarts just like her brothers and her comprehension scores were right on.   Her favorite subject was definitely art, she is always coloring and drawing and writing books, or making little projects.   Gator is a tender heart and wears her heart on her sleeve, she is every single persons friend, and she cares about every one around her.  We were sad to see the year end with her teacher Mrs. Wilde, but we've heard fantastic things about her teacher for 3rd grade. 

 

Looking at their pictures from the beginning of the school year, I see the most change in Davis.  Being with them every day, I don't notice how much he has grown and matured, but everyone else sure has noticed and seeing this comparison, I now see it too.  Last week, I was in my classroom, Davis walked in gave me a big hug, then left to go to his class, not really saying a word, just showing me he loved me.  I love working at the same school that Owen has gone to and now Davis.  Even Owen has come back to my work.  He was at Rocky almost every day this week, just hanging out. 

Davis had an amazing year, this is one intelligent kid!  He scored a 4 on every single SAGE test and the highest percentage in science.  I am amazed.  That math grade is just a little bit laziness on his part, which we will be working on.  He enjoyed MESA this year as well as the NAL.  I am so proud of him for coming to Jr High and trying new things and finding things he enjoys.  He is looking forward to taking some engineering classes next year, as of now that is his goal to be an engineer in the Air Force.  I am a bit nervous for that, but I am so extremely proud of him. 

I laughed at Owens pictures, he's even standing the exact same way.  He did manage to squeeze out a few more inches and a couple more sizes in shoes though.  I wonder how much more growing he is going to do. 

 

 

Grade wise though, WOW.  He had a 4.0 3rd quarter and a 3.95 4th, that darn A- in math.  He also had a couple 4's on his SAGE testing.  All while wrestling, playing football, basketball and track.  He was a busy busy kid, and spent some long hours at Fremont.  He is getting closer and closer to getting his license, just now waiting to turn 16. 

I am so proud of these 3 kids.  They amaze me daily and make me smile and laugh.  Life is pretty awesome, and I'm so grateful I have them to spend mine with! 

Cousin Battle

With the hundreds of games these two play, it's amazing this is only the second time they've ever faced each other.  Femont played Layton for the last game of the spring league.  It was fun to watch, and after give each other a hug and be able to take a picture together still smiling. 

Service for mom and Colin

This coming week is my mom's birthday.  Krissy had a great idea, to go help Colin for my mom's birthday.  He gathered a list of chores that he needed help with and we went over between basketball  games.  The boys worked really hard and we got a lot done for Colin.  I spent my time in the backyard pulling weeds and enjoying the breeze with all my moms windchimes.  She loved to sit out back in the shade and breeze and listen to her windchimes, so yesterday, I really thought of her as we were there helping Colin and celebrating her birthday. 

Sidewalk Chalk

I saw on FB that there was a chalkart festival in Bountiful this weekend.  I am so glad that the kids and Sheila went along with me, it was so cool.  I just could not believe that people could make such amazing drawings on the sidewalk with chalk.  There were some foodtrucks there as well, and the kids chose the donut truck to give their buisness to for a snack.  We had a fun evening together, and it was nice to spend some time together without a plan or a place to be.  There was 130+ entries, and no possible way to pick a favorite, but here are some of the incredible drawings that we saw. 

It was a happy Mother's Day

My Mother's Day began yesterday with a delivery from UPS.  I got some amazing chocolate strawberries, they are so delicious, big, and juicy.  Then after dinner, the kids took me to Cherry Berry for our annual Mother's Day ice cream night. 

 Life is most certainly not easy, but for these three remarkable kids, I will keep going.  I can't help but smile when I think of how blessed I am to have the very best for me three kids I could have ever been given.  There is no doubt in my mind of our Savior's plan that I was chosen to be their mother on this earth, and  I can have them for eternity.  That knowledge makes my Mother's Day and every day worth living. 

 My kids have always prepared a meal for me on Mother's Day.  It seems when church is early, I get lunch, when it is at 11:00, I get dinner, and when we have the late 1:00 church they prepare breakfast.  This year, I got dinner.  We decided to go to Sheila's so she could join us.  The kids did a fantastic job making Manicotti, Salad, and Garlic Bread.  I was so impressed, it was delicious. 

 The first Mother's Day we had to go to the cemetery to celebrate mom.  It sucks, but having such an awesome family helps.  Gator wanted to make something to put on grandma's grave, so her and I made these cute flowers out of felt and popsicle sticks.  It was a project that took way longer then we thought, and we both had hot glue gun burns, but they turned out so cute and they look so cute at the cemetery and these flowers will never die.

 It's been raining all weekend, so the kids were so happy to get out and enjoy each others company at the park.  We froze as we ate root beer floats, but they sure tasted yummy. 

 These guys are growing into such awesome big people. 

 Trying to get Livia to stay and not leave to go home and do homework.  Party Pooper!

Always snocone weather

We had to drive through a downpour to get to our favorite snowcone place, but it was opening day after all. 

 

May Day

In history on May Day, baskets with treats were left anonymously on a persons step to celebrate spring and brighten another's day.   We enjoy this tradition in our family and want to wish you a happy May Day!!

We spent the afternoon making treats to pass out to some neighbors.  But the kids took a timeout to play a disgusting jelly bean game.  I had no part in this game.  They ate a jelly bean not knowing if it was vomit or peach, blue berry or toothpaste, buttered popcorn or rotten eggs, chocolate pudding or canned dog food and so on.  No thankyou!

Snapchat

I'm old and behind on everything, but my kids finally introduced me to snap chat and I have to say it is right up my alley.  We have such a good time playing around with the filters.  Since I only follow my kids and then Grace, Livia, and Carrie, my boys are regretting showing me how it works.