My little Munchkin!

May 25th was a busy evening. The same night as Brandon's track meet, Shaylee had her Wizard of Oz play at her preschool. I was just glad that they were timed, so we could go to both.

Shaylee was a Munchkin for the play and boy was she a cute Munchkin! She has been singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" for months now. She sings that song every Sunday for my mom and dad and mother-in-law on the phone. My dad was impressed with how in tune she is. She's a good little singer.






Shaylee and her "twin" Maddie!


Ellie and Shaylee

When I saw her in her costume I was reminded of another little Munchkin we had three years ago at this same school.




The two cutest munchkins around!

Track

Brandon had his first year of track this year. He really enjoyed it, he loved the practices and was excited for his first track meet. He had his first track meet on May 25th. He was super excited and so cute. He ran the 100 m dash, the 200 m and he did the standing long jump and did the softball throw. It was so cute to see him racing. He was just loving all the people and looking for Pete and me in the stands. Needless to say he did not win any races since he was more intent on waving and smiling for the camera then actually racing. It was super cute, though! I'm glad he loved it and hopefully he will do it again next year.

Mother's Day.

I am so behind! Oh well, I will hopefully catch up soon!

For Mother's Day, I was spoiled greatly this year! I got breakfast in bed. YUMMY! I got the best picture book of me with my kids starting with Brandon as a newborn on up until the present time. I love it and so do the kids. It has been a favorite church item for the kids to look at during church. I also got lots of other presents. I really am a spoiled woman, by both my kids and my wonderful husband.

Talent Show

Brandon and Kenyon both participated in the Harmony School talent show again this year. They both played the piano as their talent.

Brandon played Do Re Mi- He did a great job and is becoming a good little pianist.





Kenyon played Were You Sleeping?- He is also becoming a great piano player. I am actually really surprised at how much he likes it.





The night of the Talent Show was a bit stressful, since Pete had a makeup baseball game he had to coach. We knew he would be cutting it close to get to the school on time to see the boys perform. As Kenyon's name kept getting closer to being called I nervously kept looking at the doors willing Pete to come through. Finally it was his turn and no Pete. I was sad, but went up front to video Kenyon, when I got back there was Pete sitting in the chair. He made it just as Kenyon started playing. Talk about cutting it close. I was so glad he made it.

Way to go boys! You did such a great job!

That's GREEK to me!

Brandon had his first year of EXCEL this year and he loved it! It was such a great experience for him and just gave him that much more to add to what he was already doing at school. This year the third grade emphasis in EXCEL was Greece. Everything that they did revolved around Greece. Greek architecture, Greek Gods, Greek food, the Olympics (which made him really interested in the Olympics in February), anything and everything Greece. He says he is a Greek expert and even wrote a paper on it in his regular classroom. Their culminating project for the year was a play that they did on April 28th. It was called "Queen Midas and the Golden Touch". Brandon was a behind the scenes guy. He did the smoke machine and also created some of the power point on the project. He was originally cast as one of the Gods, but decided he didn't want to get up in front of everyone and would be more comfortable behind the scenes. He did a great job and really enjoyed himself. It was a cute play and a fun night. Way to go Brandon!

Vancouver- Yes BC!!!

On April 16-18, we loaded our family in the van and headed to Vancouver, Canada. We went to Victoria three and a half years ago with my parents, but have never been to Vancouver. We decided to go because the church was having the Vancouver Temple open house for three weeks in April. We had only been back from Spring break for two weeks, but we knew it was an important opportunity for our kids to be able to go to a temple open house.

We stayed at a Motel 8 that had a pool with a big water slide. The kids thought that was great. We got there late on Friday night and of course the kids had to go on the slide, so they went to the pool and swam until about 10:30 pm. I am not one to usually let my kids stay up, but they had been in the car for so long and were just dying to check out the pool and slide.





On Saturday we went to the temple open house first thing. We got there at about 9:30 and we got right in. It wasn't very crowded, but it sure filled up fast after that and got a lot busier. The temple was gorgeous and the kids loved it. They especially loved the beautiful celestial room. We then headed to Stanley Park, but since it was pouring rain we didn't really get out or do much because it was just raining too hard. We went to downtown Vancouver and were disappointed to not see anything from the Olympics, but we did find a store selling Olympic stuff for pretty cheap. We loaded up and had a great time there and at a toy store that was super fun for the kids. We ate at a yummy restaurant called "The White Spot" and then headed back to the hotel, where the kids swam again until late at night.

On Sunday, we headed back to the temple for pictures, since the weather on Saturday had been so bad. It was gorgeous on Sunday. By this point Jaron had had enough and he did NOT want his picture taken. So, we only got a few of him. But, Pete was able to get some really beautiful pictures. He has turned into quite the photographer. After the temple we headed home. It was such a great weekend and one I am sure we will remember for a long time.























These raccoons were in a tree near the temple

Jaron's Bday

So, for Jaron's third birthday we decided to go out to dinner and bowling as a family. Jaron is all about balls, so we figured he would love bowling and boy did he ever! He had a hard time understanding why he had to wait for everyone to go before he got another turn, but he was very patient. It was such a fun time. All of the kids had so much fun. I am amazed at how good Brandon and Kenyon are getting at bowling. Before too long, they can probably bowl without the bumpers up.













For dinner we went to our favorite kid friendly restaurant, the Star Dust Diner. It was yummy and the kids love to eat the breakfasts there. Jaron had pancakes and eggs, his favorite breakfast. YUMMY!!!!

Then we came home and opened presents and had ice cream and cake. He got some fun additions to his GeoTracks, and home for his Zhu Zhu pet, books, a DVD, clothes and bedding for his new big boy bed. That's right! Jaron is finally out of his crib and in a big boy bed. He loves it and has transitioned really well. It was a great birthday and he had so much fun.