Kindergarten Graduation

Justice had his graduation program today. I can't believe my baby is done with Kindergarten. The year flew by. It will be nice to have all the kids in school for the whole day in the fall. Then maybe mom can finally get some sleep--I hope. Justice was hilarious in their little program. He loves singing and he was belting them out with a big smile, he was bouncing and dancing along. I couldn't help but laugh. I had a couple people stop me after the program to tell me how cute he is. What a boy! We are sure proud of him.

Montana also tried out for the talent show today. She sang/lip synced a Hannah Montana song. We made some little dance actions to go with it. She practiced and practiced and it looked great. But when it was time to perform she was scared to death. She stood there frozen, and didn't do any of the actions. She was barely singing. Her eyes were filled with terror. But she did it- she didn't give up. I was so proud of her. She is so shy- this was a big deal for her.

Skyler (my nephew that I tend) has started crawling and he is off like a rocket. So we have a baby gate up, but that doesn't stop him a bit. I have been chasing after him all day. He is so fun to have around. It really helps with my baby hungries. He is a sweet little guy. The kids go crazy with him when he is here- they love the stuffin's out of him.

Catch ya later!

More Memorial Day Fun

Memorial Day Fun!

We got up early and met Mom and Grama Dodie at the cemetery to take care of our family graves. We have a bunch of ancestors at the one cemetery which makes it pretty easy. My brother John, My Grampa, 2 great-uncles, their wives, and my Great Mc Grandparents. So we get a lot done all at once. Then Eric went to see Debbie's grave while we were at church. We still need to head out to Camp Williams to visit his dad's grave and Tooele to Grampa Carl's. Mom already went to Spanish Fork on Friday so we didn't go there this year.

After church we headed out to moms for a yummy RIBS dinner. Soooo good. Dad told us all about his trip to Atlanta for the Sherriff's office. Sounds like a beautiful place. He also told us about some Sweet Potato Fries he had there. Made just like regular fries but with sugar sprinkled on instead of salt. I want to try that!

We pulled out the 4 wheeler and dad's old 250 and took them around the neighborhood. The 4 wheeler didn't see much action last year so we wanted to make sure it was still running. We need to get them out camping. Then Justice wanted to learn to ride the "big" bike with out the training wheels. He did such a great job. A couple of spills, but he brushed them off and was quite proud of himself. We ended the day playing frisbee in the front yard. All 6 of us with 3 frisbees flying around. That was pretty fun! We had a fun day! Even the dogs are wore out! What will we do tomorrow???

Memorial Day Fun!

My Pirate Name

Bloody Jenny Vane

Every pirate lives for something different. For some, it's the open sea. For others (the masochists), it's the good. For you, it's definitely the fighting. You tend to blend into the background occaisionally, but that's okay, because it's much easier to sneak up on people and disembowel them that way. Arr!

Go to www.fidius.org to find out what your pirate name is. Arrrr!!!

Play list

Hey kids. We are trying to get with the times. We have added a playlist to our blog. Let me know if there are any songs you love or hate, or if there are some new songs we should check out. I feel like a DJ looking for all these songs- but we have been loving having all our favorite songs in one spot. I know this is not a "new" concept- but we don't have MP3 players so this is new to us! Lots of these songs have special meaning to me and remind me of someone, or a certain time in my life. There is a HUGE range of genre which might seem weird, but that's me! Eric picked some of them- but I picked the rest.

We had NOWHERE to be today. I was weird. So we had to invent some things to do. So I started organizing our laundry/storage room- it had turned into a gigantic donation pile and the garage was spreading into it. So the car is full of stuff to take to DI and the tools are a bit more organized and ready to go back into the garage (which is another gigantic project- maybe for tomorrow). Eric started leveling the yard for our brick patio. He had to put in a retaining wall around the area we are going to use. I didn't realize how badly sloping our yard is. But it is going to look so nice when it is done. We also found some patio furniture that will be great around the fire pit. I think we will just put sod in the rest, but we are kicking around the idea of a zen"ish" gravel area. I guess we will decide after the patio is done.

Sierra went to spend the weekend with her dad in Houston. They are going wakeboarding in the ocean. How fun. Be careful girl. The little ones have been living it up running from one friends house to the next. Holiday weekends are the best!!

What a Day!

Today is a big day in our family. It is my parents 39th anniversary today. Wowzers! My mom told me that she hates to tell people at work how long she has been married because they make such a big deal about it. It really is an accomplishment these days. They are such a great example to me of how to make a marriage work. I love them so much. Congrats you two love birds. It's Grampa George's (Eric's dad) birthday today! So you think you can dance- our FAVORITE TV show begins tonight! The new Indiana Jones movie comes out today- we are so excited to see it. Eric is such an Indie nut. Also, Montana is suppose to have a double header game tonight- but we will see if it gets cancelled as it is raining off and on. So there is a lot to be excited about today!

Yesterday Justice took another Tae Kwon Do belt test. He did such a great job. I am so proud of how hard he works in class. He concentrates and stays on task. He is very strong and loves what he is learning. I am sure he passed and will move up but we will let you know next week when we find out.

Montana is going through a very emotional phase. She is extremely frightened by wind, rain, fears of floods, and weather warnings on TV. She squeals with excitement about Hannah Montana, and the Jonas Brothers whenever anyone mentions them or if they are on TV. She cries when I give Justice or Sierra any kind of praise unless I praise her as well in the same sentence. I love this girl! She wears her heart on her sleeve. But holy smokes- I can't wait for her to grow out of this stage- it is exhausting.

Sierra is excitedly planning her 14th birthday coming up in a couple weeks. My baby is growing up so quickly. It makes me weepy when I think about it. It seems like she has turned into a woman overnight. I love my family!!