Preschool Comes to an End

Brielle attended preschool with Ms Sara for two years.  She is soooo ready for Kindergarten now but she will miss Ms Sara who always did such a great job! 

This is Brielle with her friend and carpool companion, Lexi. 

Emmitts First Trip to the Dentist

I took all the kids in to the dentist yesterday and it was Emmitts first time getting a check up.  When we first got there he clung to me pretty tightly but after watching all his siblings have their turn in the chair he was very anxious to get there.  He was pretty serious about it all and he amazed the hygenists by how good he was for being just two and a half years old.  Its the benefit of having older siblings I guess.

Tootsie and a few other goats

Brielle and Emmitt LOVE the zoo.  We dont get to go often because of preschool but we got to go on Monday and we spent quite a bit of time in the petting zoo.   Brielle learned all the names of their pygmy goats and brushed them till they looked beautiful.  Emmitt had a good time too- though I think he might have actually been more interested in the hand sanitizer dispensers than the goats- I couldnt keep him away from them. :)

Audrey

 Audrey has been our beloved babysitter every other weekend for over a year.  Sadly and happily she is graduating High School and off to BYU Idaho in the Fall.  The kids have grown quite attached to her so we are sad to see her off but wish her the best.  We attended her graduation party last weekend and had a great time.  I made a cake and some cupcakes for the occasion.

The start of a new gardening season

Last Monday for Family Home Evening, we planted our garden.  Im going to try and get the kids more involved this year.  We planted tomatoes, beans, peppers, peas, cucumbers, and zucchini.   We're crossing our fingers it will be a good year.

Campout

Brayden and Kevin recently went on the annual father- sons campout.  They had a blast. 

And while the boys were away, the girls and I "camped out" in my bed.  It was a fun treat for them, but certainly not my best nights sleep :)

Pot painting

So we finally got some furniture for our patio and as I was sitting out there, enjoying it, I thought all my pots were rather drab.... And a craft project was born.  The girls and Emmitt each got a pot and let their creative juices flow.  It was a lot of fun (except the stressful part of trying to keep Emmitt from painting the deck the chairs, the house and anything else in sight).

As you can see, Brielle likes to emulate everything Makenna does.  It drives Makenna crazy but of course- imitation is the highest form of flattery.

This is the pot I painted.  I loved it so much, that when it was done, I painted a few more.  I'll have to get pictures of those later.