Christian's Pre-school Graduation...........

 We are so proud of Christian! He has worked so hard this year and has done so well in pre-school! In the beginning he was super shy with his teachers and friends and by the end of the year he was shouting out answers and could at least answer his teachers if they asked him a question. But he had a great little group of friends. It was so fun to see him interact and talk with them.

 I wish I could post the video on here of this song...but he has some of his dad in him for sure. He was shaking and moving his leg around and couldn't keep still while singing this song. He was on beat and be-bopping along. It was hilarious! It was awesome to see him really get into and actually sing and dance along!

 Getting his diploma from teacher Jen. Teacher Jen and teacher Season got a kick out of Christian. They also said he followed the rules and was so kind and helpful to the other kids in class. He would encourage them if they were having a hard time or needed help. It was fun for them to try to get him to smile or grin because he wouldn't say much. He knows all his letters and sounds and has even started learning some sight words.....next stop learning to read! He is great with math...adding and subtracting numbers already. And he is pretty good at writing his own name. He has learned a lot and will definitely be ready for kindergarten next year! WAY TO GO CHRISTIAN!!

Julia's 1st recital..........

 Julia started taking piano lessons in January and has loved it. She is a fast learning and picks up the music quickly. She has a fabulous teacher that knows just how much work to give her and just how much to push her. She takes 3 lessons per week and then on the 4th week they have a group class where they play a piece in front of the group to work on playing in front of people (genius!) And then they also talk about a different composer each month, what type of music they played/composed and interesting things about them. Her teacher gets them excited about music!
Julia did a fantastic job. She said she was a little nervous playing in front of so many people but she did great. She played and played her piece at home constantly and really did have it memorized. It was Winnie the Pooh, a Disney classic. It was also great to hear all her students play and to see what level they were at. We look forward to Julia continuing on with lessons and getting even better! Way to go Julia!

Spring Flowers...........

Lilacs are one of my favorite flowers...they remind me of my Grandma Shirley. She use to have bouquets all around her house cut from her own yard. I have planted some bushes in my yard and hopefully after a few years will get blooms as gorgeous of this.

Sunday Selfies........

Luther is such a happy boy. He loves to smile and laugh. He loves to look at pictures on my phone and take pictures. So we were just sitting around having fun and decided to take some pictures.We were laughing so hard by the time we were done. Luther was just cracking us up.

Springtime...........

We just got out for the afternoon and went to Thanksgiving Point. All the trees are in bloom and the flowers are out. I love this time of year. All the world seems new again, fresh with new adventure and new possibilities..........its just a nice feeling. And it was just nice being out with family!

My Sleepy Boys.........

 It just must have been one of those weeks. Because all of these guys feel asleep at random times during the day or in just funny ways.........

 

 I think it's so cute when he goes shirtless.....he gets so 

hot at night sometimes

 It must have been a long day at work or maybe

just a long sleepless night

 This little guy fell asleep mid peanut butter sandwich...it was

still in his hand when I woke him up

And this one is just to cute....no nap leads to falling asleep 

next to mama while just hanging out

Church Museum and Temple Square.........

The last day of Spring Break we decided to take the kids up to Salt Lake for a little outing. It was a beautiful day and we couldn't resist.....it felt like spring had finally arrived!

We first stopped at the Church History Museum. It is very education, hands on and fun. We spent a lot of time their and the kids loved it. There is a section on the prophets of the church. There is a kids section where they can play and build with blocks and color and explore on Nephi's boat. There is a replica of the Angel Moroni they put on top of the temple you can see close up.

We even got to see a short video of the 1st vision by Joseph Smith. It was like you were in the Sacred Grove with him. It was pretty cool. The kids were just mesmorized by it all. I think they just love learning and being able to touch and explore things. It was a really fun thing to go do with everybody.

After the museum we headed over to Temple Square to see all the beautiful flowers. Spring time on Temple Square is gorgeous and one of my favorite times. We took lots of pictures. The kids loved all the fountains and we couldn't keep them away from the water. They also loved standing on the platform in front of the Salt Lake Temple and posing for some great pictures.