SCORE!!!

So, Summer is here. We are doing great. My favorite part is not waking up and rushing to the door! As I try to get the house ready to have pictures taken and put on the market, I am busying myself with chores and keeping the kids at bay. I found myself allowing popsicles, yogurt, cookies, candy, etc just to get them happy and out of my way. Yesterday Cara had a sugar low melt down.
Today I saw a sign that read:
Don't count the days...Make the days count.
So today is a new day!
One of the kids favorite snacks are Turkey Wrappers, apples slices wrapped in turkey.
So, as we were returning the Rug Doctor, I saw some broccoli and remembered one of my favorite snacks as a kid. We made ham wrapped around steamed broccoli and a slice of cheese. The kids loved it and Cara got her protein!!

Happy Birthday Cara!

For Cara's Birthday, I visited her classroom. We can't bring food into the school, so I got to come read Fancy Nancy and do a craft with her class. It was so fun. She asked all her friends for their autograph and they used fancy words all afternoon. They were very fancy and dapper! Cara is such a fancy girl. She loves extra clips in her hair. She loves artwork with lots of Pizazz and her form of organization is very "fancy." We love you, Cara. We're proud of you!
She has been saying the last few days, " I don't feel like I'm 6 yet."
I don't know what she was expecting, but she's still waiting for it to happen:)

Excuses, excuses!

Sorry I haven't blogged in a while. There has been plenty to blog about, but NO time to do so.
Here are my excuses:



















Excuse #5. Cara's Author's Celebration was a tear jerker and so amazing. Cara can sign the alphabet, the Pledge of Allegiance, God Bless the USA, and many other great words in Sign Language! (like toilet when she's trying to tell me from 3rd Base!)

4. Ryan was sick and missed his last week of preschool!(Sad for him and for me!)

5. Ryan celebrated his birthday.

We had fun playing Star Wars, having a playdate with Jacob, Lizzy, and Sadie, eating at Friendlys and watching Shawn's game! It was VERY hot that day!

Thanks Grandmas and Grandpas for the great presents!!

2. Nate's Uncle Richard, Aunt Cindy and cousin Cole came for a quick stay. We wish we could have done more, they are so fun. I know we took pictures, but it must have been on Cindy's camera!

3. Shawn had an all day field trip to Nature's Art. It was by far my favorite field trip ever! Here he is digging in a mine for minerals that he then classified and brought home! We also went on a walking path and came upon scenes like this throughout. Toward the end Shawn and his friends ran to get to the end because they heard the volcano errupting!

Excuses, excuses!

1. We hosted 3 members of the BYU Symphony Orchestra for 2 days. They did more to help our kids love music than we could have by a long shot!! We saw one of them on Music and the Spoken Word today:)

The biggest excuse of all is

We're Moving!!!

Yes, it's sad, but true. Nate accepted a position in Ohio and we are off to a new adventure.

The kids have been so great about it! I think they've seen so many people come and go that they know they can do it, too. Evertime we go to a baseball game or school and church event, they say, "I wish we weren't moving. I like it here!"

We really do love it here and call it home. It is hard to imagine feeling that way about anywhere but where our extended family is. I have been so emotional at church, and every event thinking we're leaving this community we know and love. But we're also excited for the hope of new beginnings and adventures!

Nate's start date is June 30th and we want to be there by the end of August for the start of school. Problem: we haven't even got our house on the market yet.

Of course it won't happen until school is out and we will have to keep the house ready to view at any moment and try to enjoy the summer. We are planning field trips everyday. With so much to do in this part of the country- we have alot of must do's on our list! Anyone up for an adventure? Come join us!!