School is out and Summer Begins!

With the end of School came Brooklynn's Kindergarten Celebration! The classes at her school sang some great songs and gave us a great program! It was so fun to see her and how grown up she is getting and how much she loves school.

Brookie and Mrs. Sagouspe

I had to throw in this picture of Josh, he loves to sleep in this chair and after a long day of playing this is how I found him.

Summer Break began with having some friends over for dinner. It was great and the kids had a wonderful time with their friends and we enjoyed spending time with ours.

Brookie and Zoey

Josh and 'Ydia' (Lydia)

I didn't get a pic of Tyler and Liam, but there were around as well!

Tyler started swim club on Monday and I think it will be something that will be great and keep him busy. He has practice every morning and then gets to participate in a few swim meets throughout the summer. He loves to swim and so I think this is going to be a great way for him to learn and have fun! Tyler also came down with Strep Throat on Monday - of course. It seems for the past couple of summers one or more of the kids has come down with it. Hopefully this time we can get it over with before we go on vacation instead of while we are on vacation.

I think that is about all! I feel super boring because we really don't have too much going on yet. I will say I am down to about 100 days left of pregnancy. This is a milestone that has seemed so far away for forever. I am actually feeling pretty good which I am super grateful for, I just hope it continues so that I can keep us busy and happy for the summer.

Baby Thoughts

For obvious reasons Baby Stuff is on my mind. I was at my Dr's Appointment to day and overheard a first time mom talking to her friend - also a soon to be first time mom and I couldn't help but smile. Why smile? A couple of reasons - First I thought wow I totally remember being in that postion and trying to figure it all out, Second I thought, WOW I am so glad this is not my first rodeo.

Then I came home and found in my mailbox a book that I asked Marilee to send me. I am only into the first Chapter but recommend it to all you moms out there. It is called 'The Parenting Breakthrough" by Merrilee Browne Boyack. In the first chapter she talks about how each child is different and even though you have been through this rodeo before, each time it is different and you have to learn what works and doesn't work with each child. That lead to me thinking - what will this child be like. How will he be different and how will he be the same? Will he be snuggly like Ty was, fussy like Brooklynn or mellow like Josh? Maybe a combination? Who's to say, but I sure do look forward to finding out.

The Good Mommy Moments!

Sometimes it seems that the Good Mommy Moments, you know the ones where you think wow this is worth it, wow I must be doing something right, are few and far between. It seems the mundane routine, the discipline, the homework, the breaking up of arguments is the norm.

While I know all the exhaustion and hard work is worth it, sometimes those really Good Mommy Moments catch you off guard and you realize just how fulfilling, wonderful and fun being a mom is and can be.

Good Mommy Moment #1
While hanging out with Josh today he said, 'Mom, Me gonna like mine baby bruder!' I love it! I love the fact that he is thinking about it and I sure hope he does like his Baby Bruder!


Good Mommy Moment #2
Minutes ago I pulled Josh out of the tub. I am lucky enough that his big sister will wash him and get him all cleaned up - What a blessing that is! But I pulled him out so that Brooks could finish rinsing her hair and as I started to dry him off he looked at me with the biggest grin on his cute little face and said, ' I'm Happy!' Those words melted my heart! What more can a mom ask for?

Motherhood is Good!

Blurry!

From the end of April to now has been a blurr. May was a crazy month - so crazy that we didn't even really get to Celebrate mine or Steve's Birthday's. Steve was super busy with work and home only a handful of days for most of the month. Having the Dad gone always makes for some hectic days and a very, very, very, very tired Mommy. Thankfully that is all behind us and we can move forward and CAN'T WAIT for school to get out next week.

Here are some of our May highlights!

• Miner Day at School (The school mascot is a Gold Miner). I was able to help out and Celebrate at Brooklynn's class. Josh, for once, got to come along and had fun playing the games and making the same things that the BIG kids did. He also loved playing in the Kitchen in Brooklynn's classroom and couldn't stop talking about it. Miner Day ends with a big FAIR and fundraiser, unfortunately I was really sad that we couldn't make it to the fair because of a baseball game for Ty, no really I was devastated, no really.
  

• The kids also enjoyed some play time with their friends. Here is Brooks with one of her BFF's Taylie, they decided they needed some crazy hair and Brooklynn really took it as far as she could!

• Ty and Steve were able to spend a wonderful 5 days in Utah and while there they went to the BYU Father and Sons Basketball camp. Of course I don't have any pictures, but when you get to have a weekend alone with dad and see some of your bestest cousins and your grandparents and some Auntie's and Uncle's what more can you ask for when you are 8. Ty had a fantastic time and it was a great way to get caught up with Dad after not seeing to much of him all month.
• The day after they arrived home from Utah was Tyler's first Pinewood Derby. The only problem was that there was no time before they left to get a car started. So with about an HOUR and A HALF before race time we started working on his car. Dad did the cutting, mom and Ty did the sanding, we got some wheels in place and Dad provided us with a custom 'Sharpie' paint job. It wasn't perfect and it wasn't super fast, but it was done and as you can tell by the look on the kids face, it was good enough. Although the car didn't win a race (due to a wheel that broke after the first run) Ty had fun! We affectionately named the car 'The Bolt' That about sums up our month. In the midst of the highlights was the regular stuff like baseball, gymnastics, homework, reading, scouts, laundry, cleaning, and whatever else it is we do all day everyday. Hmmmm what is it that I do all day everyday? I don't know, it is all a blurr!