Memorial Day Weekend

When we were in St. George to help take care of my Grandpa Lang before he passed away, we also had the opportunity to see a few good friends.

Here I am being crazy at the splash pad by Brandi's house.

Wade and Jonny joined in on the fun
And then Brandi wanted to cool off a little, too.
Who says splash pads are for kids?
Wade taught Emily how to pose like this since he does it all the time. haha just kidding
Jocey (my best friend when I was little) had moved back down to Santa Clara so we got to hang out while our kids played. She was even sweet enough to watch my kids a lot while I helped my grandpa and grandma. Here's Jon, Emily, and Andee jumping on the tramp.
Joc and I kept saying our girls looked like orphans because they would wear dirty clothes and have messy hair every day. We're both just such chill moms, especially during the summer, that as long as the girls were happy, it's all good.
and they were happy, for sure!
Jonny teasing Emily by going up the slide just as she is about to slide down...

...crash!

Jonny's turn

Preschool Program and Graduation

Here's my 2-3 year old class just before the Preschool Program and Graduation began.

And here's my 3-4 year old class tickling each other during "Beehive."
Dancing like butterflies

The refreshment table with celery and peaunt butter, cheese and crackers, and Wade's famous No-Bake Cookies. Yum! I was proud of all my preschoolers, and looked forward to my one week break before I started teaching Summer Camp.

What the heck are you wearing?

Don't ask me. He's just a little independent these days and likes getting dressed by himself. ;)

Life is good

As much as these two fight, it warms my heart so much when I find them happy together. Life really IS good.

Fathers and Sons

Wade, Jonny, and Grandpa Reed went on the annual Fathers and Sons trip in May. Jon looks so much bigger now than he did on their trip last year.

They always have so much fun...and it's probably good that I'm not with them because it's not until afterwards that I find out some of the crazy stuff they did. (ie: climb on top of Grandpa's motor home or have lots of cheetos and sprite). It's all good though because it gave Emily and me a chance for a fabulous Girls Night Out. ;) What a win-win, right?

1 little, 2 little, 7 little kids?

Wade and I were lucky enough to see what life is like with 7 kids under the age of 5 when we watched all these kiddos for four days the first week of May. Our friends, the Colvard's and the Lauti's, were attending The Great Life training, and since the training has helped us so much, we were happy to assist our friends by taking care of their children.

Could Darcy's twins get any cuter? I think not. I am a big fan of these two boys, Tui and Tau.

Little crowded for one kiddie pool? Maybe...but they sure don't care. They had a blast!

Bath Time...

followed by snuggling on the couch for a movie so I could get a nap in!

It was an exhausting, but very rewarding week.

B-ball

Since Grandma Reed was in the hospital for several days on Jonny's birthday (she's doing much better now, thankfully), we invited them over for dinner and cake a few weeks later. They surprised Jonny with a basketball hoop for his birthday.
Thanks Grandpa and Grandma Reed! Jonny loves it, and he still plays with it daily. Although, if you ask me, he's going to be our star WRESTLER rather than a B-ball player. ;) Have you seen this kid? He's looking like he'll wrestle in the 189 weight class for sure. Wade played soccer and swam in high school, but we both have a feeling that he'll wrestle just like my brothers. We'll see.