Moms Birthday

We had fun going to dinner with mom for her birthday. We we went to the Okki hibachi and we had an amazing chef. Obviously he helped set the tone for the evening. When he heard it was moms birthday he went all out. He had his guitar brought out and he sang about 3 songs to her that evening. How fun! During the onion volcano he had us sing Happy Birthday and at the end of the night the entire staff sang Happy Birthday in japanese. I know mom enjoyed herself and we had tons of fun seeing her so happy!

School Festival

I learned alot from the whole school festival experience! The biggest thing was to read the fine print on the paper sent home from school. We spent more money than we should have and basically walked away with purple and green hair. I can't say it didn't go to a good cause. The boys go to a wonderful school and Julia will be there soon enough. Of course the main thing was...we were together and the kids had fun! Oh and the principal is the one standing with Samuel in the bottom left corner.
That would be Mr. Cooey. The kids really like their principal.

Julia the Easter Chick

Easter Egg Hunt Attendies

Easter Scrapbook Page

So I am feeling a little creative since being taught this digital scrapbooking! I have another page to do for Julia! But I thought I would share what I have done so far.
We had a fun filled Easter Weekend! Our weekend was kicked off with the Primary Easter Activity on Friday! The boys went on a campout with dad on Friday night and Julia got to sleep over with Granny & Papa! I enjoyed a book club meeting and an evening with myself. I appreciate my little bits of time alone!
On Saturday evening we took the kids to the beach to fly kites and watch the sun set!
Sunday couldn't have been better as we went to church and heard beautiful music and lessons of the Savior! My parents joined us at the Smith home for a nice Easter meal and egg hunt! I am ready for a vacation again!

Stawberry Pickin

I love the strawberry fields in Baker, FL. It was a little colder this day than last year when we went. Jennifer and her girls, and Leslie and her girls met up with us to do some pickin. We all enjoy getting some strawberry shortcake dessert and yogurt. I took these pretty pictures with Leslie's camera and boy I really love the clarity of the images.

Dr. Suess Friends

My friend Amberlynn taught me how to do scrapbook pages. I have done some but am still organizing. I thought I would share some cute pictures of the boys in their Dr. Suess attire! I really need to get better about updating this blog.

I hate the words "SHUT-UP"!

Samuel had been coming home and acting strange in the afternoons. It had been going on for about a week or more. I had assumed it was him getting used to his new teacher. His other teacher had taken her maternity leave. After a few rough afternoons, I found out that he was sitting next to a bully. This bully named J.T. was telling him to shut-up! I knew worse things could be said....so...I sat on this information for one more day. When he got off the bus again and I asked if it was any better he just said "It's weird he just tells me to shut-up, but Nicholas can talk...He gets off at the second stop and then I get to talk again!" OH NO NO NO!!!
Mama don't play that game. Of course I took care of it with the school and he is not being bothered anymore and he is acting better in the afternoons too. How could you say shut-up to such a sweet child anyhow.

Nicholas the Writer

I loved watching the boys learn to read and write since starting Kindegarten. Nicholas has always been interested in drawing and writing letters. As he has learned these writing skills he expresses himself more and more on paper. I have found him time after time sitting at the table staring at a piece of paper with a pencil in hand. He already knows how to let the imagination flow. I like to think he gets that talent from me. I have always enjoyed reading and writing. I wanted to share a few thoughts. The first is a letter to his dad. He writes...Dear Daddy, I love you because you take me to places. I like you too! You are cool. I love you. You are the best daddy. I love you so much. Love, Nicholas.

The second is the story. It reads..There was a man who makes a cake on Valentines day. It did not look good because it had frogs all over the cake. And it had a spider on it. It was cool too!

I hope he will always enjoy this art and continue to excercise this talent.

Disney World & Cruise

So I have to admit it...we are Disney fanatics! We just returned from our vacation. I must say that I love vacations. I really enjoy the opportunity to get away with the family. This is the second year that everyone on Caleb's family went on a Disney cruise together. They are the best!!!! It is the best way to get 20+ people together. It's nice to be able to see everyone throughout the day and then come back together for a nice 4 course meal and then follow it up with a broadway style show. While on our trip Samuel lost his other front tooth one morning in the hotel. The boys were wrestling on white linen bed. Check out his new picture! I have really gotten a kick out of seeing his two front teeth gone. :) Just thought I would share some pictures of our trip!