May 30, 2022
This was the last week of school! Greyson had his “preschool graduation” on Tuesday which Kassie said was really cute. He won the "snake award" because he is always stretching his mind. When reading a spotlight about him his teacher reported, "When Greyson grows up he wants to be the guy who crawls in vents so he can find mice and mouses." They sang songs and did other cute things.
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| Greyson and Ms. Julie @ PreK Graduation |
Wednesday was the Dry Creek Elementary end-of-year dance festival where each grade did a little dance. Hinckley and Addie looked like they were having lots of fun! We couldn’t see H very well as he was at the back but he jumped up and down pretty high so we could see his hands waving. Greyson sat still and quiet for most of the thing which was sort of a miracle. He is getting older.
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| Addie waits for her class' turn to dance |
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| Hinckley with his class - sporting a black doo-rag |
One evening this week the kids were playing in the backyard and heard an ice cream truck come by. They ran for their money jars and all got popsicles. They were ecstatic about that! Pretty excited to have their first ice cream truck experience. I appreciated that they used their own money, and Hinckley talked about it in a way that had me confident that he is learning some good money habits…maybe.
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| Popsicles from "our first ice cream truck" |
Hinckley and Greyson were out playing in the dirt/pit before 7:30 a.m. on first day of summer break! Hinckley has big ideas to build a “house” by paving wood slats with mud. He says he feels “manly” out there working on his pit and wonders if he will be the first kid ever to build a house. It is pretty cute. He is obsessed with the idea, and we went to Lowe’s and found a stack of some free wood from their junk pile that he can use which he was pretty excited about. He kept saying, “This place does NOT disappoint!”
The kids were very excited to have a sleepover in Hinckley's room Friday night. In the morning we had treat cold cereal and old cartoons. They really got a kick out of the Roadrunner/Cayote cartoons and also wanted to watch some Casper and Donald Duck. Greyson and I went on a hike to Bettle Creek Falls for our date and then ate a treat at Avenue Bakery. He was very cute the whole time on the hike, pointing at various cliffs and peaks and asking about them. He wondered if the Grinch lived there, or if the Cave of Wonders was over here. He found some rocks he loved and was also eager to pose for pictures. It was a beautiful hike with all the greenery out and wildflowers blooming. We got back to the car right when it started to rain a bit so that was good timing. At the bakery, he kept changing what he wanted every 1-2 seconds right up until I ordered the muffin/cupcake thing that we split.
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| Sleepover in Hinckley's room |
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| Posing near Battle Creek Falls |
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| Daddy Greyson Date at Battle Creek Falls |
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| Goofball Greyson |
Addie tried her hand at using our new house phone on Saturday to call a friend. I texted the friend’s mom a few minutes before to give her a warning. Addie did pretty well! She set up the playdate and then ran over to the friend’s house at 10:00. It was pretty cute. We found a service called MagicJack that is a home phone but it runs off the Internet so it is only like 50.00 a year. Should be a good resource for our kids as they get older.
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| Addie makes her first phone call |
And we are off to the summer already!
May 22, 2022
We had a packed week as school and current extracurriculars come to a close. Addie had her last soccer game on Saturday, Hinckley his last tennis practice, and Greyson had a blast going bowling with his preschool class (and parents) to celebrate the end of the year.
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| Bowling fun |
Kassie went to UVU this week and took the TEAS test which is a requirement to apply to Nursing programs. She did incredibly well (top 99% in the country)! We are thinking pretty seriously about her starting that program if she is accepted to the UVU Nursing program for this fall.
Friday the kids and I enjoyed seeing The Spirit of the Candy Bomber and The Spirit of Freedom along with some of the family members who were there at the new terminal in the Provo Airport. Pretty amazing! On Saturday I conducted the program for two convert baptisms in our ward for a 12 and 14-year-old who the missionaries have been teaching. It was pretty special to see and I am hoping the ward can rally around them and their parents and help them keep the spiritual momentum President Nelson has talked about.
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| Posing with the Spirit of Freedom |
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| Near Grandpa's pilot seat in The Spirit of Freedom |
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| Entering The Spirit of the Candy Bomber |
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| Posing with the Provo Mayor and Nana after unveiling The Spirit of the Candy Bomber |
With the lighter days and warmer weather, the kids are enjoying the tramp again, watching the garden for ladybugs, and digging their pit to new depths. Everyone is ecstatic about the coming summer schedule as we enter the last few days of school this week!
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| Observing ladybugs |
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| Making "rock people" |
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| The Pit |
May 15, 2022
This week we got one step closer to summertime and everyone is really feeling the Spring vibes.
Addie had two soccer games which went pretty well. She got stepped on by another girl’s cleats at her Thursday night game but after a few tears, she was able to get back on the field and keep playing which I was really excited about. She has been writing many cute and sweet notes to her friends and family members lately and it is fun to be able to communicate with her that way. She loves setting out her clothes the night before school to make a "little girl" out of them. She is also excited about the prayer pillow Kassie made for her to use for morning prayer reminders and covered it with cute pictures. We had a fun date going to Farm Country at Thanksgiving Point for the baby animal's birthday celebration. She oohed and awed at the baby goats and bunnies, rode on “Big Mama” the pony, and we both enjoyed some chocolate cake without forks.
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| Morning Hairdo |
Greyson and Kassie explored some potential preschool and daycare options as we consider school programs Kassie is considering. Greyson loves visiting these places and always has a lot to say about them. He has been fostering his "evil" streak lately by peeing in random places (his closet, the garage, outside...). We hope this is a phase that passes quickly. I prefer less expensive "evil plans", like yesterday when we went to a kindergarten playground no one was on. He thought that was pretty cool and a very important secret. He has so much energy and idolizes his siblings. He loves doing whatever his brother or sister tells him to do, and wants to be just like them!
I worked on a talk that I will give in Sacrament meeting today about thoughts, beliefs, and truth.
Check it out here if you'd like! In there I mention that I'm meeting with a therapist which some of you may already be aware of. It has been helpful to have someone to talk through things who isn't attached to my everyday life and circumstances. I am doing well and am grateful for the many blessings our family enjoys.
May 8, 2022We had a full fun week and hope all had great celebrations today for the wonderful mothers. The kids adjusted pretty well going back to school after the fun trip the week before. We had soccer games, music performances, tennis practice, lots of climbing in forbidden places (Greyson discovered an interest in literally trying to climb the lilac bush...), and hitting things with lightsabers.
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