Milk

Can I just say that after not having milk products for 7 months, they sure taste WONDERFUL!

That's right... no ice cream, chocolate, cheesecake, cheese, milk. 

And now that he is letting me eat them, I am SO happy.  I told Jason that it's going to take me at least 7 months to get caught up.

Sand Creek

 

For Memorial Day this year we went to Idaho to visit with Jason's grandparents.  We had so much fun, as usual!  His grandparents have some land at Sand Creek and so we went on Saturday to walk around there and have a picnic. 

 

The kids had fun hiking, but they got a little tired.  Jason's mom was nice enough to give Halle a little break. 

We found a lot of caterpillars.  The kids thought they were great!  And because they were so great, the kids fought over who got to hold them.  Most of the time, Maya won; which caused a lot of drama.  (Drama is nothing new at our house :) )

Miss Emily's Preschool Graduation

Kate and Halle had preschool graduation last week.  Even though they will be a year apart in school, their preschool teacher let them be in the same class this year, which was wonderful.  They always had a buddy in class, and I only had to drive them 3 times a week, instead of 5.

Miss Emily was an amazing preschool teacher.  We are very grateful for all she did for the girls this year.  I can't believe that this was Kate's last year of preschool and that she will be going to kindergarten next year.

Miss Emily gave each child an award for the year.  Kate's was the "Future Miss America" award because she was always kind and helpful and she always looked cute.  Halle received the "Miss Sweet and Spicy Sauce" award.  Very fitting for Halle, you never know quite what you are going to get, sweet and nice or spicy.

Webelos and Arrow of Light

Jarren earned his Webelos and Arrow of Light in Scouts this last month.  He worked really hard and so we are really proud of him.  He has great leaders, who we are very appreciative of.

First Hike of the Year

 Here we are getting ready to leave.

 

Our family is pretty excited to have warm weather, to be able to get outside and not be stuck inside anymore.  We decided to go hiking with Jason's parents to Ensign Peak.  It ended up being a little bit harder hike than I had anticipated.  It wasn't long, but it was pretty steep.  Me and Brock were glad to be able to join the family this year hiking.  Last year I was pregnant, which meant it wasn't the best idea.

 

Kate and Halle were the ones I was worried about before the hike.  They tend to get tired when we just walk around our neighborhood.  But they did great.  Karli was the one that complained, and ended up getting carried on grandma's back for awhile.  

The view of the city was awesome!

9 Months

 

I cannot believe that this little guy is already 9 months old!  He is always happy and smiling.  He is scooting everywhere, which he thinks is awesome.  He loves this new freedom!  He is trying really hard to crawl, but it's just faster to scoot.   He loves to hold onto fingers and stand up, in fact, if he is grumpy, this will quiet him almost instantly.

 

Sping Dance Recital

We had 3 little dancers in the Spring Recital.  We were a little bit nervous that we would have no dancers at the recital due to a sick bug running around our house, however, thanks to some prayers, we had all 3 dancers there, at least for most of it.  Karli had to leave shortly after doing her dance, but at least she made it through her dance.

 

 

They all looked so cute in their costumes, and they did a great job!  Karli doesn't want to dance again, but the other girls do.  It was a fight to get Karli to dance class every single week, but I'm such a mean mom, that I made her go because I had already paid for her lessons and the costume.  Kate is already counting down to when she gets to dance again.  It's crazy how different each kid can be.

 

Halle didn't get to dance on the stage this year, but she will next year.  She improved a lot this year, so it was fun to see her progress in class.