Kindergarten

First day...

Last day...

Luke's Last Day of Kindergarten!

I had a lot of fun helping in Luke's classroom on his last day! They had a pizza party and got to do other fun things like: watch the Mentos/Soda experiment, play on the playground at recess, watch "Finding Nemo", and go to an assembly. Luke was VERY clingy to me and wouldn't let me leave for a while, but Ms. Zachary finally talked him into staying with her for the last 2 hours of school. Lisa has been such an amazing teacher and friend. Her genuine love for Luke has been so touching. She has done so much for him and we will miss her so much. The above picture is so stinking sweet! We will always remember her and will do our best to keep in touch with her, since Luke will be attending a new school in the fall.

Ty and Jake

Ty's lip on day 3. Looking MUCH better.

Ty's drawing of a momma fox!

Drawing of a daddy fox.

This is a dinosaur!

And this is how he was drawing...

with the string wrapped around his sandle! What a silly kid!

HELLO? HELLOOO?
It's funny how Jake uses anything as a phone.

This black thing is a piece to his daddy's putting machine.

Most of the time, Jake refuses to sit in his booster seat at the table.

He wants to sit just like his big brothers do, of course!

Shorty at the table!

Having Fun With Friends

Mommy's friend Kelly and her family (husband Tyson, kids Simon and Helene) drove from Northern CA to AZ for the long weekend! They stayed at our house for 4 nights and we had a lot of fun while they were here!

We played with the toys, played out in the back yard, and went to Tempe Town Lake on Monday where we played Frisbee, baseball, and fed the pigeons our bag of pretzels!

We had to leave the park a bit early because Ty needed stitches after tripping and smacking his mouth on the bench of the picnic table. Kelly went with mommy and Ty to the Urgent Care, while the rest of us kids stayed at our house with Tyson. Mom said Ty was REALLY brave and she was so proud of him!!

We had so much fun with our friends and can't wait for them to come back and visit!

#1 Fan

This morning Luke had crawled into bed with me while the other boys were still asleep. (Curt is in Snowflake at the cabin.) Luke snuggled right up to me and said...

"Do you know what? You're the best mom ever."

Then he says...

"And do you know what else? I'm your number one fan!"

Awwww!!!

Kindergarten Program and Preschool Graduation

Grandma Holbrook, Jake, Ty, and I went to the Kindergarten Spring Program at Luke's school a couple of weeks ago. It was a MAD HOUSE! Grandma was able to get Luke's attention before the program started and waved to him. He apparently wasn't able to spot me, and as you can see below, was starting to get a bit "concerned" that Mommy wasn't there. It made me sad that he went through the whole program thinking that I didn't end up going...when I told him I would be there.

Luke and his class did an awesome job singing "Sugar Bee" and it was cute to watch him do the actions, too! I was so proud of him! After it was over, we waited by Luke's classroom for his class to get back. When his teacher saw me she turned around and said, "Luke! Look! Your mom is here!". He obviously told her at the end of the program that I wasn't there. Awww. That made me sad.

Ty "graduated" from his preschool last week. He still has another full year of preschool before he starts Kindergarten, but it was fun to celebrate his year of learning and growing. Grandma Holbrook came with us, as well as Jake. Ty has had so much fun with his teacher Ms. Dieu. She started getting choked up when talking about the kids and saying how much fun they've been...and how much she'll miss them. It made me get all emotional, too. As a parent, it is so touching when you know that someone else genuinely loves your child. Especially at a time like this...when my boys have been faced with some pretty difficult things.

Ty had one line to say in his program and I tried to get him to practice, but he wouldn't do it. During the program, after he said his part, Ms. Dieu turned around and said how funny that was...because apparently he wouldn't say the part for her either when they practiced! What a turkey.

After the graduation, Grandma gave Ty $5 for him to buy a treat. He was so excited! He chose an airplane and helicopter pictured below. He handed the lady his money and even got 75 cents back in change which went right into our San Diego jar!

Jake and His Grandma Debbie

My dad and Debbie came to visit for a few days and as soon as they got to our house, Debbie picked Jake up and this is what he did...layed his head down on her shoulder for a few minutes and just went totally limp. It was the cutest thing! He missed her for sure! They became buddies while she was here helping us a few weeks ago.

Luke's First Track Meet

Luke had his first track meet last Saturday! We didn't enroll him in Running Club at his school until two months ago, so this was the final meet for the year. Curt and Ty sat in the bleachers to watch Luke and to cheer him on. Jake and I stayed home and waited for my dad and Debbie to arrive. Curt said that Luke came in dead last, but was also the youngest kid in his group so we weren't surprised. We are SO VERY proud of Luke and even though he came in last place, he was a trooper!! This is such an accomplishment for him because he has issues with not winning or being first. Running is something Luke really does enjoy and we look forward to next year!
Yay, Luke!

NOT a big fan of the gun to start the race. Just like his momma!!