whew- that was a looong week!

The first pics are of the end of the year field day celebration. I volunteered for the day and my station was called the "Gotta go relay." So cute! The kids had to grab a sponge out of a bucket of water, run with the sponge to the other side of the field then squeeze the water out of the sponge and into a small cup. The cups had a black line and whichever team to reach the black line first, won. Super funny to watch the kids, they loved this! Earlier in the day I had the three legged race. We were out there for almost 4 hours, thus the funky sun hat I am wearing. Never mind that.



On Friday Kindergarten had a mini field day, it was so much fun but especially awesome because I loved to watch Super Ben being a stud muffin...again, isn't he adorable? He is so speedy with those things; they so don't even slow him down. Even other parents commented on how awesome he is and what a great attitude he has. He really is a special child.

Look! He even won the race! Go, Ben, go!

And he can ride a tricycle like a champion too!

Plus, he is super foxy!!!

Just before the Kindergarten field day we had an awards ceremony to go to for the older boys outstanding achievements. They received Perfect Attendance again, Eric didn't miss a day of school this year while Peter missed one day for being sick in the beginning of the school year. I didn't get any pictures of Eric's award because I didn't make it (juggling 4 kids, one activity is bound to be impossible) which stinks because it was the All Achievement Award. He was honored for his work in Math, Science and Reading. So happy for his efforts! Too bad we don't have pictures to share. Pete earned the Writing Award. As soon as his teacher was introducing the award Dan and I looked at each other and knew it was for Pete. She said "a child with an impressive vocabulary, a great sense of humor and an incredible imagination." Yup, that's our Peter.


And just because they're getting so cute, I thought I'd share that our tadpoles are now froglets, well some of them, one is a frog, two still tadpoles. Pete loves them!

Maybe a little too much!

Aren't they sweet!

Thursday was kindergarten graduation. I didn't make it because I was on a field trip with Eric to Valley Days (you'll see that below) So Dan, my mom, dad, and brother Peter went to watch the big ceremony. I hear it was amazing, and I bet it was. Here is Ben with Mrs. Salley, it was her birthday so she was given balloons and Grandpa brought Ben his. (Dan dressed him, btw)




Here is Eric as a cute little pioneer child. Third grade went on a field trip to Valley days. I was in charge of the tin punching station- one word: EXHAUSTING. A hammer, a nail, a little piece of tin, the object? To create a design on the tin. Multiply that by too many third graders and you have a tired mom with a very sore arm.

It was a fun day though, and nice to spend time with my big boy.

Eric and his buddies.

After leaving the boys at school, Sam and I had to run over to a film festival with some of my friends. We were there for only a minute, just long enough to take some ribs for the road. Sam is so my child!

He was going to town on that poor rib!


Getting sleepy....but still hungry.....


And he's out!!

It was a long week.

Busy Brogger Days!

Ben is so foxy! I know I say that often but he really is. Here he is in Kindergarten doing the Butterfly song. We are learning about life cycles. My mom and Mrs. Salley buy tadpoles, eggs, and insects and caterpillars every year for the classes to watch and learn from.

Because my boys are exposed to this every year with their grandma, Ben can pretty much write a book on the stuff. Like every little boy though, he never grows tired of the process. The best part is that my mom brings all the critters home on the weekends so the boys really enjoy this time of year.

I used to be grossed out by frogs but after doing this every year, I think tadpoles are so cute and love watching their little legs sprout. Am I crazy?

This is Mrs. Salley's Turtle, Myrtle.

This is the coolest thing to have in your class, eggs in incubators hatching into chicks. Aren't they the cutest little things?

Last week Eric turned 9! Holy cow, that is absolutely nuts---I cannot believe that this kid is 9. Anyhow, he got a hamster that he is in love with.

I don't think I'll ever be a rodent fan- kind of creepy if you ask me.

Later that night we had Scouts. We love to multi task around here, so we celebrated Eric's birthday with the Scouts having them assemble their own strawberry shortcakes (learning to make a dessert is a Scout lifeskill elective) After the boys left we gave Eric his gifts. All the boys loved the stuff.

Fishing & Fun

This past Saturday Dan packed up the four foxes and went trout fishing. He is a very brave man! I had to work so I couldn't make it but made Dan take pictures for me. They had a great time and caught two fish they cooked up for dinner!

It was part of "Kids Catch a Smile Day" a really great event for families with a child with a disability. There were lots of activities to keep the boys entertained. One thing that Sam was not a fan of was the clown. Poor clown! He's the sweetest man ever (the Shriner's staple, that brings so many kids joy at clinic appointments) and felt so sad that Sam was horrified by him.



It was a very busy day for the boys because later we went to my friend Bliss's sons birthday party. Mikel turned three and had a great birthday at a super fun place. Needless to say everyone slept well that night!



Sam was terrified of all the decor and didn;t want to walk past the giant spongebob jumper to go to the restroom. I finally carried him over and he was so happy he thanked me with a kiss!