Thank you teachers

Lauren & Miss Fritz

Benjamin & Mrs. Chris(tianson)

Noah & Ms. Cherie

Noah & Ms. Andrea

Thank you to all of the wonderful teachers that helped my kids grow & learn this year. You are all amazing & talented people. It has been a pleasure getting to know you and helping my children achieve unbelievable things this year.

Look at all that learning going on...

Relay Races




Tug O War

Concerts

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Singing

Tugging

Field Trips

Track & Field

Pet Day

Park Races

All in the last weeks of school. Ahhhh, the joy of being a kid!

Lauren's 8th Bday

Lauren celebrated her 8th birthday on Friday with a Rock Star Birthday! Eleven girls (including her) came to our house for the big party. They decorated their own inflatable guitars. Then they were made into rock stars by putting on wild make-up and nail polish. The final touch was creating crazy hair complete with colored hair spray. As you can see from the pictures, it got wild. The girls got to play on the Wii (we borrowed from a friend). They played a karaoke type game where they could sing along with their favorite songs from artists such as Hannah Montana, Camp Rock & Cheetah Girls. Happy Birthday Lauren!

Look at those rockers!

Singing on the Wii

With the giant birthday brownie

First Communion

On May 3rd, Lauren celebrated her First Communion. She was so beautiful and looked so grown-up. I can't believe she is old enough for this event in her life. After Mass, people came back to our house for snacks and cake. They could only stay a short time because she also made her piano recital debut the same day. Whew....can anything else go on in the month of May??

Lauren & Benjamin

(he was such a great brother for her this day)

In front of church

Who said my little girl could grow up??

Lauren and her friend Payton. They have known each other since they were 3 and they were in the same Sunday School class this year.

Soccer

April & May have been full of soccer action for Lauren & Benjamin. They each play one night a week plus each a game on Saturday. I am the coach for Lauren's team with a friend of mine. I think this is the 3rd year I have been her coach. Next fall Lauren's age division will start seperating the teams by gender so she'll play on a team with all girls (she is very excited about that). Benjamin plays on a team with a couple of friends. He is also already trying to convince me that I need to coach his soccer team next year too.

Lauren

Following the action

Planning their stategy

Benjamin waiting for his turn on the field

Look at that kick!

Taking the ball down the field

Lamb Watch with Benjamin

Since Benjamin missed out on the previous lamb watch with Lauren & Noah, he and I got up early the morning before Easter to check the sheep. The deal was that when I whispered to him at 3:30 AM he needed to get up and get ready right away. I wasn't sure he would be able to do it. Imagine my surprise when his eyes popped open right away. We didn't witness any lambs born that night but he was able to help out with chores in the morning and help unload a box of brand new baby chicks. I'm pretty sure Benjamin was a farmer in a former life. He was so concerned about the welfare of the animals plus the way he put his hands into the bibs of his snowpants reminded me of that. Check out some pictures from our fun time.

Benjamin with the sheep

His new best friend

Unloading the baby chicks. They are sent to the post office from the hatchery via overnight mail. They are then picked up and brought to the farm. There were 95 chicks in this box.

Easter 2009

An attempt at a family photo.

Lauren & Cousin Madeline

Noah & the magnifying glasses