The Last Day of School

Friday, July 2nd was the last day of school for the boys.

This is a picture of Isaac on his first day of second grade.


Joseph on the first day of 1st grade.


Both boys holding up their fingers to show what grade they will be starting.


Now we see Isaac on the last day of Second Grade.


Joseph on the last day of first grade.


Both of my wonderful boys together!

The boys both had wonderful teachers this year and they both improved in their reading and writing and math skills! We are so pleased!

Pinewood Derby

Last night we had our Pinewood Derby.
Isaac raced his car three times and each time it came in 2nd with the other two it was racing.


Overall his car took 12th place.


Matt got 1st, Ethan got 2nd and Chasen got 3rd.


Isaac got an award for the "most colorful."


He was happy about that!


On the way home he said he wanted to start planning his car for next year!

Memorial Day Weekend

The Saturday of Memorial Day weekend we headed to Provo to visit Alissa's grave.


Then Grandpa and Grandma Rawlinson


After that we went to eat at Spicy Thai. It was really yummy!

On Sunday we celebrated Kate's, Colleen's and Great Grandma Bartlett's birthdays.

Nate and the kids decorated this beautiful cake for Kate.


Sam made this yummy but drippy strawberry cake for Grandma.


Grandma turned 83!


Kate and Serenity with Abram behind.


Ben and Kate


Colleen and Lydia


On Monday we got up and went to the Herriman City breakfast. Then we went to two cemeteries for Grandpa/Grandma Richardson and Grandpa Bentley.

After that we all went to Jane and Paul's for a BBQ.

We had a cake for Kate there too because it was her actual birthday.


I had to buy two cakes to try and get it to spread to all of us!


the chocolate one was a little more popular.


Later that day we went home and Kate opened her presents.


I think Isaac was more excited to open them than she was!


I love this picture!


New sandals.


a backpack for Kindergarten.





her very own pink sleeping bag, (not pictured) and Zhu Zhu pets! (little hamsters that run around a little house)


Happy Birthday Kate!

Camping in the Backyard

Nate and the boys had to miss the fathers and sons camping trip this year because of musical practice so we decided to make it up to them by camping in the backyard. We ate hotdogs for dinner and had homemade ice cream and 'smores for dessert.

Nate taught the kids how to set up the tent.


Kate was excited that she got to be there too.


Joseph was a great helper and very cheerful.


Isaac gave the experience a thumbs up.


Eli did well this year. We went to the ward campout last summer and he was terrified to go in the tent. He screamed when it was time to go to sleep. This year he seemed fine. Thank goodness!


This is how we found Kate in the morning.

Preschool party at Wheeler Farm

We finished our year of preschool with the cousins and decided to celebrate at Wheeler Farm.

These ducks and geese were crossing the path right in front of us.


Chickens...it was so fun to hear the rooster crow.


My boys were off track so we had a big group of kids.

Mother's Day

I had a really nice mother's day this year.

The kids all brought home these notes from Primary. This one is Isaac's:
I think that last one is supposed to say, "beautiful."


This is Joseph's: he says I look, sound and smell like a "Huoman."


and Kate's: she says I sound and smell like "nothing," I'm not sure which one is better.


The Primary gave the kids this M&M game to play with their mothers. It was fun.


in Kate's class they made a flower out of their traced hand print. It was so cute and even smelled like a flower. She chose purple because she knows I like purple.


I tried to get a close-up


These are the beautiful flowers that Nate gave me. He also gave me an automatic Ice cream maker. We have already used it 3 times!


I love getting flowers!


Nate also made dinner. I bought I turkey way back in November and it has been downstairs in the freezer all this time. He cooked it and it was delicious!

I hope all of you mothers had a nice mother's day too.

Graduation from "friendly preschool"

This year Kate attended two preschools. One with her cousins where my sisters and I take turns teaching and one with some friends in the ward and neighborhood. To not get the two preschools confused she named the one with friends, "friendly preschool."

The last week of April we had our graduation. Kate was feeling shy that day so this is all the kids minus Kate, singing one of the songs they learned.


Ruel, Ellie, Jacob, Bryson, Willis, Mom, Eli and Kate. (She would only be in the picture if I stood with her.) Jacob and Eli were the younger siblings, the class had 5 kids. I think this preschool was a good experience for Kate because she had to go to class by herself. It will be good practice for Kindergarten next year.


the kids being silly.


Kate with Miss Donna and her graduation diploma.


Donna, Alicia, NiCole, and Shelley, thanks for the fun time!