Sammy's Kindergarten Graduation

Sammy's Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Davis, had a little graduation for her class at the end of the school year. She was such a great teacher! We absolutely love her!

Sammy and her BFF Chloe! Such cute girls!

I wish I had more pictures of this, but our camera was acting up at the time. :0( Oh well, that just how life goes...

Happy Birthday, Boys!

In April, JR turned 9 and Brendan turned 3. It is so hard to believe that they are getting so big! Where has the time gone?!!!

JR is such a great kid! He has no problem sharing his big day with his little brother!

They chose Toy Story 3 for their cakes this year, and I think they turned out pretty darn cute!

I am so grateful that I have such wonderful children. They bring such joy to my life! Love you boys!

Cousins

Here are some pictures of Brendan and his cousin Paige playing together. They were playing so cute, I just had to take pictures!

Sammy's Birthday

Samantha turned 6 in February. It is so hard to believe that she is getting so big! She is a huge help to us and always has a way of making us smile! We love her so much!

Here are a few pictures of her birthday party.

Here is a video of her on her birthday. I love the way she talks! It makes me smile!

Karate Belt Advancements

Wow! I REALLY have been slacking on blogging this year!!! I cannot believe it is already the end of August. Where has the year gone?!

Now that school is back in session, and I only have Brendan at home, I should have a little more time to get things done around here. Catching up the blog is at the top of the list! So here we go...

The kids all earned their next belt levels in January. Sammy was soooo excited about getting her blue belt!


Christian received his 2nd Degree brown belt, and JR got his 3rd Degree brown belt.


This is a group shot of their whole class.

Christmas 2010

Wow, Christmas came and went so quickly! I can't believe it has been almost two months! I have been such a slacker with my blogging!

Here are a few pictures and some video we took of the kids on Christmas morning.

SNOW DAY?!!!

Yesterday, we got DUMPED on! We got over 12 inches overnight! It was a mess!!! Our school district hasn't had a Snow Day in years, but they decided to make it a half-day and let the parents decide whether or not to send their kids. We needed help to dig ourselves out of the driveway, so we kept them home! Ha ha ha! They pretty much spent the whole day out in the snow, either shoveling driveways in the neighborhood or digging trenches for snowball fights! They had a blast!

Sammy begged and begged me to help her build a snowman. So, when it became clear that she wasn't going to let up, I helped her build one. The snow was perfect for it!

Brendan absolutely LOVES to play in the snow. After about an hour of jumping in it and almost becoming an icesicle, he screamed when I brought him inside! I even tried to bribe him with cookies and watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (two of his favorite things) and it still didn't help! Oh, well, he's all boy I guess!

Christian's Gingerbread House

Christian's 4th grade class had an activity of building Gingerbread Houses last week. They invited parents to come and help. Unfortunately, they held it at the same time as Sammy's Kindergarten program and we weren't able to go:( Thankfully, Aunt Jacque came to the rescue and went to help Christian! He was really happy to have her come!

Their little house turned out pretty cute!

Sammy's Kindergarten Program

Sammy's Kindergarten program was last week. She was so funny about it! When she first learned that they were going to be doing a Christmas program she came running home and said "Mommy, it's so exciting! We get to sing in a program!" But as it got closer she started to say "I'm so nervous, Mommy!" It was so sweet! The program turned out so well! All of the kids were so adorable! I just wish I could put the video of it on here. Our computer just doesn't want to work with our video camera :( Oh, well. Here are a few pictures.

Fall Fun!

Yesterday, we went over to help the Grandparent's rake up the leaves in their back yard. We made a huge pile and the kids just couldn't resist the temptation to jump in them! They had so much fun, they almost forgot they were working!

Halloween 2010

We took the kids to the Main Street Trick-or-Treat parade again this year. It was a bit of a joke. The lines were terrible! It took us an hour and a half to walk less than 1/2 a mile! The only fun thing about it was that someone had fixed up an old truck to look like Mater. It was sooo cute! Brendan absolutely loved it! But he was a little upset that Lightning McQueen wasn't there. He kept asking "Where's Ka Chow, Mom?"

JR was Storm Shadow from GI Joe.

Brendan went as Buzz Lightyear. He was so adorable!

Sammy went as Little Red Riding Hood.

Christian was Snake Eyes from GI Joe.

We let the older kids carve pumpkins of their own this year. I was a little apprehensive about it, but they did a great job and didn't lose any fingers!

JR carved this one. He did an awesome job!

Sammy did this one. She had so much fun with it!

This one is Christian's. I'm still not exactly sure what it's supposed to be, but he had fun designing it!

I found this pattern on the internet. It turned out better than I expected!

JR drew this with a sharpy at school! He is turning out to be quite the little artist!

It's not really Halloween until we make some fun treats! Sammy helped me make these cute little cupcakes for our Ward Trunk-or-Treat. I love how she is always so eager to help!