Adey's school project

So when Adey's class ends a unit they have a class party and use what they learned.  Well the end of March was Adey's last party and I really wanted to attend so Paisley was with Nana so I didn't have to drag her along.  I got to be a group leader of Adey's group and got to go to each station and do the project with them.  They made flags, aprons/hats, butter, a basket and snacks, and they rolled hoola hoops and did a sack race.  It was all about colonial times and it was a lot of fun!

Snow...in April?!

So...this year we had a crazy yet typical Utah spring...we got snow...in April.  It was nice yet breezy weather the days before and the days after and it was also Emery's first snow even though she didn't get to go out and play in it of course.  She did sit bundled up in my lap where is was warm while her older sisters spent some time making snow angels, snow balls,  snow fight, and snow men...these girls really would rather be outside then stuck inside and I am very grateful for their love of outside!  On a side note, this summer is gonna be awsome and we can't wait!

We used a carrot for the nose, grapes for the eyes and we couldn't get anything to stick for the mouth...but they both worked so hard and were so proud!  The snow didn't last long...it warmed up like usually and melted quickly (however it did last until the next day)

Spirit week

So Adey had a fun week of spirit week at school.  She missed the first day because we just had the baby a few days before and got home on a Sunday (the day before she went back to school...so we were all exhausted and out of routine for a few days so I thought it was better to take a day at home and just relax and get back on bed time type stuff...plus I missed my girls while I was in the hospital and just needed them).

Monday was wear your school house t shirt day (she would have worn her purple shirt because she is in the purple house for school)

Tuesday was wear your favorite color shirt day (Adey wore a light blue shirt because right now her favorite colors are red, white, and blue...or as she calls it American colors)

Wednesday was sports day (Adey wore her gymnastics t shirt)

Thursday was wear your hat to school day (Adey wore her pink cowgirl hat)

Friday was crazy hair and two different socks day

She is just such a cutie and really loves her school, her friends, her teachers and is doing so well!  I am so proud of you Adey bug!

fun with family

I just found these on my phone and thought I would make a small post about it.

The Friday before Easter we had an Easter egg hunt and Easter dinner over at Kimberly's house.  We had ham, rolls, grilled pineapple, potato salad, regular salad, water and it was just all so yummy.  It was Kimberly/Stephen/family, Tina/Robert/family, Me and the girls (Nate was at work).  I love getting together with family and the fun we all have!  For the egg hunt each kid had to bring 10 filled eggs or hard boiled eggs (kimberly's family made these awesome speckled hard boiled eggs using rice...I want to try this next year with the girls).  Stephen, Robert, and Makayla hid all the eggs then we had the little kids (1-2 year olds) go first then the 2 boys (Garrett and Charlie), then the 3 girls (Adey, Abby, Ari), and then Makayla had to finish and find what was left.  The kids had a great time and the adults got to visit/socialize.  Sure wish Nate could have been there...maybe next year.

An Award

So for the month of March, Adelynn was selected by her teacher (1 kid per a month per a class starting in September) for this award.  She was extremely excited and got an extra bead on her necklace that they have at school and she got a bag of popcorn.  I am so proud of her and all her hard work.  She loves Odyssey Charter School, her teacher, and her classmates.  She has made lots of new friends and has play dates with them and talks about how many friends she has and what they play at recess.  For a while they played some game of tag they made up that she had to wear her green earnings for so they couldn't ever tag her (oh the imaginations of a bunch of kindergartners).  I love volunteering in her classroom when I can (usually for holiday parties or the end of the topic party they have).  She works really hard on her school work and book reports and still has all outstanding grades.  There are some days she doesn't want to get up and get ready for school but those are so far and few between that she rarely ever misses (only so far because she was sick once or twice and then our vacation).  She works really hard to stay in the good colors/behaviors and hasn't gone below the blue which is the I had a good day.  She works hard to get dots on her different charts (cloud, tree, butterfly, pig, and I can't remember the others and then they get to pick a prize).  I am just so all around proud of her and how much she is loving and excelling in school.  Way to go babygirl!

chop it off

So Adey has been asking me for quite some time if she can get her hair cut (she also wants to color it and go to the spa and get her nails/toes done...such high maintence and a girly girl at that!  lol...)  So I knew this baby was coming soon and I wouldn't have the extra time, plus summer is coming up and it gets quite warm here in Utah, and lastly her hair gets so tangly and she hates having it brushed.  I took her to the salon and let her pick out what she wanted...she did a great job in choosing her hair style and she loves it!

Paisley kept saying she wanted her hair cut too...but I just love her baby curls and not ready for her to get hers cut...soon though (maybe for her 3rd birthday a hair cut, ears pierced, and nails done...that would be quite a fun girly girls day for us!)

Easter 2015

This Easter was perfect time to reflect on the many blessings I have in my life (family who loves me unconditionally and always there for me no matter what, Nate who is extremely hard working for our family and loves/cares us for who we are and I am beyond grateful for meeting him and getting to spend the rest of my life with him and for how amazing he is with my two most prized possessions in my life...he is the best I could have found for him and me, my girls who teach me so much about just enjoying life and letting the little things go and having fun and for showing me how much I can love beyond what I thought I could, the place I am currently at in my life of which I couldn't be more happier! and there are many, many more)

We had fun making these little bunnies one day (found the idea on Pinterest but we changed it to make it our OWN project):

We got an Easter package from our loved ones all the way from the land of no where in Nebraska (Nonni and Grampy)

And our Easter tradition is putting out some milk and carrots with ranch for the bunny but this year Adey really wanted to color the milk orange so of course why not?  And she chose to put it all on an orange plate:

(the bunny this year looked quite hungry)

Then the girls set their baskets out the night before filled with their empty eggs.  The bunny then hops through the door while we are sleeping and eats his treats, fills their baskets with a few small goodies, and then loads up the eggs and hides them through out our house.  The girls love hunting them and opening them to see what the kind bunny has left (money, candy...next year he might try other things like stickers, tattoos, art supplies...things other than candy)

Lastly, we normally color our hard boiled eggs before Easter...but this year we got a little behind.  However...we still got them done and even added designs and tattoo's to them this year:

I hope everyone else had a wonderful, blessed Easter remembering the real reason we celebrate.  We worked hard on explaining to Adey and Paisley the best we could (next year they will be a little older and we have a book that we will use to help explain it a little better...but at least they both know it is because of Jesus Christ and his resurrection)