Tumbling

The pictures aren't great, and they needed some cropping and editing...but here they are anyway!  At least they are here, and the memories are preserved.

Tanner just finished his second year of tumbling.

He loves going each week, especially because his best friend Rustin has done it with him.

I wouldn't say that he is a natural, but he tries his best and loves his teachers.

It was fun to watch his performance.

Tanner told me that they were going to have a back bend contest (who can hold it the longest)...he also said that he was going to lose.

He said, "I didn't practice my back bend enough to be the best yet."

I love his honesty and I love that he does it just for the fun of it!

Jack really wants to do tumbling next year...I guess we will see.

Graduation...again :)

Tanner and Jackson's preschool graduation and end of the year program was so much fun!

I am so glad that I chose to be Tanner's preschool teacher for the last two years.

I wouldn't say that I absolutely loved every minute...

But, I have never regretted it!
It has been immensely better to do it with a friend.

Tanner got the 'biggest helper' award.

He loves to help and he is so smart!

Jackson received the 'most full of life' award.

He didn't really enjoy preschool most of the year, but he is still a little young, and he has tons of personality when he is there.

I have learned a lot.

I am so tempted to home-school because I love having my kids with me, but Tanner is so excited to go to kindergarten...I guess I will have to let go a little.

I will have two more years of preschool fun with Jack!

I have some great memories from my first 5 years with Tanner.

I am actually a little excited for the new memories that will come from him going to school.

Although, I have been recently warned about the difficulty of raising boys in the 14-15 year age range!

We will worry about that later.

Right now, I am enjoying my five year old more than I can say!

I will definitely cry when the times comes that I have to share him with another women, but maybe the 14-15 year age range will prepare me to send him off!

31

A couple late pictures to remember Kenny's 31!

Graduatation!

Nope...not Kenny's!  Did I fool you?

Kenny's Mom graduated a couple weeks ago.   We were excited to attend!

The boys were so excited for her...I kinda wished we had left them home though!

They had trouble sitting through the speakers.

Kenny's cousin, Robert, also graduated.

Kenny is getting so close...I am actually allowing myself to get excited!

Only 9 more weeks!

What should we do to celebrate??

I am open to suggestions?

I sure hope I don't get sick of him when he is actually home more often!

Kenny's parents...we love living near them.

Blessed Day

Kim and Ryan's sweet little girl Oakley Jane was blessed a couple weeks ago.

 It was beautiful.

 So was she!

 Riley also received the priesthood.

 We were so glad that we were able to attend.

 I absolutely adore my nieces and nephews, and though it can be hard to make it to all the parties, we  love being there!

 My three boys...these had the potential to be great pictures, but...

...we couldn't let that happen, now could we?!