Oh the places you'll go

We had Zach's preschool graduation last night and he did such a great job. We are sad to see the Preschool teacher decide it was her last year. Jake had her for 2 years in preschool and Zach has been in her class for 1 year. She is great and we will miss her. She always does a great job. For their program they sang some songs and each kid had a small part to recite. Zach worked on his and had his memorized. He said "we learned about the days of the week and the alphabet." He ususally is pretty shy, as you can see he ate his shirt most of the time, but we were glad to see him having fun. We were so proud. Here are some clips of the big show. There were some other cute kids in Zach's class as you can see. It was a cute show. We hope he has as much fun next year at the new preschool as he did this year.

I also wanted to post a few more pictures from my sisters wedding reception. These are pictures I took with my phone. My cute grandpa and grandma are so adorable so I really wanted them to have a moment to shine. They are great and we are so happy they were able to come. We love them. This is also a picture of the fun we had decorating Alida's car. We used Oreo cookies and it was a blast. It took them until the next morning to find a place to wash it all off. Too bad it rained all night and made absolute mush all over the place. Good on the windshield wipers.

Time just rushes by!

I can hardly believe it has been over a month since my last post. Is is laziness, forgetfulness, or just plan busyness? I don't know if busyness is the correct spelling but who really cares right? I did have a request from my cute cousin Jo to get posting so I am listening to her advice, and getting a new post done. A lot has happened since my last post so I hope I don't make things too jumbled or boring and long. My husband has also been hasseling my to get this done so hopefully I will make him pround. Maybe he will let me spend a bit more of that wonderful stimulus tax rebate money we just got, ain't life grand. I never thought kids would pay off but I guess in the long run $300 dollars a kid really doesn't go too far. But who is really in it for the money? My kids are definitely worth a million times that to me. Well lets start with my wonderful little sister who got married on April 18th. Thanks Katelynn for sharing your birthday. My sister Alida has waited for the best and next to Jeff, and a few other great guys I know, Aaron is right up there. I am so happy for her. She had her wedding over my spring break so I could be there and I wouldn't have missed it for the world. I just wish my cute family could have been there with me.

My sister will kill me for posting the picture on the bench but I would have to say it is one of my favorites. It sure does look like Aaron is in pain but I promise he just doesn't do well without his sunglasses. Don't they look so happy. We actually woke up the morning of the wedding to an earthquake. What a way to start a new life together. You could take it as a sign, but good thing the happy couple isn't superstitious at all. Now I know I spelled that word wrong. The reception was a blast. I really wish my family could have been there with me. That is the only way it could have been better. Attached is a video of the craziness and some pictures of our fun night. I did have a ton of fun videos I took on my phone to send to Jeff but I haven't figured out how to send them to my email yet. If I ever figure it out I will put them on. Logan, you better hope I never figure it out. People will see the real crazy Logan and all the dancing you did.

I really think everyone had an absolute blast. I was so happy to be there and share in her wonderful day. We will be going back out to Indiana over the fourth of July so it will be good to see everyone again. My kids are anxious to see "THE COUSINS".

Now on to my wonderful family. I am still trying to get Jeff to show off his new body, but it hasn't worked yet. I think I am just going to have to sneek up on him. I will keep you posted on the progress. We had the boys birthdays back in March. I can't remember if I talked about those yet or not in another post. Jake had his party at Jumpin Jacks. It was his first friend party. We had so much fun. He has decided there will be no cheerleading this year. It is kind of sad for me because I know he loves that stuff but he is trying so hard to be all boy now. Oh well, I guess it is a good thing. We are going to the Zoo with his kindergarten class next week and he can't wait. I will post pictures of the experience next week. Or whenever I get the next chance.

On to Zach. We had Zach's party at home. Not old enough for the friend party yet. We had the family and I think it was just as good. Definitely cheaper. Zach is looking forward to his preschool graduation in a couple of weeks. Wow he is getting so big. He loves to play with his little brothers. And sleep. I realized after I attached the picture, I forgot to rotate the picture before putting it on. I hope none of you get a sore neck from looking at the sideways picture.

Now on to the "BROTHERS" as Jeff calls them. Alex has 4 teeth. And they are as cute as ever. He still laughs all the time and is really trying to get his big body to crawl correctly. I don't think his little arms can support him, but he is trying. Ryan is starting to crawl correctly and even pull himself up next to the couch. However no teeth yet. Each baby has his own achievements. All of which we are proud of. They are everywhere now and so we keep most doors shut and gates up. They are still adorable and getting bigger and stronger every day.

Nothing Profound

I wish I had something profound to write like my friend Mr. Laurel Christensen (she will understand the Mr. part). She always writes the most interesting and amazing things. But I am really just not too profound of a person. My life is pretty simple and I hate to admit it but so are most of my thoughts. So because my life is my children then I will write yet another update on my wonderful boys. I will start with Jeff. I wish I had a great picture to post of him but he will not allow it. He has been in a biggest loser contest and it ends this Friday. He has done very well and we are hoping he wins the title on the individual competition. He is at about 55 lbs of weight lose and still doing amazing. Eventually I am sure he will allow me to do a big reveal but just not yet. I am so proud of him. Jake and Zach are still crazy. Here are a couple of pictures of them waiting to ride the Trax Train in Salt Lake, after the last gymnastics meet. They had a blast with Aunt Age. They continue to get cuter every day and coming up with the craziest things to do and say. They are both looking forward to summer and seeing cousins in Indiana. Here is a great video of Zach doing his "thang". Both boys are such entertainers.

Alex and Ryan are still growing and trying to keep healthy. Alex has been sick the last few days and has just been miserable. We are hoping he gets over it quickly and that also Ryan keeps from getting it. Ryan is starting to get up on his hands and knees. He really wants to crawl but just hasn't gotten it figured out yet. Alex can commando crawl like no other. He has a few more pounds to move around but doing good with it. Here are a few current pictures of them.

Pictures I tried to post the other day

Here are the pictures I tried to post the other night from the gymnastics meet. I think they will work now.

News Flash

We made the big times now. Jake, Zach, and I made the Springville paper. How exciting. We attended Jake's school breakfast last week and the principal took a picture of us as we purchased our food. Jake and Zach felt so special. I loved it. I think Jeff was proud, he kept calling and reminding me to look in the paper as soon as it came. Also I found an old picture of Zach that I wanted to post. It really makes me look like a bad mother but I promise I am working on it. It is just really hard to remember to brush the kids teeth everyday. Let's hope his adult teeth look a bit better. We are crossing our fingers. We are also gearing up for Jake's first friend party with kids from school. He can't wait. We will post pictures of the celebration next week. Keep watching for it. Love You all.

in limbo

Well we are anxiously waiting for Jakes birthday to arrive. He is getting excited and can hardly wait. It will be his first friend party. We have been passing the time by figuring out ways to make the babies laugh. It has become Jake and Zach's mission to see who can make the babies laugh the hardest. Most of the time they can get Alex to bust up but Ryan usually just looks at them and wonders what the sakes are you guys acting so crazy for. Evidence of this is in the following video clip from the other night.
If you noticed in the video Ryan in the background with the puzzled looked on his face is priceless. We also enjoyed a fun evening at the Utah gymnastics meet. The kids love to go. The Utes won of course but Zach was a little disappointed when they failed to play the song "Hey Baby". It has become very much a rital for him. Without it, it just didn't seem the same for him. The kids really love going and it is great family time. Well I have been trying to upload some pictures of the kids at gymnastics but the server has issues so I will just add them tomorrow in another post. Love you all.

Fixed

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