Just because

Don't forget to smile today! This sweet face always makes me smile!

Honor roll

Our sweet Leecy T  once again got straight A's and was on the honor roll!  She is so dang smart!  She gets a different set of spelling words then the other kid's in her class to challenge her more and she is spelling words like vegetarian, principal, amphibians and  civilization.  Pretty impressive for a 7 year old!  We are so proud of all her hard work!

All done!

This is what happens when mom doesn't realize I'm done with my dinner!  I perform tricks!  Tada!

Lennon's nursery graduation!

	My little boy graduated from nursery today and became a Sunbeam! How is it that my children seem to be growing at warp speed?! We hope he manages to keep his Houdini-esque skills to a minimum! :) He is such a sweetie and we can't wait to watch him learn and grow as he learns more about his Savior this year in Sunbeams! We love you big guy!

Best Christmas presents ever!

Even those it's blurry I had to post my favorite gifts under the tree this year!  :)  look at those faces!  I love each and every one of them more then words could ever possibly describe!   They make the holiday season so incredibly magical and I couldn't be more blessed!

....and I say hello!

Hello, hello! I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello!  We have officially joined the ranks of soccer moms.   We said goodbye to our Pacifica and bought this Kia Sedona.  It provides us with some much needed room and we can actually fit our double stroller in it!  Wahoo!  We are excited!

You say goodbye.......

Soccer!

Mr. Lennon started soccer today!  As we pulled into the parking lot he started cheering, he was so excited!  He doesn't quite understand the whole team thing yet.  He's more of an independent player at the moment.   He really just loves that he gets to be out there kicking the ball around!  I can't wait to watch him play more this season! He is such a cutie!

Happy Birthday Stephanie!!!

Happy Birthday Stephanie! We all love you so much. Thank you so much for being a wonderful mother and fantastic wife. Our lives are so blessed to have you in them!!

Love,

Val, Aleece, Madelaine, Lennon, and Harrison

Pre-K

Madelaine started Pre-K at her big sister's elementary school this week! She has been so excited to be able to go to the big kid's school, especially since several of her friends are old enough to start kindergarten this year. She has the awesome opportunity to be a part of something they call the Typical Peer program in this Pre-K. What this means is that there are several students with developmental disabilities that participate in this program and Lainey gets to be one of the students in there to help assist. She gets the chance to be a good example and role model to these other students, while also learning valuable information that will put her well ahead of other kids going into kindergarten next year. She had an awesome first day and she really likes her teachers. I think it will be a fantastic experience for her and we can't wait to watch her grow! She is such a cutie and am excited for her! c

2nd grade

Aleece started 2nd grade this week! Where has the time gone? How am I old enough to have a 2nd grader?!

She is a pro when it comes to school now! She was so excited the whole week before! She even had her first day of school outfit picked out, with a special request that it be ironed so she could look perfect on her first day. She is such a sweetheart! The kids and I braved the mass chaos at the elementary school so that we could meet her teacher and walk her to class for her first day. Her teacher seems very nice and we are hoping she really challenges Aleece this year. Aleece has always been so smart and reads WAY beyond her age level. (She is currently working her way through Harry Potter!) So we are hoping that her teacher will continue to push her to new levels! Aleece has always done amazing in school, never bringing home a conduct grade other than E (excellent--the top level) and always getting straight A's. We are so proud of her and we are so excited to see what this 2nd grade year brings!

Holy Hot Batman!

Need I say more?

My boys

My sweet boys after their haircuts, taken by yours truly.   Don't look too closely aunt Katchie! :)

Haircut #2

Mr. Harrison post haircut

Haircut #1

Mr. Lennon post hair cut

Pierced ears

Lainey got her ears pierced this week!  We had a deal with her that if she learned how to jump off the diving board by herself that we would let her get her ears pierced.  She finally mustered up the courage, so we followed through on our end of the deal too.  She looks so grown up with her cute little Hello Kitty earrings!  She only cried silent years for about a minute after getting her ears pierced and then she was fine.   And she is telling anyone and everyone about her newly pierced ears!  It doesn't matter if she knows them or not.  It's pretty funny!  We are proud of her for facing her fears!  She's growing up too darn fast!

Happy Independence Day!

Let freedom ring!

Gardening

The boys sure love their Grampy!  They were helping him water the plants and literally would not let go of the hose.  It was so sweet!

Moments like this....

....here's another one of those moments that makes my heart smile!

If friends were flowers....

...I'd pick you.   I love moments like these!