Last Day of Kindergarten

What?! The last day of Kindergarten?! Are you kidding me?! Where in the world did this year go? It seems like just yesterday Kadence started as a Penry Pirate looking through the school for a hidden treasure (it was in the Principal's office). I went to their end of year celebration and may have cried when they sang their goodbye song. Why can't we just freeze time and keep our kids little for a little bit longer? Anyway, enough sappy stuff. The kids had a water celebration and it was a blast. We threw water balloons, had relay's, and even got to run through the sprinklers. The highlight of the afternoon was when we flooded the 4th grade. Ok, so it really wasn't a highlight, more like a low light, but it was still kind of funny. We had the hose hooked up in an inside bathroom because that was the only valve we could find. Well I guess in all our excitement the spigot flew off and water was shooting everywhere. It was on the ceiling, walls, and even in the hallway. Luckily they got it fixed quickly and I told the kids they could tell everyone they flooded the fourth grade on their last day of school. Here are some pictures from our last day:

MVP

Today was a fabulous day for Con-man. The first grade went on an all expense paid (hehe) field trip to Thanksgiving Point and Jump On It. They got to check out all the awesome animals at Thanksgiving Point and were treated to Ice Cream Cones. Then on they went to Jump On It. Connor's favorite part of the whole trip was Jump On It. When I asked him why he said, "Cuz I got to jump!" Duh, mom! Tonight we played the Helper Mets. Although we didn't win, Connor got the MVP ball. Each game the coaches pick a player who worked extra hard and showed improvement. This game Connor was their choice and he was ecstatic. His whole face lit up when they said his name and he was so proud. He worked really hard and had some really great plays so he really deserved it. One of the coaches told me Connor is the nicest kid in the dugout. He said he is always complimenting his teammates and telling them what a good job they are doing. I guess I'm doing something right. :)

Hey Batter Batter!

My little man is in full swing. It's baseball season and he can't get enough. He practices day and night and can't wait for his next game. Who knew I would have such an athletic kid? Rory was athletic growing up, but me, not so much. I tried some sports here and there but the only thing I loved was volleyball, and I wasn't very good at it. I guess that's probably why I stuck with dance. Anyway, Connor eats, sleeps, breathes baseball. His awesome daddy is his coach and is whipping Connor and those other boys (and girl) into shape. The only thing better than a cute baseball player? My cute baseball player, he is the best! I sure do love him. He gave me my mother's day present today, because like me, he can't wait until the actual present giving day. It was an adorable story called, "If You Give a Mom a Muffin." Super cute and it even came with my own muffin and hot cocoa mix. Here is my little man all decked out in his uniform:

Little Miss Kadee had her Kindergarten Mother's Day Program today. It was so cute and I even got all teary eyed during the slide show. Kadee had 2 speaking parts and did AMAZING. She is seriously the cutest little girl ever. She had lots of family support too. Besides myself, her daddy, grandma Rhea, grandma Debbie, and Nana all came to watch her. My favorite part of the whole program was the song grandma-ma and the portrait Kadee painted of me, it is classic. Her teacher is so awesome, she works so hard for the kids and is truly a picture perfect teacher. I want to be just like her when I grow up. :) Kadee also gave me my mother's day gift. It was a book she made about flowers, a paper flower necklace, and a coupon book redeemable for random things of her choice. My favorite was that she "wont moov my clip." They have to move their clips when they are naughty in class, I don't think she has ever moved her clip. She would be mortified if she ever thought she did something to upset Mrs. Penry. But it was a nice thought and I'm glad she is such a good girl. Here are some pics from her fun day:

What I look like through Kadee's eyes.

Ouch!

This is what happens when you're giving your little sister a piggy back ride on the cement and trip over your own feet:

Luckily no one was too hurt, although I was a little concerned about her knocking out her front tooth. I insisted she see the dentist and luckily he doesn't think any damage was done to the permanent tooth and says it will be making its appearance soon.

Last night was our ward Cinco De Mayo. I bought Rory, the kids, and I sombreros and thought it would be so fun to wear them all night. I thought the kids would think it was fun too, and was so excited to show Connor. I walked up to him, put my sombrero on, and asked him what he thought. He shook his head, covered his eyes, and said, "I am so embarrassed right now." With that he walked away and refused to wear a sombrero. When did he get that old? When did he decided he was too cool for me? It makes me feel old that not only am I a few weeks away from the big 3-0, but now my kids are old enough to be embarrassed by me. Anyways, the party was a big success and the pinatas (which I was in charge of) were the hit of the party. It was really fun to have an out of the ordinary ward party and I am super proud of my hubby for putting it all together.

Ice Cream Freeze

My beautiful little girl had a fabulous weekend. Since about October, her and her good friend Haylie have practiced, stretched, and danced their little hearts out to prepare to perform their duet. This weekend was the Carbon Dance Classic and they finally had the opportunity to perform. They did a little number called "The Ice Cream Freeze" by Hannah Montana. The competition started on Friday and I was so proud of the girls. It took a really long time to get to their duet, since the judges needed time in between each number to fill out the score sheets, but they waited very patiently and near the end they finally had the opportunity to shake their groove thing. They couldn't have done better! They remembered all their moves, smiled, and shook their booties perfectly... I guess the judges agreed, they took first! They were thrilled and Kadence couldn't wait to show her trophy off. She performed with her class twice on Saturday and they placed 2nd in their Country Girl routine. Love my little dancer and Encore dance, can't wait to see what the future holds!

Stretching to prepare for Country Girl, aren't their costumes adorable?!

Kadee and Haylie right before their duet, work it girls!

The cutest Car Hop I've ever seen!

Soccer Stars

I'd like to think Connor and Kadee are my soccer stars. However, Connor hates it. He's really good, but has no desire to play, I'm not really sure why. Kadee, on the other hand loves it, she can't wait to go to games and even looks forward to practices. It's funny how different our children are. Anyways, I am extremely cheap and was extremely disappointed with our last sports team pictures, so this season I took my own. I know they're not professional, but I like them anyway. It was a really windy, cold day when I decided to take their pictures, so they had to try to stand still as the wind tried to blow them away.

While Connor and Kadee are playing soccer, Kinlee likes to play on the slide. She loves it and won't leave the playground the whole time. Good thing it's right by the field so I can watch her and watch the kids play at the same time.

April Happenings

I didn't think our April had been that busy, until I started to look at our pictures. We have had a busy and fun month. The kids started soccer and are having a blast. Kadee really loves it, she is my little soccer star. I think this is the first thing she has done that she truly loves. It makes me a little sad she doesn't want to do dance next year, but it makes me more happy to know she has something she loves and looks forward to. I haven't taken any pictures yet, but I will post some soon.

Connor had his year end Musical Minors performance. It was an adorable show. The kids sang a variety of songs from my childhood and it brought back lots of memories. They sang; I'm a nut, CeCe oh playmate, John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, and many more. Most the kids had a solo, duo, or trio, but not my Connor, he simply refused. He said it was too embarrassing.


Connor's Musical Minor performance

Kadee's dance group performed at the donkey basketball game. Yes, that's right, actual donkey basketball. The donkey's were fun to watch and Kadee's class did a great job on their dance.


Proof we actually saw donkey basketball!

Easter was a huge success. Rory and I decided we are never camping for Easter again. Rory had to work anyway, so my grandparents came down and celebrated Easter with me and the kids. We went to the wave pool Easter egg hunt on Friday, Candee took the kids to the Wellington Easter Egg hunt on Saturday, and I had an egg hunt in our backyard for them. Needless to say, they got a ton of eggs. Saturday night we had an Easter BBQ at Kyle and Candee's and Rory experienced his first high speed chase at work. Some guy had stolen a vehicle and it caught up with him. Everyone told Rory he did a great job and I am super proud of him, but his job causes me stress. I worry every time he puts on that uniform. Sunday my mom hid eggs filled with money and after church we went to her house for a yummy turkey dinner. The kids ended up talking her and Gary into a sleep over, so I would say they had a great Easter weekend!

Connor showing off his Easter basket


Kadee showing off her Easter basket


Kinlee looking for eggs