Knight Michael and Knight Austin

Michael has made a new friend, Austin. They are quite the pair. Here they are defending their castle from the evil sisters and brother! Unfortunately, their attention span with the castle was shorter than it took for mommy to put it all up, but they had fun while it last and it provided mommy with a great picture opportunity. (by the way, Michael is the one with the red cape, kinda hard to tell)

Happy Birthday Mike!

Mike was truly surprised when he opened his birthday gift, an IPod. We have officially joined the craze.

The kids and their teachers

Amanda and Mr. Seleznoff (Amanda actually had four teachers, but I only got a picture with her home room teacher)

Matthew and Mrs. Garrison

Annie and Mrs. Grandy

Mikey and Ms. Kerrie

It is hard to believe that another year of school is done. It goes by way to fast! The kids did great this year, and we are very proud of them (Mike and I aren't quite sure where they get all of their intellect, guess we make a good mixture!). Although, I'm sad for the next school year to approach, Mikey can't wait to join his brother and sisters at the "big" school!

field trip to Ranger Stadium

Daddy got to go on a field trip with Matthew and the whole 3rd grade to the Ranger's stadium. The boys had a lot of fun, and I was thankful that they kept Mike and John D. separated (the trouble those "boys" have caused in previous field trips!).

Mikey's run in with an end table

Apparently, Mikey didn't feel like knocking his front teeth out was enough. Shortly after I returned from Colorado (shortly meaning I had only been home for a couple of hours), Mikey fell and hit his head on one of our end tables. Mike was able to get there quick enough (and react quick enough) that not even one drop of blood hit the floor. So, off to the ER we went. Luckily no stitches, they just glued him back together!

Could that be Kelly Clarkson I see?

Annie's class did a famous Texan museum. Annie had to choose a famous Texan, write a report, display and say a speech on that person (Annie choose Kelly Clarkson, she's become a huge American Idol fan and can't wait until she can tryout). Then the day of the museum, guest got to visit and push the button on each person's hand to hear their story. The kids did an awesome job, and I was very impressed that each one kept eye contact while giving their speech. It was a really neat project.

The high school Graduate!

The day after my parents left, I was on my way back to Colorado to see Alex graduate from high school. It was a crazy trip there, which included a shortcut to LAX, but I made it in time for graduation. As always, I had an awesome time with my sister and her family. Congrats Al! (for those of you that were there, Alex was the baby at mine and Mike's wedding --- feeling old yet?)

Is that Papa May and Matthew?

While Grandma and Papa May were visiting, we got to enjoy an afternoon at a local water park, Hawaiian Falls. Grandpa couldn't let the kids be the only ones having fun, so he joined them on some of the crazy water slides. Although he did enjoy them, he admitted that the lazy river was more his speed. We had a great visit with them, but it went way to fast.

Happy 5th Birthday Mikey!

We celebrated Mikey's 5th birthday early because Grandma and Papa May were here visiting. It was our first Chuck E. Cheese b'day party and I think mommy and daddy loved it as much as the kids. Not only did we get to truly enjoy the party, but there was no work involved!

The preschool graduate!

Michael looked adorable in his graduation cap (which was taped to his head!). He had a great year of preschool and only gave his teacher, Ms. Kerrie, a little bit of trouble.

Sandy Lake Amusement Park Choir Competition

Amanda sang with her 5th school choir at Sandy Lake Amusement Park. The choir did an awesome job and won first place! We then got to enjoy the rides for a couple of hours, lots of fun for Amanda and her friends.