5 is FABULOUS!

Chloe is so excited to be 5. She asked for a new bike for her birthday. Not just any bike though, a Barbie bike that Barbie can ride on too. Also, it has been more than 6 weeks since she got her ears pierced and she is able to change out her studs, so she also asked for some new earrings. I think she is a very happy girl that both of those birthday wishes came true!

The University of Phoenix zoo night fell on Chloe's birthday this year so she got the have a party at the zoo with Eric's side of the family. It was a lot of fun!

We also celebrated Chloe, Oma and Jordan's birthdays at Banana and Papa's with the first swim party of the summer.

We hope you had a great 5th birthday Chloe! It is so fun to watch you grow....now stop it!!

Bear Hollow field trips and Graduation!

This year I was able to go with Chloe on two field trips.

The first one was at the beginning of the year and we went to Cabellas. We had a great time looking around at all of the animals and the best part was we got to watch them feed the fish. Chloe and Tyson's favorite thing was, of course, the shooting gallery

The second field trip was to the zoo. It was the last field trip of the year and we were excited about it for months! It seemed like forever by the time we FINALLY got to go!

I am really glad I was able to spend those fun days with Chloe and have those memories from preschool with her!

Chloe graduated from her second year at Bear Hollow. They had a really fun program with several songs about all the animals they had learned about all year long! Chloe had been singing them around the house for months and knew all the songs so well for the performance. She won the "Always Happy" award for the second year in a row! Chloe had an amazing year with Miss Molly. She is reading and learned to count to 100! She learned so much and is so ready for kindergarten, although I am not ready for her to be that old! Chloe we are so proud of you and how hard you worked all year! We know that you will be amazing at anything you do because you have such a passion for life and learning and put your heart into everything you try! Don't ever change Chloe Belle!

Nadia??..No, it's Chloe!

This past year, Chloe took gymnastics. We wanted to put her in something that she would really enjoy but also help her with her balance and coordination. Here are a few pictures from her class. One of her favorite things was at the end of every class when they would give a cheer and say "We love gymnastics!"

Chloe got to participate in the spring exhibition. It was AMAZING! They set it up like a real gymnastics meet. They had four rotations and they marched to each one just like real gymnasts do. She did the bars, floor, beam and vault, which in this age bracket is just jumping off the spring board and landing with your hands up, but still way cute!! Anyway, to say the least we were stunned with how much she had improved during the year! She did so good and everyone that came and watched thought she was incredible!

Good Job Chloe!

Rocker Alec!

Alec participated in the end of the year 4th grade this year. Even though they dressed like rockers and sang rock style, the songs were actually about ROCKS. It was a fun concert and Alec did a great job!

Congrats Graduate!

This past Saturday my little brother graduated!! He got his Bachelors Degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix. Eric was excited because he actually had a few students who he has taught graduating and, of course, Jordan, so he had a reason to sit through the ceremony this year. It was fun to see you both in your robes! We are so proud of you and all your hard work! Congrats Jord! We love you!

By the way Becca, that is one of the cutest baby bumps I have ever seen! We can't wait to meet Caidence.

Nobody likes me...

...everybody hates me think I'll go eat worms. Chloe and Tyson learned the famous worm song in school a couple of weeks ago and she has been obsessed with them ever since. She thinks they are so cute and she just wants to take care of them. She finds them a good place in the dirt to live and makes sure that the mom's and the babies stay close together. Oh well, I have said it before and I will say it again, when it comes to Chloe....This To Will Pass!! Oh how I love that girl!

Easter '09

Easter this year was a lot of fun! The Monday before Easter we had family home evening that Grandma and Kyler and Jenna and the boys came for. We had homemade pizza and then decorated egg sugar cookies! The week before our lesson had been about the upcoming General Conference and the kids started a conference packet that would help them listen to the talks. For this family home evening we each told about our favorite talks. It actually worked out really well, the kids had fun and I think it helped them pay attention a little better. We were glad Kyler and Jenna and Grandma could join us. Thanks everyone for adding to our fun, yet spiritual??, night!

We then had a whole weekend of Easter celebrations. On Saturday we had a party at Banana and Papa's, complete with good food, an egg hunt, fun games and baskets for the kids and adults. Thanks, it was a great party!! On Sunday the kids woke up, not to early actually, and found their baskets that the Easter Bunny had hidden for them. We then had a Easter Egg Pancake Breakfast, which sounds kinda gross but it was just pancakes shaped like eggs and dyed pastel colors. Sunday afternoon we headed to Grandma's for another party, complete with good food and an egg hunt. The kids had so much fun looking for the golden egg, hidden by Kimmie and Michael, and Alec has assured me that next year he will be the one to find it! Thanks Grandma and Kim and Michael for making it so fun!!!

We hope everyone had a great Easter and not only enjoyed the holiday, but also took time to reflect on the meaning of the wonderful day!