Crazy May

May flew by and is long gone but I had a few pictures that I wanted to post. We love the springtime in Fountain Green. We love to go up to the farm and see the baby lambs. Sammi always says that she want to be a sheep farmer after going to the farm. We helped to plant the garden. This year we are trying to grow a sunflower circle. I got the idea from a children's book. Then it becomes a playhouse during the summer. We will see how it turns out. I survived the end of the school year with all of the deadlines and our end of the year program. May is a crazy time of year for teachers, but it is a the time of year that we look forward to because it means that it is VACATION TIME!

April in Review.

Ok, I am a huge blog slacker. Here is a slide show of our past month in review. We have been super busy, but have had a lot of fun. Jake is now talking up a storm and saying all kinds of things. There are only twenty more days of school, but who is counting?

New Shoes!

I haven't splurged on really nice shoes since I got married. I have needed some new shoes and I have been researching for a while. I found amazing deals on the website 6pm.com and I splurged and got three pair of Dansko shoes, because I got them for over 50% off. I got three pair of shoes for cheaper than I could have bought two pairs of shoes in the store. They are so cute and super comfortable especially since I am on my feet most of the day. I have got lot of comments on my "sexy" red shoes. We also got Sammi a pair of DC skater shoes for $10.00. The shipping was only $7.00 total for all four pair of shoes. If you are looking for new shoes check out that website they have awesome deals, amazing shoes and great brands. I did try similar styles on in stores to check out sizes and fit especially since they are European sized. I love my new shoes! I also got a pair of my classic Teva flip flops. Shoe shopping is so much fun! I even bought all of them online.

Sammi the smarty

Sammi has had a really successful school year this year. She was the class winner for the geography bee and the spelling bee. She got to move on to the school competitions for both of those and did well. She took 6th place overall in the school spelling bee and she is only in fourth grade. She completed against the other class winners in the 4th, 5th and 6th grades. She also participated in the Timpanogos Storytelling festival. She was the overall winner for the fourth grade and got to tell her story The Gum Chewing Rattler by Joe Hayes to the entire school and the panel of judges She entertained the audience of about 750 with her amazing storytelling skills. She did such a great job! She didn't even act nervous even though she said that her legs felt like jello. Way to go Sammi! We are proud of your hard work and talents.

Feb. 24 - Draper Temple Open House

We got to go to the Draper Temple Open House on Tuesday, Feb. 24. We went right after school and missed all of the long lines and waiting. Jacob loves buses. His dreams came true that day when he finally got to ride on the bus from the church building up to the temple and back. He still talks about riding on the bus everyday.

When we were in the temple Jacob was so good. We took his stroller to keep him confined. It worked wonderfully. He was so quiet too. I think he knew that is was a special place. Joe was whispering to me, asking me a question and Jacob said, "Shh.. Joe." It was pretty cute. When we were in the sealing room both Sammi and Joe told us that this is where they wanted to get married. We told to them to always remember that and work toward that goal. It was nice to have the children in the temple with us all as a family.

Family Fun

We love spending time together! Jacob misses the kids so much when they are gone. He gets so excited on Fridays when they come back. We are so blessed to get to have them with us 50%. They bring so much fun, excitement and love in our home and family. One night we played the flour game. It is pretty fun, but a little messy. You compress flour in a small cup. Then turn the cup over a plate, leaving behind a compress pile of flour. Place a piece of candy or a penny on top. Then using a butter knife you take turns slicing away some of the flour. Whoever knocks the candy off the pile has to get it out of the flour with their mouth, without using their hands. I was the only one who didn't knock off the candy. Mark, Sammi and Joe all had to go searching for their piece of candy.