Poor kids picked #40 for his jersey. He soon realized that the higher number meant the bigger the size. It was HUGE! He felt like he had to play with a shirt under until the coach finally saw what was going on and gave him #4!
He worked hard all season! Yet still professes his love to soccer.
In art class Jacob had to take a picture of something that had dimension. He then had to reproduce the picture using colored pencil. I thought what a cool project. Little did I realize that Jacob was going to choose the largest size AND how much time it was going to consume.
The detail in the creases of the book and sheen on the cover of Fablehaven were amazing. They just had an Arts Assembly at school. This was featured at the assembly and Jake was recognized. He just amazes me at his talent!
These two have such a cute bond with each other. Ten years in between the two of them!
Stephen and I took the big girls on a date night up to a Denver Nuggets game. It was on a Saturday and we had been to nine games with all the kids’ games that day, but I couldn’t resist one more game. I think the Nuggets games are so much fun with all of the little things they are constantly doing to keep the crowd occupied.
Kaylee and I were a little crazy! Stephen and Rebecca probably were embarrassed of us.
We were hungry after the game and decided to head over to Chipotle. When we started walking up the sidewalk a sweet lady came out of this new pizza place and gave us pizza cards for each of us to make and get our own. We decided to give it a try and it was DIVINE! The pizza place is a new chain by Chipotle. The atmosphere was so contempory and fun!
So many giggles, delicious food, awesome basketball, time with Stephen = PRICELESS
Literally it was priceless, thanks to the Ronco’s and that sweet manager at the pizza place. :)
We have our little routine every afternoon when she gets home. She chooses the lunch and stories for us. Then she heads outside to spend time with our pets. Sometimes she reads them stories, and other times she just talks to them about her day at school. Next she comes inside for a project or activity.
Oh how I’m going to miss her next year! She is definitely my baby!!!
Jerrica has been sick most of the week. She has missed quite a few days of school, and spent most of her time snuggling me.
She looked up at me one afternoon and said, “I hate that I have the flea bug”. I corrected her that it was called the FLU bug. She then got distressed and started freaking out with her big, sick eyes, “Mom there is no such thing as a flu bug, there are only flea bugs”. I couldn’t fight with her. She was too pitiful looking.
Jerrica is very close to Stephen. All she wanted was him and her cat, Fat. Our pets are outdoor pets, so it was a treat to have Fat come inside and nap with her. He adores Jerrica, probably because she gives him so much attention.
I’m so glad that she feels better and that no one else has gotten sick! (Knock on Wood)
The girls had friends over last week.
We decided to make glue t-shirts. You take the blue Elmer’s glue and go to town drawing whatever your heart desires.
Then you let the glue dry. I didn’t realize that it would take eight hours to dry. It would’ve been a better project for a sleepover night. ANYHOW, we then dyed the shirts in RIT dye. It was like magic to see the designs appear.
We will definitely be making more of these!
The frost was heavy and thick one morning during break. She wanted me to take a “selfie” of her. I informed her that it wouldn’t be a “selfie”, if I took it.
I did tell her that I would do a little shoot of her though. She has such long eyelashes!
My favorite is that last picture because that’s how she is always wrinkling that nose as she smiles and giggles. Sure love my Kaylee Girl!
It’s no secret that when the kids start switching from soccer to basketball, I’m all smiles!
The girls have been doing their basketball practice routines with our neighbor Hannah. One day as I was off to drive someone, somewhere I saw my girls out in that beautiful sunlight. I HAD to stop and take a couple of pictures of them. I thought that I was capturing that beautiful light, but I like the sweet capture of those two sisters practicing together before the sun goes down. It reminded me of numerous times out in the backyard with my sister Alesha.
There is just something about bouncing that ball over and over as you are chatting with a friend. LOVE it!
Stephen and I took Jake on a date last week. We went to Chik fil A because he can down those chicken sandwiches like no tomorrow.
Then we headed over to see “Saving Mr. Banks”. Jacob has always admired Walt Disney, and knows so many facts about him.
It was a great relaxing night! I know that I’m going to blink and Jacob will be out of our house. We have to take advantage of these last couple of years. Thanks for the date Jake!
I had the girls fill out these sheets on New Year’s Eve. I smiled as I went to file Jerrica’s in her box. Kindergarten writing is SO stinkin’ cute!
I love the “brokle” for broccoli, “gadr ag” for Gatorade, and the goal for her new year is to “Be Nis”, yet she is already the sweetest little thing ever!
Another fresh start to a new year. There was an awesome talk in the last Ensign that said, “our goals bring out the best in us”. They really do because we are striving and working hard in certain areas to achieve more than we have before.
As I was working on my goals and resolutions, I ran across this article from a friend - The Donut Resolutions.
It put my own resolutions into perspective. Relationships are of the utmost of importance because they are eternal. One of my goals was to go on a weekly date with Stephen. That will be 52 dates when the year is over, but more importantly it will be 52 times that Stephen and I have spent together focusing and strengthening our marriage.
It’s tradition to have the Hopkin’s over for the night. My boys and Ashton went to Dion’s and then to the dance. The rest of us stayed home to play games and eat appetizers.
I did packets again this year that were sealed for each hour. One packet had glow sticks for glow in the dark hide and seek, cans of silly string for a war, a movie, and one had yellow balloons tied to it. We put a helium balloon in each room in the house and they had to run around with their nerf guns shooting the balloons. Each person was timed to see who could do it the fastest. One packet had forms to fill out about last year. The packets made the time fly by, and also helped keep the little ones busy as the older ones played games.
The last three pics were right before the silly string war. They were trying their cans out on Trenya. I wish that I would have gotten a picture of Trenya. She was COVERED with silly string!
One of the games we played was this card game…
It was such a fun night laughing, eating, and playing games!
