last day of school

Only about a month late that is. Back on the 21st of May was Afton's last day of Kindergarten and instead of doing a graduation they had a little assembly for the parents. The kids had been practicing throughout the year a few different patriotic songs and so they sang their hearts out for us parents. It was so cute and really fun to watch. They were all dressed in red, white and blue and wore visors that they had previously made and designed themselves. It really was cute and they did such a good job singing. Afton was so excited to be on stage and have her family watching her. That girl loves to perform. And she said that she had a great last day of school. They played some really fun games and she got to play with all of her friends and have some yummy snacks. Although the day was lots of fun I think she was a little sad to be done with Kindergarten. She just loved her class and teacher so much. But she is very excited to be moving on to 1st grade and getting her very own desk. We are so proud of our kindergarten grad.

The kids getting ready to show of their mad skills at singing. They were actually all pretty good. There was one little boy that wasn't really singing. It was more like shouting the songs. He was definitely the loudest one there.

Afton with her class. There were actually two classes that were part of the assembly. She was very lucky and got to be in the front row. I guess that's what happens when you have short parents. The kid in the blue shirt was the very loud singer.

They all look so cute in their red, white and blue attire.

class picnic

On May 20th, a few days before the last day of school, Afton's kindergarten class had a picnic. Jason and I were both able to go and help out. It turned out to be lots of fun and Afton was so excited to have both her parents there. They all got to bring a lunch and sat outside on a big blanket together. Then we played some fun relay games. First we played a dress up game. They had to put on some of Jason's big clothes and run to a cone and back and then we did sack races. After the relay games, Mrs. Nightengale had this huge beach ball that the kids got to chase around and try to throw to one another. What a fun day!

Afton and her teacher, Mrs. Nightengale.

They got this cute cake for dessert.

Eating lunch with the class.

Afton's kindergarten class

Playing the relay games. We made them put socks on their hands. It was so funny!

Senior Dinner

Each year our ward has a dinner to recognize the graduating seniors and I usually tag along with Jason for the special event. This year it was at our friend's, the Fallentine's, house. The dinner was actually really good. Jason grilled some tri-tip and chicken and the families provided salads. I ate way too much! But it was really good. After dinner, the parents each said something special about their kids and then Jason shared some words for the seniors. I think he had like 8 or 9 graduating seniors this year. Jason was really happy for them, but kind of sad at the same time. He loves the boys that he works with.

The seniors.

Jason sharing his words of wisdom.

We don't need a dog

because we have Logan. We were having steak for dinner the other night and Logan grabbed one of the bones and started chewing on it. Jason and I thought it was pretty hilarious so I snapped a picture of it. Logan thought it was the greatest thing. This kid will eat anything. Maybe that's why he's weighing in at 31 pounds. One pound below his big brother.

Ward Talent Show

We had our annual ward talent show again and it was really nice this year because I wasn't in charge. Wha-hooo! It's so much more stressful when you're in charge. The talent show was back on the 8th of May and all of our kids shared a talent. I can't believe how brave they are just to get up on stage and perform in front of everyone. I guess it's a little different when you're a kid. Afton decided to sing this year. She sang "O Beautiful" and did an awesome job. I have some video of it that I'll post later. It was a song that they had been practicing in school so she was well prepared for it. The boys played basketball of course. We just set up their little hoops on stage and let them shoot some baskets. The audience loved it and the boys loved having people cheer for them. Daxon showed off his awesome slam dunks and Logan would shoot the ball and then turn and smile at the audience. It was so cute! After the basketball talent, I had Logan share some animal sounds that he's learned. And he was throwing the biggest fit because he still wanted to play basketball. He was crying and trying to get away from me and I kept asking him what a kitty says and he just wanted to get away and then he just leaned over to the microphone and said "Meow". It was so so so funny! Everyone started laughing and so from then on Logan had no problem saying his animal sounds into the microphone.

Afton singing her heart away.

The boys hooping it up.

Logan making his animal sounds. He loved hearing himself in the microphone.

This kid is seriously such a ham. He loves all of the attention.

Afton and Sophia. Sophia did a cute little ballet number for her talent.

Brenden and Dax. Brenden showed us some flexibility moves along with his mom. Amber was actually in charge this year of the talent show and did a wonderful job.

Afton and Kennedy. Kennedy really wanted to do something for the talent show, so last minute she and Afton just got on stage and danced to some High School Musical song. It was so cute! They did such a great job and weren't shy at all.

Max's "Rockin" Party

Also back in May (man, I'm behind), was Max's birthday party. He turned two years old. The theme of the party was "Rock-n-Roll" and it was such a fun party. The kids came dressed in their rock band attire, well Afton was the only one dressed up. She dressed up in her Hannah Montana clothes. They got to make a rock video and dance like crazy little rockers. The mom's even got in on the action. We sang and danced to a little bit of Tiffany. After the video shoot, we headed inside for some cake and ice cream. Once again, Jody out did herself with the birthday cake. It was a guitar and it turned out so cute! She did an awesome job. After the food, Max opened presents. The kids gave him some new pj's and an AC/DC shirt. I thought it was fitting for the birthday theme. Jason was very excited about the shirt so I ended up getting one for Dax and Logan too. Anyway, we all had a blast at the party. It was lots of fun!

The making of the rock video

Ms. Hannah Montana herself

Misty got in on the video making.

This is Misty's cousin, Christina and her Grandma Joy. They were good sports about dressing up.

Logan wasn't too interested in singing or being in the video. He just wanted to play basketball.

The mom's rocking out.

The awesome guitar cake.

More party action

Art Show

On May 6th and 7th, Afton's school had it's annual art show. This is where they display each child's art from the Art Corp's lessons throughout the year. We, the volunteers, go through each child's portfolio and pick out their best piece of art. So another mom and I did this for Afton's class and then I was able to go through with her class as they looked at the art. The art show is set up in the school's cafeteria and displayed on these huge black folding boards. It's really neat and the kids had a great time walking through and seeing their own pieces of artwork. The next day, we went as a family to the art show which lasted for about 5 minutes with the boys. They almost knocked over one of the boards.

Afton's kindergarten class at the art show

Afton pointing to her lovely piece of art. It's the top one.

Here is a closer shot of her art work. This was the last lesson called "Raggedy Ann and Andy". it was the lesson on composition which portrayed all of the lessons throughout the year. I loved this picture because of the big black eyes and the detail on their clothes. She drew hearts on Raggedy Ann's shirt and actually drew a dinosaur on Andy's shirt. It turned out really cute.

another A's game

Yes, we went to another A's game back in May. This time it was for Jason's work. We got to sit in a sky box again which is so great for kids. They can just run around like crazy and we don't have to worry too much about them. When we have the window open we make sure there's an adult close by to be on guard. The kids were very excited to go to another baseball game. They got to hang out with their cousins Dylen, Max, Michael, and Brisa. So they were just a little crazy!

Chillin on the stairs with the cousins eating popcorn.

Michael, Max, Logan and Dax hiding in the closet. they loved doing this last year and couldn't resist this year either. It sure is a pretty cute closet full of boys.

Logan loves to show off that big belly. He's always flashing people with it.

And he loves his daddy.

Misty and I with our super cute jackets that we got in San Fran at the wharf.

I bet you can't tell who they get their goofy side from.

Misty is so great with the kids. They were having so much fun playing ring-a-round the rosies.

Afton and Dylen being silly. I think they were pretending they were wearing dresses or something. Afton is wearing Jason's big USU sweatshirt.

Jody and Afton. She loves her aunt Jody.

We always have to do a goofy family picture.