Teddy Bear Picnic

Yesterday was Jacklyn's last day of Preschool, so Addison and I went down to her school and watched her graduation. It was a lot of fun and Addison really enjoyed it. First, the kids sang sons to us and then got their diplomas. Then we had some fun activities like giving your teddy bear a checkup, throwing beanbags and getting a prize, and "going on a bear walk" which was really an obstacle course. The kids all like that one the best. After the graduation, we all went outside and had our teddy bear picnic. We all laid our blankets out on the grass and started eating our lunches. While we were eating, the teachers passed out bear rice crispy treats and punch for everyone. Then it was time to say good-byes. Jacklyn's friend Mackenzie came over and said good-bye. Her and Jacklyn were the only girls in their class. Jacklyn was the only girl out of ten boys in her class until Mackenzie came, so they were best buds. Jacklyn's bus driver was telling me this. I told her Jacklyn was use to being the only girl, because at home she has no sisters and two brothers. Her bus driver thought that was funny and said Jacklyn gets spoiled a lot because she's the only girl. Jacklyn really loved going to school. I think she will miss it, but it won't be too long until summer school starts. All right, I need to go. I hope that everyone has a great Memorial Day weekend!

Happy Birthday Jacklyn!

Today is Jacklyn's Birthday. We went down to the store today and she got to pick out a birthday present from the birthday money that she got from Nana and Grandma Kendall. She picked a Snow White doll with the plastic clothes. She was very excited. Thank you for the birthday money everyone. Since Micah had to work late tonight we decided to celebrate her birthday on Saturday. It was really fun. I have posted the pictures for you to see. We got a birthday cake for her, and watched her open presents. She was very excited, even Jayden and Addison were excited. I think she had a great birthday. Thanks again everyone for the the birthday wishes.

Backyard Camping

We are all very excited at our house right now. It is spring. The weather has finally warmed up and we have been spending more time outdoors. Micah pulled the fire pit out of the shed last weekend and set it up so we could have cozy evenings by the fire. So on Monday night we decided for family night to sit outside and talk and make smores. Jacklyn and Addison loved roasting marshmallows and eating them. They weren't too found of the smores; they just ate everything separately. I think Micah and I ate a ton of smores though. We wanted to do it again this week, but we ran out of food. The next day Jayden told me while I was getting him ready for school that he likes hanging out by the campfire and talking. I told Micah and he was pretty excited. I think we are starting to like the idea of backyard camping more and more. Easy, cheap, near-by bathrooms, etc. Well, I need to go and get kids ready for bed. Bye.

Spring Break

Last week was Spring Break, so Micah, Jayden, and Jacklyn decided to go motorcycling in Moab with Grandpa. The kids had a lot of fun camping with the family, going to the hot tub, and just hanging out and having fun. Here are the pictures and you can see for yourself just how much fun they had. I hope everyone had a great Spring Break.

The Eyeclops

So the other day the kids were bored and wanted to pull a game out of the closet, so Micah was digging around and he discovered the Eyeclops that Micah's parents had gotten us for Christmas a few years ago. He decided to pull it out and play with it with the kids. If you don't know what it is the Eyeclops is basically a microscope in the shape of an eye that you can plug into your TV and can zoom in on stuff and look at things up close. Micah hooked it up to the TV and we started checking things out. We looked at all sorts of stuff and then we started zooming in on the carpet hoping to find a bug or something, but there were no bugs in the carpet. We were disappointed, but I was somewhat glad to know we didn't have critters lurking down there. Then Micah put the eyeclops on his hand and you could see sweat coming out of his sweat pores and then it would evaporate. It was pretty gross, but fascinating at the same time. So that has been the toy of week that the kids have been playing with and inspecting. Bye.

Happy Easter

Today as you all know was Easter. Jayden walked into the living room and thought the Easter Bunny hadn't come, but I told him the baskets were hidden and he would have to look around, and he said "ooohhh." Funny guy. The kids were so excited to wake up and get their Easter baskets. I will post some of the pictures tonight. Jayden was so excited to do an Easter egg hunt. He couldn't wait until we were all dressed to go outside. The weather was pretty nice; it was 55F. It was nice in the sun at least. We were going to get an Easter Egg Hunt going, but Micah and I started basking on the tramp, and the kids joined us for a little bit. Then Jayden and Jacklyn started taking their Easter eggs and placing them in the yard, and then going and picking them up, so we didn't do an official Easter Egg Hunt but it was still fun to go outside. I had Easter eggs and candy to do an egg hunt I just got lazy and we never got around to doing it. Maybe I will do an Easter Egg hunt with the kids tomorrow. We'll see how nice the weather is and if we're all in the mood. I hope everyone had a Happy Easter today!

Jennifer's Birthday

Yesterday was my birthday. Micah and I were going to go out to lunch together because that's what we normally do for our birthdays. Then Micah realized he had the 10-7 shift, so he told me to just meet him at his work at 2:00 and we would go to Costa Vida (that place is good, everyone should try it). I told Micah that Jacklyn's bus comes home at 2:30, so he said just come at 3:00. Then I told him that I had to pick Jayden up from school at 3:15. At that point we just gave up; it was too crazy. Then when Micah woke up yesterday morning he was sick, and couldn't call in sick because he was the late guy. He would have to find someone to replace him. I ended up buying a pizza and pop and when Micah got home we had our dinner and just kicked back for the rest of the night. It was slow, but fun. I was going to post this yesterday but didn't have time, so I am wishing myself a Happy Birthday now. Thanks everyone for the gifts and wishes. Bye.