Getting ready for summer!!!

Just some random photos of the kids and what we are doing while we are coming to the end of the school year and the beginning of the summer.  

As soon as Kurtis got out of school we changed and ran to the beach for 45 minutes of some fun in the sun!!  It was very very windy so we packed up and came back home but it was fun jumping waves and playing in the sand none the less!

Not sure why but last week 7 Eleven had a random free slurpee day so we went and each grabbed a different flavor.  Kurtis favorite was mixing them all and Sarah's...well she couldn't finish a fourth of one so she wasn't a big fan!

For Derick and I's parents and our family we decided to have the children's photos taken at Sears.    The hardest part has been picking our favorites.  These are just proofs so they say SEARS across them but you get the idea of the cuteness!!

Happy Memorial Day!!

Soccer...Service...and Sunday Dress Up!!!

Kurtis is playing soccer again this year, but this year he is playing with his school friends and he is loving it!!!  It is a great way to get exercise and spend time with good friends.

Kurtis even got to do the coin toss at the beginning of the game one week.  Fun Fun!!

For a service project our church helped Beethoven Elementary School with a Mormon Helping Hands Beautification Day.  Our family helped a dear friend that works there with her classroom.  We sanded bookcases and then painted them in fun colors.  It was a great turn out, and a wonderful thing to do as a family with other friends from church.

Here is a video if you would like to check out everything that was done!!

Here are just some other photos of my cute kids dressed up for church.

San Diego OR Bust!!!

Derick and I decided to go away to San Diego for our 9 year anniversary (yes 9 years....and it has been wonderful every moment of those 9 years!!  Love you sweetie!)...my parents generously offered to come and watch the children for us so we jumped at the chance!  There are so many things I love about San Diego, some of the highlights, the hills, flowers, blue skies, and the temple. 

 Some military shots for Kurtis we took...the HUM-V had a sign on it that said STUDENT DRIVER.  I found that so funny I had to take a photo!

We enjoyed the time away from the children but missed them as well.  At least we knew they were very well taken care of. 

  

Thanks again Pops and GG!!!  We love you!

 Kurtis was so excited....ok Derick and Kurtis were so excited to find this Darth Vader mask at a rummage sale for 50 cents!!  They are all too funny!

Blow Out, Bird House, and Easter Bunny!

So we have been testing different ways to do Sarah's hair.  I have found the best thing to do is to blow it out and curl it under.  She looks so sweet and cute...and loves to pose for photos!!

Kurtis went to the Home Depot child activity where he made a bird house.  We still need to get bird seed but he was pretty proud of his creation!!

Then we woke up to the Easter Bunny delivering some goodies to our good little children.  They enjoyed waking up and searching for easter eggs.

Sunday we all woke up, and celebrated Easter  by going to church where we learned about our Savior.  The children came home peaceful and happy after learning more about the resurrection.  Kurtis sang a wonderful song with other primary children, and it was just a perfect Easter Sunday.  We are all blessed to be able to have the gospel in our lives and I love to hear my children talk about what they have learned each week at church.  We took some fun photos as a family...it was great!

We ended the day with a great time at Derick's sisters house with a huge Easter egg hunt, and wonderful food!!

 Hope you all had a wonderful Easter!

Dr. Seuss Week at School

For Kurtis' spirit week at school the kids participated in each days events ending with a reading by The Lorax which Kurtis really loved.  Here are the pictures for proof.

The first day was SOCK day-

The second day was HAT day and I missed taking a photo.

The third day was BACKWARD day-

The fourth day was the reading of Dr. Seuss Lorax, and I didn't get any photos; however it was a lot of fun to participate and support the school!!!

Sarah wore a bun with a pen in her hair all day long, and then during the weekend we painted her finger and toe nails.  Very girlie!!!  It was fun!