Drew's Grad from 1st year of preschool

Drew finished up his 1st year of preschool with Mrs. Kayla. He had a great year! He loved her little girls Portlin, Dutch and True. He always talked about them the most. Some days we had a hard time getting him to school--he is very attached to me, and doesn't like to leave me. We had to do threats, bribes and punishments many times just to get him to school. So hopefully next year will go better.


Here he is with his good buddy Milo.

Late Mothers day photo

Trying to get everyone to cooperate for the pic was rediculous and I even found myself yelling at the kids to smile--yelling on mothers day of all days--but it's hard to get the "perfect photo" I sure do love these monkeys!

Smarty Pants

Maggie and Audrey did awesome this year in school! We are so proud of them! I officially have bragging rights, so here you go!

Maggie recieved the Principals award (honor roll all 3 terms) and an award for Social Studies
Here she is with her classmates after recieving her award



Audrey was also on the Honor Roll all year (her teacher even told me that she could skip to 3rd grade next year) She was student of the month for April also! They don't have an official ceremony for 1st graders, so here she is with her student of the month certificate.
Maggie also excelled in Drama. She's quite the little actress. Here she is with her buddy Emma after a play they performed called "Merlins Library". Maggie was Junie B. Jones, and Emma was Hermoine from Harry Potter.

Hey! Guess What?

I'm 11 months old!

Colorado Va-ca

Owen and I took a little reconnaissance trip to Colorado since I've had Colorado on my mind since we started dental school. I had to check it out and see if it's the place for us when we move and settle next year. Overall, it's a great place. Yes, it snowed one day and was a little chilly (hard to get used to after living in Vegas) but it really is a beautiful place(not as pretty as Utah though). I think I especially like the Denver area-- there is more to do. I always had Colorado Springs on my mind--which was nice, but I think I'm more of a suburbia kind of girl. I need shopping and things to entertain me and the kids with. Denver area seemed to have everything I needed. We had a great time seeing old friends from dental school and their gorgeous homes! Here are a few pics of the trip--yes, Miles was the only one who got to go. Owen's mom graciously came and played mom while we were away. Maggie thought it was completely unfair that Miles got to go and she didn't--I reminded her that Miles was FREE!
First stop..Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs

This place was GORGEOUS! A very relaxing walk!

The Springs


Helen Hunt Falls in Colorado Springs


This was Miles pretty much the whole time in the car--not fun to travel with this guy!
But happy when he could get out and stretch his legs a bit
Dinner with the Carlstons. Callie and I have kept in touch over the years and she is such a great friend! And her new home is Gorgeous! I completely forgot to take a pic of everyone that was there so Annie Craven and Deb Cannon were there but had left already. Here is Callie, and her cute little Kate.
We stayed in Boulder with our friends the Cannons. Their home is gorgeous also! Deb and I have remained good friends since dental school also. We had some good laughs with Mark and Deb. I love these people! Man, do I look tired or what in this pic?
Owen Loved the Cannons dog Bella the Mastiff. He would have taken her home if they would have aloud horses on the airplane. She was a really sweet dog-.
Miles and I on Pearl street in Boulder--it had just snowed that morning.

Rupert

k, this was so funny to me. You probably won't even appreciate it unless you actually watch "Survivor." So tonight we're sitting on the couch watching Survivor. Usually the kids are in bed by now, but Owen felt the urge to go to Yogurtland tonight, so they were finishing their yogurts as I was watching it. Maggie says to me, "Who is that?" I say, "it's Rupert." She replies with, "did they find him on the island?" I busted a gut!

Serious Catch up

Laziness, lost my camera, crazy busy..all my excuses for not blogging. So, I have a new camera which I love, and a Friday night with nothing to do--here it goes....
Maggie turned 9 on the 9th of March--she said turning nine on the ninth was something she's been waiting for her whole life! Ha! She celebrated by inviting 4 of her closest friends to see "diary of a wimpy kid" (which is the coolest 3rd grade book series.-Maggie read all the books in 3 days.) Afterwards, they went to Yogurtland for yummy yogurt and were wild and crazy!! It...was a crazy night!
Here they are--Laura, Maggie, Emma, Quincy, Lily, and Audrey.



Maggie gave her Oral Report on Amelia Earhart. She had to dress up as her and memorize her 3 page biography. She got an A! She was one in 3 kids that had her whole report memorized.
Trouble! That's Miles middle name right now. He managed to empty this cupboard 5 minutes after I cleaned.
The kids and I went to Utah for Spring Break last week. We went to the zoo.


Went to the Air Force museum on a seriously windy day

Went to the Treehouse Museum

Had an enjoyable evening catching up with my friend Laura and her new sweet baby Eleanor

Had an April Fools dinner with my friend Maria and her kids. She prepared meatballs in a cupcake paper-and dyed mashed potatoes pink to look like the frosting. Jello in cups to pose as punch, and to top it off little baby ice cream cones for dessert. My kids thought it was a hit and had an awesome time!



This little ball of Sweetness turned 10 months on the 3rd.


Easter Sunday
Dying eggs

Spring is here in Vegas(has been for a while.) But we're really enjoying the outdoors and eating on the patio.