Graduation(s)

I can't believe my little nephew Brayden is graduated! I guess he's not so little anymore. I just love this kid and have forever! I spent much of my younger years tending him and loved every minute of it! It has been so fun watching him grow up. Love you Brayd!

See what I mean, not so little anymore!
I cannot believe these are my two nephews! WOW!
I'm so glad my little boys have such good examples to follow.

And on to our next graduation. Hailey is leaving elementary and heading to the big Middle School. She couldn't be happier, but I have to say, it's a little wierd for me. Didn't I just barely go to that school? She can't wait to be able to chew gum and wear flip-flops. It's gonna be great! Hailey is such a good student I know she'll do great in middle school.

Her school had a breakfast for all the kids leaving. This is not the best picture of me, but I'm really not used to being up and at it by 7am!! But it was worth it. Congrats Hailey!

Ogden Marathon Relay

Me and a bunch of my friends decided it would be fun to run a marathon relay! Turns out...we were right! We had such a fun weekend eating out, shopping, laughing (HARD), not sleeping, and running. We headed up to Salt Lake on Friday and the first stop was, of course, the Cheesecake Factory! Sooooo good! Then we went and shopped for a while before heading up to Ogden. We got to Ogden and went to the expo to pick up our packets and ran into about 20 people from Delta. That always happens! Then it was off for more food at the Pizza Factory, then we drove the marathon course. We got back to our hotel and really didn't sleep at all. Thats another story! Anyway, it was up at 4:30 am to get ready to load the bus. It was so fun watching all the runners coming down the canyon. Our team came in 85 out of 130 teams, so I thought that was pretty okay. It was such a fun weekend and we can't wait to do it again!

The Cheesecake Factory!

We had to take a break from shopping to get a foot rub!

"So NOT team Edward" Good job name stealers! They were

39 out of 130 teams!

Go Team Edward!!!!

Tiff, Melody, Kim, Michelle, Me (wishing I would have put

my shirt back on)

Both teams together!

Thumbs up! We're done, we did awesome, and we'll be back

Next year!

I could not have done this trip without my awesome husband. Max and Sydni both ended up getting sick the day I left, but he was a trooper and took such good care of them. Thanks Justin!

Update!

Wow! We have been REALLY busy! As crazy as summer will be, I am ready for school to be out. We have been doing a lot lately, but I haven't been doing so good at taking pictures.

The Kindergarten was out for three days, so me and some friends decided to take the kids up to Jumpin' Jacks in Springville. It was really fun, and the kids loved it! We will probably be going back there again since the girls didn't get to go and "Thats Not Fair" (this phrase is now like swearing at our house and if you say it you get your mouth washed out with soap!!)

Hailey had her end of the year dance recital, and did great. She has really loved dance this year. The girls also had their end of the year piano recital. They don't particularly love piano, but they are doing good. We have watched a track meet and baseball game. I hope my boys get their cousins athletic abilities! Hailey and Syd are in the children's choir and they had their program this week. You would not believe how good they sound! Poor Jonah was determined not to miss a day of school this year, and came down with influenza the last week of school! What a bummer! Hailey is going to Middle School next year and couldn't be happier. My parent's still haven't got their mission call yet, so we have no idea when they are leaving! Well, thats about it in a nutshell. I am going to try to remember my camera more often!!

Random Weekend!

Hailey had a dance Competition in Cedar this weekend so we packed up the WHOLE family and headed down to watch her. She did good, as usual. She has loved dance so much this year, it's been really fun. After she was done we decided we didn't really want to go home...so we headed down to St. George. We had no intentions of staying over night, so we stopped at Target to buy swimming suits and toothbrushes! What else do you need? It wasn't as hot as I would have liked, but it was definately warmer than Delta! The kids had a great time swimming, I stuck to the hot tub! On Sunday we went to the Golden Coral! You would have thought my kids were in heaven!!! They couldn't believe you could keep going back for more...with a new, clean plate and fork even! Yes, we definately got our money's worth! I love random fun!

Denver

Justin had some Dairy meetings in Denver for a couple of days, so I decided to tag along. It worked out great since our friends Casey and Ashlee were going. I don't think the guys had quite as much fun in their meetings as we did shopping, but it was a fun little get-a-way! As usual, we ate lots of good food! We found a new resteraunt that could just be a new favorite! Buca di Beppo. I found one in Utah and can't wait to try it. Of course, no trip is complete without finding a cheesecake factory, another favorite! We had to drag Max along, but he did sooooo good! He is such a good baby. Thanks to Casey and Ashlee for the last minute invite, and thanks to everyone who helped with the rest of the kids! It's always nice to get a little break, and it's always nice to come home. Danny told me he was glad I wasn't lost anymore!

Max REALLY loved the plane ride. He is usually really mellow, but something about this little cooped up airplane brought out the maniac in him!!

Volleyball

Hailey was old enough to play volleyball this year and she absolutely loved it! Especially when they won!! The first game we watched was pretty much torture, but by the second and third game, they were really catching on! Hailey did great on her serving and had a few more hits that actually made it over the net! We will be glad next year when she can play in the BIG gym instead of the little gym and we'll actually have seats to sit on! Good job Hailey!

Yay!

After a long day we are finally home and happy to say all went well. Syd is known to be a little of a drama queen, but she did so well! I was so proud of her! I was a little nervous about when they would take her from us, but she was totally fine. They had given her an anti-anxiety med that was supposed to calm her down. YA RIGHT! She got the giggles so bad she had us all rolling! She was laughing her head off when they took her away! Oh well, at least it made it easier on us. Primary Children's is a great place. Everyone was so kind and helpful. When you go to a place like Primary's, it sure doesn't take long to realize how blessed we are! One day in there and I'm exhausted! Some families practically live there! Healthy children are such a blessing and I'm thankful for this small ordeal Syd had to go through to make me realize how truly blessed I am! She still can't open her eyes, so I am hoping by tomorrow she can and we can see for ourselves how great it all turned out! Thanks to everyone who called, stopped by, texted, prayed for us today. It was all very touching!

Me and Syd waiting in pre-op
She really liked the ID bracelet for some reason~its supposed
to be the focal point of this picture!

Feeling goofy after her medicine. She couldn't stop laughing!

Attempting to open her eyes, the not so fun part

No thanks, she wants her special blanket from grandma Church

and a wash cloth to cover her eyes!