Backyard Progress - April 2015

Darrell has been working super hard in the backyard.  H has been working on the playhouse, on the brick wall, planting grapes/berries/apples, and redoing the whole backyard.  

St. George - April 2015

In April we went to St. George to watch the Leonard cousins perform in The Music Man.  It was so fun seeing them act and playing with them.  The production was not typical with the audience watching a stage.  The audience all sat around the room with the performance happening in the middle.  It was so fun and you could see everything.  

Sarah slept with me at a hotel while the other two spent the night with their cousins.  The picture on the left is Sarah holding a bear that her dousing Fischer gave to her.  On the right is Emily in a very interesting outfit.

One of the days we spent the afternoon playing and hanging out.  There was an awesome park with fun equipment to spin on and climb on.

We also went to a splash park.  The kids had fun playing and in the picture below are drying off in the warm sun.

Sarah, Gracie, and Fischer were quite cold after their run in the water.

Across from the splash park was a little candy shop.  All the kids picked out a candy before we went our separate ways.

My kids swimming at the hotel pool.

Beautiful Sarah dressed up like a bride.

Temple With G&G Lamb - May 2015

Grandpa and Grandma Lamb came to visit in May.  Darrell and I had somewhere to be on a Sunday afternoon, so they took the kids to the temple to walk around and also got some cute pictures.

Derek Award - April 2015

Derek's grades this year have been excellent.  He was on the superintendent's list every quarter this year.  To get on that list you must maintain a 95% or higher on report card.

In April he also was nominated as student of the month for his class.  The theme for the month was trustworthiness.

Sarah Mother's Day Luau - May 2015

For Mother's Day, the kindergarteners had a luau for the moms.  The kids did a few dances, we watched a Hawaiian dance group, and had cake.  The kids had also made a lot of mother's day art.  There were "grass" skirt pieces all over the gym floor by the time the show was over.  It was cute watching them dance.

Miscellaneous

I really need to find a more creative way to label these completely random picture posts...but I'm not that creative:)

I took a sewing class from Darrell's mom, and one day we made aprons.  I made the basic apron and she made it cuter by adding the letters and ruffle:)  I would have just left it plain without her help...the girls loved them!

This was another sewing class project...learning to patch.  Patch jobs of course look like patches, so after I patched the knees I added flowers to cover the patch.

I couldn't find a desk for the giro's room that suited what I wanted, so I built one instead.  Darrell of course helped me with the cutting and assembly, but I designed it.  Very simple, but very functional.  They each have a shelf for their "special items," and plenty of space to play and draw. This is the unfinished version.  We also painted it white and added a glass top.

Emily with cousin Kylee.

Emily with two extra heads.  Goofy!

Enjoying sonic treats...I don't remember why...just for fun I guess...who needs a reason for ice cream anyway?

Derek's award for making the Superintendent's List.

Playdough "cookies" and a dying snowman.

Dressed up Teddy Bear.

Emily and Sarah practicing sewing at Grandma Brimhall's house.

Around Valentine's day, the girls went to an art class.  It was put on by one of the ladies who works in Sarah's class at school.  They loved it.

I can't remember who's is who's...oops:)

It's that time of year again.  All the critters are coming out and Derek is ready to catch them.

Derek and Darrell went on a camping trip.  The girls crashed with me.  They were so cute sleeping next to each other:)

Ann'a headstone came in May.  It is nice having it there now.  The kids love to visit.

A sweet note and drawing from Sarah.
Translation:
I Love you Dad
Love Mom and Anna
and Derek and Emily
and ? (this is for the baby I lost back before Derek was born, we didn't know the gender because it was still to early but the kids still like to include that baby) and Jesus Christ
of Latter day Saints

The two babies are ? and Anna.  I'm not sure...but we might be related to monkeys (note ear size).