Summer here we come!!!

Here's Mr. Morgan with his snickers cake on his 5th birthday...where does the time go??? He is totally ready for Kindergarten. In fact at his Preschool graduation, the teacher told us the Morgan keeps reminding her that he already knows everything she tried to teach him...not too surprising.



Here's Austin at his piano recital. He was AWESOME!!! (and I'm not just saying that cause I'm his mom.




And here's Allee just before her dance recital...she was hamming it up, again not really a shocker there.
I have a couple videos of field day, dance festival and Morgan's graduation that I'll post later.

So we are really winding down for the summer, or should I say gearing up. The kids are done with recitals and graduations, now it's time for the fun!!!

Not sure whether to cry or shout for joy!

Preschool Classes

So, it hit me, I mean really hit me today that next week is the last week of Preschool for this year. In some ways, I am so excited to have a break, but oh my, I will miss those kids. A few of them were in my class last year too, so it will be really hard not to have them coming back. They are so fun, and also very funny.
A couple months ago I got out the q-tips for a glueing project and Kennadee says to me "silly teacher those aren't for glue, they're for our ears" like DUH how could I make such a stupid mistake. There's also the funny comments during playtime when the kids say the wrong name for things, like calling the elevator an excavator! I just LOVE my job and all those cute faces pictured above.

So here's the question, do I cry or shout for joy???

Wicked Prehistoric Primary???

No that is not what I think of Primary. That's just what we've been up to lately. First off, thanks to my awesome sister-in-law and friend, Shane and I were both able to see "Wicked" and yes it totally ROCKED! It's the best show I've ever seen...AWE SOME!!!!!! (Hopefully I can post some pics later)
The next thing we've had going on is a report for Austin. He chose to do it on the great Triceratops. The picture is from the poster we are putting together, I just thought it was a great shot!
Last but not least, we had our Primary Activity that I was in charge of, on Saturday. Everyone survived and I think it even turned out okay! It was kind of a stressful week last week, but fun as well.
That about catches us up, until the end of this week which brings Shane and Morgans birthdays...PARTY!!!

Party Recipe

So today was the big party. It was so fun! Thanks to all you brave souls who came, hope you had fun. The picture is what I decided to get...so cute!
I had some requests for the cookie bar recipe, I made copies and forgot to give them out...so here it is (sorry Monica and Lisa, thanks so much for coming. It was great to see you and visit.)

Pan Sugar Cookies
Cream together:
1 1/2 cups sugar
8 oz. cream cheese
1 tsp. almond extract
1 cup butter
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla

Sift together and add:
1/2 tsp soda
1 tsp baking powder
2 1/2 cups flour

Spread into a greased cookie sheet and bake at 375 for 20 min. Cool completely before frosting.

Frosting:
1/2 cup butter
4 oz. cream cheese
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla
splash of milk
food coloring

Party update

So I posted yesterday about the party I am having for my sister-in-law. I am super excited about it!!! But I messed up the date! The party is April 4th from 12-2.
I decided to change the time from 1-3 to 12-2. (I totally forgot about General Conference!) This will allow us to have fun without me feeling guily ha ha ha!

FYI: I was also informed that the company is set up to take cash or checks only. They are hoping to be able to take credit cards soon, but are not able to yet.

Here is the website again for those who haven't checked it out yet. Hope to see you all there!!!

http://www.mycentsofstyle.com/

Cents of Style

Hey everybody,
On Saturday April 4 from 1-3, I am hosting an Open House for my sister-in-law Marie. She has just started working with this company My Cents of Style. It looks like great stuff and it's CHEAP!!! Anyway, you are invited to come check it out. Let me know if you want more info! Check out the website, pretty sweet!

http://www.mycentsofstyle.com/

California Fun!

So we are back from our first family trip to Disneyland. We had such a great time. We kept it a secret from the kids and sort of did a treasure/scavenger hunt to get them there. It started last Sunday when we came home from church and there was a clue for the kids telling them we were going on an adventure. The car was packed and we were ready to go, all they had to do was change their clothes. So the first clue led to my sister's house in Fillmore for a potty break. When we got there, the kids thought that was our destination so they took their blankets and pillows inside. After about 20 minutes we gave them another clue which led us to St. George. (It was beautiful there...I so want to move back.) Anyway, we checked into the hotel and the kids wanted to swim, but we knew there would be plenty of swim time in California, so we put them off saying we would swim the next day. Well Monday morning came and after breakfast we gave them the last clue. Austin was so excited to be going to Disneyland, but Morgan burst into tears. He was so sad that we wouldn't be swimming. We tried to console him by saying that we would swim in California, but he was MAD!!! Allee was just happy to be there.

We spent 3 days in the Disneyland parks, had a character breakfast, saw the beach and went swimming. It was a BLAST!!! We can't wait to go back again!