Preschool Graduation

Lucy finished preschool on May 21st. She did really well on her report card. They celebrated with a picnic in the park and performed a few songs they learned this year.

 

 

Lucy's 5th Birthday

Lucy turned 5 on the 15th of May. She is a brilliant 5 year old. We did her kindergarten assessment and she got 100%. She already knows everything they will teach her (keep in mind they didn't test her social skills). She has been really defiant lately. She has been really difficult. I was so proud of her for doing so well on her kindergarten assessment but the new motto in our household is "It's good to be smart, but it's better to be kind." I repeat this over and over hoping she will catch on. It's been a tricky year when it comes to her behavior. Otherwise, she is a funny and creative child. She is teaching herself to read and she writes really well. She loves bugs and playing with her princess dolls.

For her birthday, we had a playdate like last year. She wanted a Frozen party so I bought a banner and made a Frozen cake. Her friends Alyssa and Olivia came over along with her cousins and Grandma Rhonda and Grandpa Hans. The kids played, we had pizza, opened presents and had cake. She was so excited to get some Anna and Elsa dolls from Alyssa.

When Lucy was testing out her new swim goggles, Be surprised her with a balloon and 3 gold fish. They were named Fishy, Swimmer, and Goldie. All 3 fish died within 24 hours.

Random Things This Spring

We have had crazy weather. Back in April we had a huge dust storm. It gets very windy out here. All day long the wind was howling and we couldn't see outside because of all of the dust. Everything was covered in dust by the time it stopped.

It has also been really cold and rainy. Our thermostat is so confused. I switch it constantly between heater and air conditioning. Instead of turning on the heater one morning I just turned on the fireplace. Luke was really good with it and didn't touch it at all. I forgot about it and then curious Jacob came and touched it. We ended up taking him to instacare in Tooele. It was awful. He was in so much pain and he had 2nd degree burns on his hand. Eating was pretty tricky. Eventually that nasty blister popped and then it was even more difficult to clean it, medicate it, and wrap it twice a day for 10 days. It has healed and is barely noticeable now.

The boys are getting pretty difficult now. They are 15 months old. Luke is 20 lbs (5th percentile) and Jacob is 26 lbs (80th). They don't speak yet. They run everywhere. Walking is overrated. They climb on everything and they are so fast. They destroy things, hide things, and fight a lot. Jacob throws a lot of tantrums and Luke just throws everything. I can never find a matching pair of shoes. They are so quick to find an open door or the toilet seat up. Luke strips himself everyday. We have to be very thoughtful about what we dress him in for naps, otherwise we'll find him completely naked. The other day he took of his clothes and poopy diaper during the night and flung poo everywhere! I couldn't worry about it that morning because it was Lucy's preschool graduation. We had to clean everything! All of his toys, blankets, and last weekend we rented a carpet cleaner and cleaned the carpets in the entire house. They are so funny and so sweet, I just can't seem to keep up with them.

Lucy has fallen asleep coloring at her desk more than once now.

Before taking these pictures I asked them both to smile and they both did silly faces instead. It made me laugh.