Ahhhh!!!

Okay, I know I just did a post about how much I love my boys, and I really do, but sometimes it's all I can do not to strangle them. The other day I went into my room to work on a school assignment. It took maybe 10 minutes to finish up and this is what I came out to them doing. The had laid out all my table cloths around the kitchen, then proceeded to take out my waffle irons, sandwich makers, and electric skillets and fill them with pancake mix, flour, and sugar. They had my skillet full of sugar and flour and had it plugged in, so the sugar was starting to carmelize and burn onto the bottom. And they so innocently tell me, "Mom, we're making breakfast!" It was hard to be mad at them at first because of their innocence, but cleaning it up was a pain, and of course they didn't cooperate very well with the cleanup, so that's when I really did get mad and had to ground them for the day. This certainly isn't the worst mess they've made, believe it or not, and I'm sure it won't be the last, but I just pray that they don't burn my house down one of these days.

School's out

I can't believe it!! Another school year has come and gone. Ethan's last day of first grade was June 4. During his last week of school, he was able to participate in the 1st grade program as well as receive a reading award in the school assembly. The 1st grade program was so cute!! They sang some really fun songs, and kept us all really entertained. Blake really liked the song about brushing your teeth and flossing, he's been going around singing, "Brush, brush your teeth. And floss." The school does a reading program where the kids earn points by reading books and taking tests on them on the computer. When they earn a certain amount of points, they get an award at the monthly school assembly. The first award is for 25 points, then it goes, to 50, 100, 250, and 500. Ethan was able to earn his 100 point award during the last assembly of the year. He is a great reader and we are so proud of all that he has been able to accomplish this year.

I took a bunch of video clips of the 1st grade program, but my camera didn't upload them with the rest of the pictures for some reason. So here is a still shot with Ethan sitting on the end. If I can get my videos figured out, I will have to post them.

This is a picture of Ethan receiving his first reading award earlier this year for getting 25 points. I didn't have any good pictures from when he received his 50 and his 100 point awards, so just imagine his smile being even bigger with each award.

Mothers Day (Only a month late)

Okay, so I know I don't have that many readers, but I do want to apologize to those few people who do read this blog. I have been such a slacker about keeping my blog updated. I keep thinking to myself for the past 2 or 3 weeks that I need to do this, but I have been busy doing homework, taking kids to swimming lessons, young womens, trying to keep my kids under control, etc., so it keeps getting put on the back burner. So, I am going to attempt to fill you in on our life the past month. Instead of trying to cram it all into one post, I will separate them into different events. So, my last post was about my birthday, so it looks like I can start with Mother's Day. Mother's Day weekend was a fun one! We had my sister-in law, Carrie, and her husband, Ryan, and their two kids, Ellie and Wyatt, and my mother-in law up for the day. We set up both of our bouncehouses for the kids and we barbequed and had a lot of fun. Of course, with the bouncehouses up, we had all the neighborhood kids over as well. It was a fun filled day for everyone and we were all completely exhausted by the end of the day. And, Oh, how could I forget? Drew also surprised me with a new patio set. What a great husband I have!! I feel so lucky to be a mother to my two wonderful boys. It has been so fun to watch them grow up and I am so grateful to my heavenly father for giving them to me. I also want to tell my mom how much I love and appreciate her. She is such a great example to me, and I would not have what I have today if it weren't for her love and support.