Adam Turns 7!

Adam turned 7 years old yesterday. Where does the time go? I can't believe how fast the last 7 years have gone by. Adam is such a good little boy!. He is smart and kind and he loves to learn! He couldn't decided on what kind of birthday party to have this year, so he decided to do an "All About Me" birthday party, highlighting all of his favorite things. We had the family over last Saturday to celebrate since Daddy had school on his actual birthday. Adam was so grateful to everyone who came. He said he had an awesome party!

 Adam's favorite things include, reading (his favorite books are the Magic Tree House Series, his Children's Encyclopedia, and Hot Rod Hamster), the movie, Cars 2, racing cars, and Teddy Elephant.

 A few more favorites include sports, the Jazz, legos, and skyscrapers. 

 We got an awesome basketball cake from Costco this year!

 He got an awesome sports blanket from Aunt Dee!

 A globe from Ma and Pa

 Some fun new games from Mamma and Bampa

 Legos from Matt and Gillian

 Books from Mommy and Daddy and Ma and Pa

 And, what he says is the best present ever-a bean bag chair for reading!

 He started out his birthday morning with some yummy blueberry french toast. 2 of his favorites combined!

 Adam and Mommy spent about an hour in the morning playing basketball and then he and Tessa hit the backyard for some water fun!

 While they warmed up and ate lunch, we watched his favorite movie, Cars 2. 

When Daddy got home from school, Adam got to open a few more presents. 

 A new watch!

 (Another) Jazz wristband!

 Wreck it Ralph video game!

 Season 1 of Animaniacs!

A basketball book!

He chose Iggy's for his special birthday dinner out with Mom and Dad. He got to watch the Grizzlies vs the Spurs in the NBA playoff game. His eyes hardly left the screen.

 Enjoying his birthday treat!

Love this boy so much! We are so proud of the good boy that he is! Happy, Happy birthday to our big 7 year old!

Welcoming Summer!

We have been so excited for this day to come! Finally, the last day of school arrived and we celebrated!!

While Adam finished up his last couple of hours at school, I was busy at home getting things ready to welcome our summer of fun. I made this sign for the kids to see when we pulled up from getting Adam. 

 I hung up our summer schedule and our summer to do list. 

 I got our summer jars out and filled them with ideas for fun summer activities. 

I put a little summer present together for the kids to open when Adam got home from school. Gwen was a little anxious to find out what was inside. 

 At noon, the big moment finally came! The bell rang and Adam was excited to have finished first grade! I have to admit, I cried when I dropped him off this morning. Odd for the last day of school, but it made me sad that he will be going into second grade already. Time is going so fast and he is growing up. That breaks my heart a bit. He had a great year with Mrs. Riley as his teacher. He received almost straight A's the whole school year. He didn't miss one word on any spelling tests and got 100% on every homework assignment. He is on about a 4th grade reading level. We are so glad he loves to learn and works hard to do his best!

 Adam and Tessa loved the sign! After a couple of pictures, I let them run through it to officially kick off our summer. 

 They wasted no time digging into all of their new goodies. 

 They got new sand buckets, s'mores treats, bubbles, chalk, water guns, pinwheels, summer journals, licorice, and doodle books (which they started working on immediately). 

 This evening we headed up to Aunt Dee's  house, where we had a Beach Party! We had tons of yummy food and watched "Beach Blanket Bingo". The rice krispie treat sand castle was my contribution to the party. 

 Adam and Tessa liked the movie. Tessa liked seeing the Mermaid, but Adam watched the whole thing and he loved it. They sang "Beach Blanket Bingo" the entire drive home. 

Now we begin our weeks of fun activities. I hope this summer goes by slowly! I am so excited to make some new memories! 

Tessa's Preschool Graduation

Where does the time go? This little beauty graduated from Preschool today. We were lucky enough to be invited to participate in a small neighborhood preschool with some of Tessa's best little buds. She loved going every week and we are thankful for the new friends we made.

 Tessa, Camdyn, Cooper, Penny, and Elle

 Tessa's Preschool Class

Cooper, Taylor, Tessa, Camdyn, Zach, Ryker, Penny, Elle, and Kate

 Camdyn is Tessa's very bestest friend! They love each other!!

 The Graduates!

 They performed a few of their favorite preschool songs. Tessa does not like performing (shocking, I know), so she was hiding behind other kids. 

 Miss Katie handed everyone their special preschool shirt and certificate. 

 Way to go, Tessa Boo!!!

 On the last day of preschool, the kids all made matching shirts with their hand prints. 

 After the mom's got a million pictures, the kids jumped on the tramp for a couple of hours. We didn't know how long that poor tramp was going to hold up, but thankfully it survived the craziness. 

Stephne, Kristin, Becky, Amy, Katie, Mary, Whitney, Michelle, and Nicole

All the cute Mom's!  I am so thankful for the awesome neighbors I have, and for the good memories we have made with them here in little Spanish Fork.