Tessa's Solo



Last week, Adam and Tessa's school had a very special assembly for Memorial Day. 2 days before the assembly, I got an email from their choir teacher, letting me know that Tessa would be singing a solo during the assembly. Tessa hadn't said anything about this solo, so I was surprised to get this email. When I asked her about it that afternoon, she said, "Oh yeah. I auditioned and got the part." Like it was no big deal!
Eric and I were able to go and listen to her sing. All the First Graders sang, "America the Beautiful" and Tessa sang the 2nd verse. I was so nervous for her, I was shaking (hence the blurry pictures). She stood there and sang with such confidence! We were so proud of her. She will not perform for us at home, so I don't know why big crowds don't phase her. She has a beautiful little voice. She is one talented girl!



Adam Turns 9!

It's hard to believe that our Adam is 9 years old! Time goes by so fast when these kids are growing up. He has been so excited for his birthday to come. We did lots of celebrating the last couple of days.

Last Thursday, Mommy and Daddy took Adam out for his special birthday dinner. He chose Iggy's again this year. He couldn't wait to watch a playoff game.

                                      



As usual, his eyes never left the screen. He got to watch the Rockets and Golden State Warriors play. Everyone around us got a kick out of watching him cheer. He gets a little excited....

He was excited to get a birthday treat and a song.

 

Sunday evening, we had all the grandparents over for a birthday dinner. Ben and Andrew came too.

Adam requested chicken enchiladas for dinner and a Nutella Strawberry cake for his birthday cake this year.

He got lots of fun presents from his grandparents. 

Mamma and Bampa gave him this cool game. Adam is proud of himself for being as smart as his Big Uncle Ben. Mamma told Adam she gave this game to Ben when he was 35.

He got more games and water guns from Mamma and Bampa.

Money from Great Grandma. 

Ma and Pa gave him a subscription to Boys Life.

He also got a new book from Ma and Pa and a new basketball!

The Birthday Boy!

He almost got all of his candles.

Monday was his actual birthday.

 He was happy to wake up and be officially 9.

For his birthday breakfast, he requested French Toast and sausage. 

He was a good sport about sharing his birthday with other Memorial Day festivities. We went to a program at the cemetery in the morning and then we had a bbq at Ma and Pa's house in the afternoon. He was happy to get to play some basketball with his uncles. We took cupcakes for everyone at the bbq and he got more fun presents. 

From Mommy and Daddy, he got a new BYU hat, a new video game, his Bear Scout stuff, a Glider and Badminton. 

He got some Hardy Boys books from Uncle Danny and Aunt Shannee.

All of his fun loot!

Happy Birthday, Big Guy! You have made our home a happy and fun place to be and  you always amaze us with your smarty brain and your kind and sensitive heart. We are so thankful to have you in our family and that we were able to celebrate your big 9th birthday! Now stop growing!!

9 Months Old

Last week Caleb turned 9 months old. We have had a busy week so I finally got around to taking his pictures today, but he wasn't having it. He isn't feeling well and just wanted to be held. And, he really just wanted to destroy and eat the sticker on his shirt. So, not the best 9 month old pictures, but it's the story of our day...

 I finally gave up and just let him have what he wanted. That made him happy.

He won't have his 9 month check up for a couple more weeks. I am anxious to see how he is growing. He is still a wonderful and happy baby. He loves his siblings and just wants to be around them as much as he can. He also gets so excited to see his Daddy get home from work every night. He loves to play outside and he is walking along furniture. He is still a total stinker when it comes to food. He usually has to be watching Curious George to eat a good bottle and to feed him solids I have to distract him with jar lids or something else. We have introduced some "real people food" to him this week. He loves to feed himself and he is doing better on not gagging on everything. He likes to read books with Mommy and play Hide and Seek with Daddy. He is everywhere and into everything. His favorite place to play is the pantry. He isn't sleeping great at night but naps pretty well during that day. We'll take what we can get!

We love our little guy and are loving watching him grow and discover new things!

 And then he got mad again when I wouldn't let him eat the sticker...

 I have a feeling I might see this look again when he is a teenager. He was not happy with me!

 I think someone is getting teeth.

 Proof of his sticker before he totally destroyed it.

 Making messes is his new favorite game and it makes him so happy! You can't resist that adorable smile!

Tessa's Art

Tessa drew and painted a Cardinal in her art class at school and it was chosen to be in the District Art Show! On Friday night, all the art work was being displayed up at the Draper Campus, so we went up to see her work displayed. She did an excellent job on her picture. She is a talented little girl!

Baby Problems

I always know my babies are growing up when they start to get stuck under the dining room table. Gwen did this all the time around 9 or 10 months old. Caleb just turned 9 months old, so I guess it is his turn. He was really looking for me to help him out, so I'm sure all the pictures kind of annoyed him. But how can I not document these moments? I am sad that he is growing so quickly, but I love watching him discover new places and things!