Family Update

I feel like I haven't done one of these in FOREVER! So how bout it?

Garett - Refuses to sleep at night, and finally falls asleep with us in the room (we have to stay until he falls asleep) at 10pm, then about 1am comes down to our room EVERYNIGHT to sleep with us. Other than that, he is an eating, talking, playing, big boy crazy kid. He talks like crazy (it's hard to believe that this time last year we were worried about his talking). He is in 24 Month and 2T clothes, size 7 shoes, size 4 diapers and still growing. I think he is 28 lbs. He likes to eat Lunchables, Go-Gurts, Cereal, French Toast Sticks, Chicken Nuggets, and Mac N Cheese. He loves to play outside. He was the big bully in Nursery, but we have moved him up to the older class and he has been doing better.

Greyson - So excited to start Kindergarten in August. I am worried about his writing, but I will print up some worksheets for him to do this summer, and hopefully he will be good. I think his acid reflux is back, but hasn't been too bad so far. He still only eats Cheetos and Cereal for the most part but will eat other things on occasion and surprise us. He is in 5T shirts, 4T pants, and size 9-10 shoes. We are still working on getting him night time potty trained, but that hasn't been going so good. Thank goodness for pull ups. He loves to play outside, but only if his brothers are out there with him. I think he is 37 lbs last time we weighed him. He goes to Primary and loves his class.

Gavin - Is ready to be done with 1st Grade (only 1/2 day left) and go to 2nd Grade Dual Immersion in August. He is reading chapter books and is doing so good at it. He is in size 7/8 shirts and 5T pants, and size 12 shoes. He loves to read, listen to his iPod Shuffle, and watch TV and Movies. He likes to play with Legos too. He is my big pretender, and will create signs for different stores that he works at like the Library, Home Depot, and Harmons. He was 46 lbs last time we weighed him I believe. He is my early riser, up at 6am most mornings. We are trying to come up with a reading plan for him this summer to motivate him to continue reading. We will see how that goes. He of course loves Primary and being one of the big kids in Sharing time. That will change next year.

Mike - Still waiting for either someone to pull out of Training so he can take their spot, or October 13th to get here for his Air Force Training. He started a new job in February at Precision Automotive in Orem, so His work, My work, and Gavin's school are literally miles away from each other. He is a co Primary teacher with me at we Teach Sunbeams. He isn't a big fan, but does it with me. Still drilling monthly, just waiting for training. Right now his big project is the backyard. We are doing a patio and sod in the next couple of weeks, so hopefully that turns out and works out ok. It will be a better selling point for our house next year, though.

Me - Still working at Provo Canyon School. I will work here until the day that we move up to Layton area probably. Sunbeam teacher and I love it! Working out everyday ish and I am almost done with my 8th week and have lost 11 lbs. It is going pretty good. I am on my 3rd week of T25 Beta, and have started Shakeology the beginning May, so I think that has helped me a lot. My big project is helping the backyard and hoping we don't spend a lot of money doing it. Then I will start to get each room inside ready to sell next year.

That is an update about us.

Gavin Fun Through 1st Grade

Gavin did a lot of fun things in his 1st Grade Year, and luckily, his teachers took pictures and posted them on the website, so I could get them.

First day of School

Rhyming Day

Halloween

Santa after the Polar Express

Zoo Field Trip

Mom's day Program

Photo Booth Mom's day Program

With Dad on Penguin Day

First Day/Last Day

Greyson First day of Preschool/Last day of Preschool 2015-2016

Messy Room

My kids have so many toys, it is crazy. I try all the time to get rid of some, but they won't let me! At least they play with them and have a fun time.

Preschool Graduation

On Tuesday, May 17th, Greyson graduated from Preschool! WOOT! He is so super excited to go to Kindergarten. And don't worry, I have already got him registered (this week) #slacker!

It was a really great Program and he had a lot of fun. I am so proud of him and all he has done and learned this year.

On Thursday, Greyson had his last Preschool Field Trip. We went to Discovery Park in Pleasant Grove. It was a fun, big park and Greyson had a fun time. We had lunch then went grocery shopping and had a fun time just Greyson and Mom.

Since Thursday was officially the last day of Preschool, we had to take a picture of him with his Last day of Preschool Sign. He is so excited to go to Kindergarten!

Mother's Day Program

The Day after Mother's Day, Gavin's school had a Mother's Day program for the 1st graders and their moms. They sang songs and gave us necklaces with their pictures on them. They had a program documenting their first grade year. It was super cute and fun. After the program we had lunch together. I can't believe my kid is going to second grade. Time goes by so fast!

Mother's Day

For Mother's day this year, we went to a movie and say The Jungle Book. The boys loved it and Garett even stayed in the theater the whole time. It was great to spend time together. I got my phone for Mother's day (see next post) and it was a great weekend spent with my family. I'm glad I get to spend time with them and that they make me be the best mom I can be (on most days)!

At the movie theater

Phone

So I dropped my phone on Greyson's birthday, but it was working fine until Saturday, the day of his birthday party. Then it started doing a funny thing where it wouldn't read my touch on the screen. We went to Sprint after his party, and they said that replacing the cracked screen should fix the problem, but if it doesn't the only other solution is to go on a lease phone option. So we took it to a guy in Eagle Mountain and he tried 4 different screens and none of them fixed the problem. So here we are Monday, May 2nd and I don't have a phone to use still. I found a phone on KSL, the same phone as mine, a iPhone 6+ but a different color, mine was Gold and White, and this one was Silver and Black. She was asking $400 for it for her Daughter who was going on a mission. We talked her down and bought the phone and after much back and forth at Sprint, we got the new to me phone all set up and working so I have a phone again. Thank goodness. And I didn't have to go to a lease option at Sprint or loose my plan. Yay for unlimited data so I can listen to Music at work!

My old phone with the cracked screen and the white bar at the top that made it so I wouldn't read my touch.

So it all worked out. I got a phone and am out some money, but hey, it was an early Mother's day present. I have an otter box and screen protector on my phone now, and insurance, so if anything happens, we are ready!

Greyson's Birthday Party

On Saturday, April 30th, we went to Provo Beach (Again) for Greyson's birthday party because that is where he wanted to go. Grandma Mary and Uncle Jason came with us and we had a fun time bowling, laser tagging, Arcade game playing, eating yummy food, and playing in the playground. That is the day that my phone decided that it didn't want to work anymore :( so I didn't get a lot of pictures, because my phone wouldn't take them.

Cold Stone Field Trip

On Greyson's Birthday, we went to Cold Stone for his April Preschool Field Trip. That is were I broke my phone, so I didn't get a lot of pictures, but it was a fun time. Of course.

Greyson's Birthday

I am finally blogging about Greyson's Birthday. His 5th birthday was the 28th of April. We woke up that day to balloons in his room, he ate breakfast and then he opened his presents. He got 2 Lego sets and a scooter. After that, we headed to his Preschool Cold Stone Field Trip. While at the Cold Stone, I dropped my phone and cracked the screen through the protector to the actual iPhone screen. It was working fine though, so we went to Lunch with Mike and Gavin (picked them up from Work and School) at Subway. After Lunch at Subway, we headed to Walmart to pick up his Darth Vader Star Wars cake and some stuff to make breadsticks for dinner. I made Little Ceaser breadsticks for dinner and we ate cake and had a great day together celebrating Greyson! The breadsticks turned out so good to that we make them all the time now. They are super yummy and easy to make.