Family Photo: Act 1

 

2nd Grade

Oh 2nd grade. It was an interesting year! Maybe it's the fact that in Macie's three short years of school she has been in three schools and had so many different friends. Or maybe it's just my dramatic daughter. But, the friend situation was an everychanging and ongoing battle! One day she would come home and tell us who her friends were an then next they weren't. But then the next they were. Girls. But Macie absolutely loved her teacher Ms. Ballein. I have a feeling that she was teacher's pet! When we went to open house the only things on her desk and bulletin board were things that Macie had given her. But maybe Macie was the only one to give her things? I don't know. But Macie loved second grade and is ready for third. Wow. My chubby chubby baby is now a 3rd grader??

3rd grade

And Noah's now a 4th grader. I can't believe it, really! When did he get so old?? This school has been his third school. Hopefully we can stick around for a little longer! He loved school this year, but also found his socialness. It's good and bad. But, whatever. He loved his teacher Mrs. Sanders. He was the top reader in his entire class with the highest reading level, which was 5.2-6.7. He's reading longer chapter books and actually comprehends what he's reading and can tell you about it and takes tests. Something that I can't do! He's an awesome kid!

My five.

Sometimes I have to pinch my self when I think about the fact that I have FIVE kids. Five! I love each of them so much and wouldn't change anything. But, sometimes it's a little surreal! They make me crazy, they make me cry, they make me happy, and they make life so much better!

A SUNBEAM!

Every Family Home Evening {which sometimes happens on Mondays, but sometimes happens on Thursdays or whenever we can fit in...} we sing an opening and a closing song. Avila insists on leading the music for at least, but usually both songs every single time! This week she chose Jesus Wants Me For a Sunbeam. She knows every word, and sings with such enthusiasm.;-) But not only does she sing, she leaps in the air everytime the word "Sunbeam" is said, you know, like pretty much every kid in Primary! She catches some air, too! I think a video would have been better, but the pictures are pretty great!

Checkerboard smile

Macie is losing teeth left and right! The tooth fairy made a record THREE visits a few weeks ago! And everytime she finds a wiggly one she wants to drive to Idaho to let Myrt pull it! I always tell her that when Myrt was pulling my teeth I didn't even feel it. I, apparently, do not have that touch. Either that or I have an overly dramatic daughter. And it very well might be the latter!

But, with all these tooth fairy visits and dollars she is getting, the gaps keeps widening! She has a checkerboard smile. Luckily, however, she can still eat. It's seriously like every other tooth is missing, or just has a huge gap in between.

Macie is losing teeth left and right! The tooth fairy made a record THREE visits a few weeks ago! And everytime she finds a wiggly one she wants to drive to Idaho to let Myrt pull it! I always tell her that when Myrt was pulling my teeth I didn't even feel it. I, apparently, do not have that touch. Either that or I have an overly dramatic daughter. And it very well might be the latter!

But, with all these tooth fairy visits and dollars she is getting, the gaps keeps widening! She has a checkerboard smile. Luckily, however, she can still eat. It's seriously like every other tooth is missing, or just has a huge gap in between. I'm sure she'll need braces eventually, but it was inevitable! She's still a pretty girl...gaps and all!

64 years

Sixty Four years ago, my grandparents were married. Four Children, sixteen grandchildren, and nearly 20 greatgrandchildren later, they are still married and going strong! What an example to follow! 

Happy Anniversary!! We love you!

Talent Show

When Macie first heard about the school talent show, she knew she wanted to perform. Where in the heck did she come from?? I never would have even thought twice about performing in front of people! But, I encouraged her to do it if she wanted. And, of course she wanted to sing a song from Frozen. What little girl doesn't?? She recruited a friend from church to sing with her. These two girls are pretty shy. No one would have ever expected them to want to do this so badly! They practiced Let if Go for their audition. But, the show could only have one Let it Go, so they were asked to pick another song. They chose For the First Time in Forever. I have to admit, I like the song, but it's definitely a movie song...not my first pick for a talent show. You kind of have to have watched the movie to understand a lot of it, where as let it go can kind of be a stand a lone song. And it was only limited to 2 minutes. So we had to cut quite a bit out of the song anyway! We enlisted the help of Uncle Cory to help cut out things to make it shorter, and still sound good and make sense. But, in the end, Uncle Derek did his magic with sound and music editing to make the song ready for their shorter version. It was awesome. The weeks leading up to the talent show were brutal. I was so nervous for them! They sang their hearts out, but really don't have much singing background, and didn't have much help from their parents either! I didn't know what to tell them or how to help them! But, they are 2nd graders, it didn't matter if they weren't record label ready...they'd do well anyway! 

I made them both tutu dresses to resemble Anna from the movie, and Avery's cousin did their hair. They looked adorable. The best ones in the show! ;-) And I'm not biased at all! When it was their turn, they got up there and actually sang. The dress rehearsal earlier that day was a little smoother, but it was still awesome that they both got up there and did it! Both of their teachers were shocked, but yet so proud of them for going totally out of their comfort zone for this!

They were good! I'm glad it's over...and they are too. But, they are already planning next year. I think a comedy show is an option...oh goodness.

Cal Aero Talent Show 

Tiny ballerina

Avila is a natural ballerina. She loves it, and she's good! She is very graceful and dances all day every day, and will bow when she's done. It is the most adorable thing ever! When I saw the city offered a class for 2-3 year olds, I signed her up. She seriously loved every second of class with her newly found friends. Really, though, there isn't much cuter than a two year old in a leotard and tutu.

Happy Easter, from our family to yours!