Graduations Galore!

My sweet baby James is a kindergarten graduate! Where did the time go?! He is such a sweet kid. He is always doing things to make everyone happy. He is my best helper and rarely complains. He has a tender heart and a big smile. I love this little angel, I can't believe he's getting so big. James has loved kindergarten, and did really well with the all day thing. I worried about the transition, but he handled it well. He is a super reader and writes like a pro. He earned a penmenship award at graduation, meaning he writes nicely. He is constantly finding labels and signs to read everywhere we go. He is still excited about learning even though the year is over. He can't wait to go to 1st grade. That being said, he is more than excited to have more play time for now! Summer should be a good break.

Ragan, oh this girl! She is quite the bundle of fun! She is so excited about being big and her preschool graduation made me realize just how big she really is. She won't be moving on to kindergarten just yet though. I have one more year for her to be home with me. She'll be going back to preschool again next year. Ragan is my happiest kid. She always has a smile on her face. She makes everyone around her happy. Don't get me wrong, she definitely has her moments, but they are short lived. Even when she's mad a smile to make things all better isn't far away! She's not quite the helper and pleaser that James is, but she eventually gets the job done, when asked a few times! :) No one can resist Ragan's sweet smile. She is tons of fun and I am so proud of her!

And last but not least my baby sister Hannah is graduating highschool this week! Our family of eight kids is officially grown! I can't believe we are all this old! Hannah is such a sweet girl and bound to break many hearts! Look at her! What a hottie. I love all these pics. Congrats on your graduation Nan, I can't believe you are all "growd up!"

Grandpas, and some catch up!

My dad has been awaiting this post! Sorry Dad, I wanted to scrap the pics before I posted. I didn't get them all done, but here are a few pages. My dad went on James' zoo fieldtrip with him since Pete and I couldn't go. They had a blast!

Pete built me a garden box for Mother's Day and then this weekend my father-in-law came to help fill and plant. The kids were more than excited to help plant the starts and seeds. I hope we get a good harvest this year. Last year was kind of a flop!

We went to Heber to visit both Grandmas for Mother's day. The kids and I made these fun cookie flowers. Ragan and James picked out the vases from Savers. I don't know if they were more excited to make the flowers or eat the extra cookies! The last pic, is one I took of Pete's mom. I thought it was too cute to pass up! I took it as we were leaving, she came out to wave us goodbye!

These next two are pages of my gifts from my kiddos for Mother's Day.

In the mood again

I suddenly have some time on my hands at night. Pete has taken on a second job for the Census during the next few months. So essentially he is never home :( So instead of hanging with him at night...I scrapbook. I have rejoined one of my creative teams that I was on before I got sick. A lot of these layout are done with her kits. You can find them at here at Dream Big Designs. Maybe someday I will actually catch my scrapping up with my picture taking!

Ragan had a super fun fieldtrip with her preschool a couple of weeks ago. Dallin and I tagged along and had lots of fun!