SUMMER BIRTHDAYS

i have 2 summer birthdays! SLATON turned 9 June 22. T-man turned 2 July 4th. we can officially say that we end our kids birthdays with a bang!!!!! these two share a pretty close resemblance .

if slaton would've been born in the digital age i would have had a comparison picture for you to see...but he wasn't so i don't! you will just have to trust me.

Yeah for Slaton!

Slaton was picked as a semifinalist for the Arizona Sunwise Skin Cancer Prevention Poster contest. He was 1 of 50 out of the 6000 entries selected and 1 of 12 for his grade level. The posters were chosen by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Slaton was really wanting those tickets, so when he didn't win, he was a little disappointed. Then we clicked over and saw his name on the 3rd grade list as a semifinalist. We helped him see that he really was a winner after all. To come in the top 50 out of 6000 is really good indeed! We told him that we would be able to furnish some tickets for him. heehee! Slaton Huish.....UUUUUUUUU ROCK! (this his poster version, when Tim took this one to the dept of health services they turned it away, because it wasn't on 8 1/2 x 11, etc. so i raced with Slaton to the store for some markers and we were off to meet Tim at the half way point. Tim got him there just in time) WHEW! hard work pays off!

April 30th...Let's Play Music recital

These are always so fun to watch! Especially as a parent. when I was just the parent instead of the teacher too, I delighted in watching my children display their new found music knowledge. They loved being in the recital as much as I loved watching them. I loved watching their cute little faces delight as they performed their puppet shows. here is just a glimpse of the show. This year we performed a finale to DO, RE, MI from the Sound of Music. my class got to play the keyboards, while Shelle's class played the tone bells and ALL OF THEM sang harmony. It was FABULOUS!

Late about it, but here it is....

my oldest is 12 years old....it was april 28th. better late than never blogged. anyway, its his last year in elementary school and off to junior high this fall! WOW! time certainly does go by fast. This year we eliminated the fluff of party scenes and just did a low key bday! cooked to order breakfast, took him out to lunch at what he was craving...."a salad" this was no ordinary salad. it was the soup or salad varaitions-of-pork-salad. while i tried my darndist to get him to change to something a little hardier, his mind was made up, he wanted a salad. When i sat down next to him and across from Slaton, i realized that his definition of salad and mine are completely different. He filled his plate with bacos, ham bites, kidney beans, pepperonis, and let us not forget....PICKLES. Of course, THAT is a SALAD, what was i thinking?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELL-BELL

OH! what joy birthdays bring to our home! Miss Kelle turned 6 today! i decided to buy her some roller blades. she looked like a fawn just learning how to walk. poor thing fell more than she cared to. but she is my TRYER! i love watching her persist until she is successful...does my heart good! she will try anything until she gets it! Butt before she gets it, she will have a pretty sore bootie.
She also had a lovely high school musical 3 party with her fun friends. She had soooo much fun! i'm too tired to get the camera and post the fun party pictures. 2 birthdays down and 3 to go. next up Stockton and his 12th....OH WOW!

what a good helper!

what a busy boy!

i heard this fast clanking while i was getting ready for the day. one day tman will be a really good helper, but for now, he is still a rookie.....but a great one at that! he had emptied the silverware basket in the dishwasher,...too bad they were all dirty!

MARCHIN INTO MARCH

Boy! did February go by fast! one birthday down and 4 more children to go...WHEW~!
I really have nothing to write about other than how fast time is flying by. savor the moment and enjoy the journey! i keep looking at my blog and thinking, man its almost been a month since i wrote about anything.....as i sit here, i just realized! that hello! my laundry room is almost finished....like just needs a sink install and that's it! oooo something to write about, i completely forgot! i'll even post some pictures a little later. i'm sure that will keep you on the edge of your seat! carry on in the month of madness!