Ashlynn's Parent Teacher Conference

We had Ashlynn's parent teacher conference today. It was so nice to see some of the things she has been learning this year. We were amazed at how well she is doing. It was so funny because she was so shy when her teacher asked her to do certain things. Her teacher wanted us to see how smart she is. She is reading sight words and most of the numbers up to 20. She is growing up to fast. We can't believe our baby is going to be 5 in July and starting Kindergarten in September. We are so proud of you.

We love you Ashlynn!

Jackson's Parent Teacher Conference

Today we had Jackson's parent teacher conference. He was so excited to go because Daddy was going to his school for the first time. He got to show us his book that he made and worked so hard on. He also showed us his journal that he has been writing in all year. His teacher said that he is doing very well. He has mastered Reading and Math and has gotten 100% on all his spelling tests for this term. We are so proud of you!

We love you Bud!

There is one thing that he has been doing every week for the entire school year that we have not yet shared. Every Tuesday the first graders do the Gold Medal Mile. After they eat lunch they go outside and walk, jog, or run a mile. They do this no matter what the weather is. So most of the year they do this in the snow wearing snow clothes and snow boots. The best part of this is that Jackson is not always satisfied with doing a mile. Most the times he goes 2 miles, sometimes even more. Mommy's last words to him as she drops him off on Tuesday mornings is..."you don't need to do 2 miles, 1 will do." When we pick him up after school the first thing he does is show us his hand. The teacher puts a dot on their hand for every lap they do. He is so excited because he is participating in a race in May which includes all the schools in the district. This race is to finish off the Gold Medal Mile program for this school year.

A Friend's Birthday Party!

Today Ashlynn went to her friend's birthday party. Campbell and Ashlynn take dance together and are in the same class at church. The girls had so much fun swimming and going down the big slide. All these girls are just barely 5 or turning 5 in the next few months. Every single one of them went down the slide by themselves over and over again...brave little girls. Campbell's older sister played water games with them. At one time she had them marching in a line pretending they were cheerleaders...it was so cute. Ashlynn had so much fun and thought she was a big girl going down that slide.

Jackson is Famous!

Jackson and his class were in the local newspaper. He is pictured on the left. Last week Jackson failed to tell us that he was participating in a dance contest at school. For days he kept telling us that he was learning a dance during recess, but we had no clue that it was this big of a deal. This dance contest was optional for all the kids. We are so proud that he participated and worked so hard at learning the dance. We love you!

The Flash Game

Tonight we went to the Flash basketball game. We went to see our cousins dance group perform during half-time. They sure did a great job. Jackson was excited because two of the Jazz players play for the Flash. Jackson and Ashlynn had so much fun making noise and cheering the Flash on. Thank goodness we left after the half-time show...better yet their basketball noise makers ended up in the trash the next day.

Samantha's 12th Birthday!

Sam turned 12 on Friday. Tonight we had a little family party for her. Jackson and Ashlynn were so excited to go see their cousins. Sam is so sweet to kids. She is like a little Auntie to them. Happy Birthday Sam! We love you!

Family Night

Today Mommy was planning FHE. Jackson and Ashlynn decided to help cut and color pictures for the lesson. Then they decided that they wanted to plan their own lesson and this is what they prepared. So tonight we ended up having two lessons. They were so cute telling us about their pictures. It was a fun little family night.


Ashlynn's picture for Mommy.

Jackson's picture for Daddy. They are playing football.

Jackson's note to Daddy.