I am soooo in love with these....

These are necklaces made out of scrabble tiles. I LOVE them! The best place to find them is on Etsy.  Just thought all of you should know. 

These are just a few examples:

Once upon a Time....

Luke had little feet like this:

Now is feet are like this:

Seriously, I have issues with my children's feet growing. Probably because I have giant feet myself. Or maybe it is partly my weird obsession with buying socks. The fact is Luke has man sized feet now. I hate it. I hate when they move into the adult sizes. Usually it means more money for shoes. It also means it will be harder to find  skill appropriate shoes for Luke. It also means he is one step closer to having my giant feet. He can now join Hannah and I in the huge feet club!  Didn't these kids get ANY of Wade's genes?

Best $2.50 I Ever Spent!

More Dinosaurs!

Lots of blood and drama and running. Yep it was the second grade field trip to 3 different museums. The kids had a great time. I said "no touching" more times than any one person should in one day. One kid had a bloody nose and then 20 minutes later sliced his eyebrow open on a metal gate.  Really lots and lots of fun. Did I mention the bus ride? Did I also mention this is the last time I will be asked to go on this field trip? Is the cup half full or half empty? You decide.

DinoStars!!!!

Lizzie is in the Musical Mustangs at her school. It is a little choir type thing. She loves it. They just had their last performance of the year on Thursday. It was all about Dinosaurs. It was actually pretty cute. So here are some pictures and videos of that wonderful performance.

Lizzie was posing on the steps. They had one song that they were like little dino rappers. So this is Lizzie trying to be a homegirl.

Peace!

Can you see Lizzie? She is the short one on the second row. 

Lizzie's friend Ali was sitting right next to her.

Here are the video's of Lizzie. 

Even though the gym was sweltering and the people behind us were loud and obnoxious it was fun to watch Lizzie. She was really into all the little dance moves. 

Special Olympics

"Let me win, but if I cannot win let me be brave in the attempt." This is the motto for the Special Olympics. It has affected me  in so many ways to be able to be a part of this fantastic program. So many of the athletes who compete are inspiring. In a way it is a great validation for these kids and adults who have to struggle so hard in day to day living. I highly recommend going to the competition in your area because you will be uplifted by the joy and the excitement of these beautiful children of God. 

Ok enough of the mushy stuff ...

Luke and friends waiting for it to begin.

Opening ceremonies included an introduction of the participating schools. Can you see Luke?

This is Luke introducing his friend Ammon to his classmates.

Stretching for his first race.

Luke and his relay team getting their medals.

The running races are in the morning and then they have 3 Soccer skill events, a throwing event and a standing long jump event.

This is Luke showing off his wicked soccer skills. 

Standing long jump.

On the way home. 

It was a really good day. Luke got a bronze for his 50 m run. A 4th place ribbon for his 25 m run. And a gold medal for his 4x relay. We will find out about the afternoon events at a awards ceremony at school. Luke tried hard and really did a good job. Thank you to the Hoppers and Larsens who were able to come. It really made Luke's day that much better! 

Before and After

This is a kind of before picture of our backyard. Pretty bad. So much work has gone into this yard it is insane. I swear if I have to pick up one more rock I am going to do something really bad. I don't know what but be assured it will be bad and most likely violent!

This is the beginning of the after. We are FINALLY planting grass in the backyard TODAY!!!

This is a picture of the yard ready for grass seed. Didn't Wade do a great job? I know it looks like dirt but it is so much more!

Now Wade wanted me to add a SO THERE to all those who didn't believe he would do all this work on our house. I am number one on this list. Who knew he had it in him? As he likes to remind me often, our past homes were rentals. This house we own and that is the difference. I apologize Wade for doubting you. You have done some amazing work, Thank you!

Now if you don't remember what we are using for backyard inspiration let me remind you... here. I will, of course keep you posted on all yard developments. Or you can come and visit and see it up close and personal!

More Yard Work..

We are finally getting the sprinkler system in the back yard!!!! Wade is doing such a good job. Finally we are seeing an end of picking up rocks! Now what do we do with that big pile?

Luke and Lizzie just LOOK like they are helping.....

39 Wow!!

It's a bit late.  Happy Birthday Wade!  Friday Wade and I escaped by ourselves. It was fun for both of us. We wanted to work on the yard Saturday but that is a whole different post.  We finally got around to having birthday cake on Sunday. It took us awhile to light all of the candles plus the smoke after Wade blew them out was definitely a fire hazard! All in all it was a great Birthday Weekend all for Wade!