sleeping

max likes to sleep in our bed. even if he starts out in a different bed, while we sleep he finds his way next to us. i love waking up to his cute little face and to his morning conversation.

abe's field trip

i went with abe on a field trip to the grand canyon yesterday. it was amazing! we live in such a beautiful place. i enjoyed being with abe for a full day. we had three rangers with us for the day and they did some interesting, hands on things to teach the kids about the canyon. we found fossils, looked through rock boxes to learn about the layers of the canyon, used oreo's to demonstrate shifting, and even learned a dance "ooze and freeze, ooze and freeze". i appreciate abe's interest in the world around him. it was fun to watch.

did i mention?

have i mentioned lately how much i like this boy? i mean dave, not the other guy, but he is pretty awesome too. well, anyone who was sitting by me at dave's last softball game, when the ref called him out and i REALLY let the ref have it, must have known i really like him.

i said to abe, "have i told you how nice your dad is to me?" he rolled his eyes and shook his head and said in disgust, "you don't have to tell me...i can see it."
i love it and i love him. i thought i would just SAY IT because i feel it a lot lately. you know, LOL--doesn't that mean love out loud because i'm never really sure.
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bad photo, but i love the memory it creates in my mind, so it stays.
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he is acting like apolo ohno because max loves apolo and immitates him all the time.
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plus classic, who doesn't love classic?

finishers wanted

a story that has stuck with me for a long time is one i heard pres. monson tell about a sign in a window of a furniture store. it said "finishers wanted"... i am always telling my kiddos to be finishers.
abe's heart has been set on running a 5k. he has been training (running around the block). this morning he and i ran a 5k...my goal was to finish. i really haven't been running lately but i knew how much abe wanted to run in this race and dave was working...so what do you do? abe beat me, at times i couldn't even see him during the race, but i kept going (three miles is a lot for me) and it was easier than i thought because i wasn't worried about me, i kept hoping abe was hanging in there. afterwords i thought about it and decided life is like that too, a little easier when my focus is not all about me.
way to finish abe!!

note-worthy

school lunches will never be the same!

scholastic fair

abe participated in his first scholastic fair this week. his project choice was constellations because "at the time, i was really interested in space." he learned a lot and had to present it to his class and the judges. he received great reviews. the project consisted of a science board painted black on which he drew some of his favorite constellations. we then poked christmas lights through the board where the stars would be. he told legends about the constellations and had a game with a spinner that landed on questions he had written. if you could find the answer somewhere on his project, abe gave you a candy starburst. dave and i went to the fair and were surprised to see the LINE at abe's project! my favorite part: in the car on the way home-- abe said, "thanks mom for helping me with the game. one teacher said mine was her class' favorite." i love when my kids have positive experiences and i especially love when my kids say thanks.

spring musical

abe was a punk rocker in the spring musical. he had a small solo in the song, "i love rock n roll" he was so serious about his part and pretty disappointed after the performance because his class messed up. he was happy with the punker outfit we came up with.
sadie helped write the performance and got to be on stage a lot. she was part of two songs and had a few speaking parts. it reminded how much kids love these types of things. she kept asking dave and i what our favorite parts were or if we noticed this dance move or laughed at a certain joke. they both were very excited about this school production.