We have an irrigation tech in the family

I kept telling Daniel the sprinklers were on all day long. Not for the growing grass but the flowers. I was getting annoyed because it kept going off when the kids were trying to play outside and it was making lots of mud. So Daniel came home for lunch and said "The sprinklers aren't suppposed to be on now, did you turn them on?" I have no idea how to turn them on so it wasn't me. Then Daniel did the following test with Alexander.




That is why it kept going off when they would go out to play! Its going to be an AWESOME summer.

Miriam

P.S Daniel didn't teach him that at all. I guess he just picked it up?

Summer is Here

We went to Alexander's bridging ceremony (crossing the bridge to kindergarten) today and a picture is worth a thousand words so here are thousands of words:

walking to get his medal

His teacher giving him his things

standing on the bridge,
I don't think he knew what to do smile or stare everyone down
(of course he chose the later)

I love this picture because he is looking at the camera while life goes on around him

Daniel and I think he looks really old in this one

They posed for us. I loved it.

Daddy and Alexander walking away

Oh and here are some videos from the ceremony. They recited nursery rhymes they learned this year.

This one will make you see sick but it has a fun part in it. Sorry for all the shakiness I had arrived late and with two little ones with me it was difficult to keep the camera still, and Eva wanted to see what I was filming.





My favorite part in the last movie is at the 2:30 mark when he realizes I am filming him



Enjoy!

Miriam

At this very moment

We are sitting here waiting for 40 minutes to pass so that we can go get Alexander from the bus stop. Its over cast and lovely outside. Its Friday so the weekend should be nice. We are having the Elders over for dinner later (I think). The kids are trying to be happy and entertained. Here they are right nowJamison broke into the snacks

Eva needs help fixing her stop signs.

The kids like to make roads out of the books for their cars and Jamison tries to smash the roads. I am trying to enjoy this moment. Its Alexander's last day of school, he is done with preschool and Monday he crosses the bridge (thats what they call it) then comes summer. Mixed feelings about that.

Miriam

Alexander Graduates

Thats right he is graduating preschool on Monday. He has improved so much this last school year and we have LOVED his teachers. They were perfect for him. He is sad its over but it will start up again next year. His teacher sent home a little book full of cute things Alexander has done all year and great photos of him. I just Loved it and had to share some of them.


He drew a family picture.

Alexanders current career choice :) One of his teacher's photo shopped this! Isn't it awesome.

crawling progress

This is it. He can go in a circle and go backwards still nothing else though. I took a picture of him showing where he is most of the day:




Stuck scooted all the way under furniture.

Then getting tired and taking a rest.


We are still extremely happy about the lack of crawling.


On a different note Alexander only has a week of school left!


Miriam

Mother's Day

Its mother's day and look what I got from Alexander!
He has caught onto the fact that flowers make me happy. Everytime I get them now he gives me a short survey: Are you Happy, Sad or Mad

He drew them all over my mothers day card too. I LOVE IT! For two weeks everytime he heard MOTHERS DAY at church or on a commercial he looked at me to make sure I heard it. Happy Mothers Day!

not crawling yet

He doesn't have it down yet but he is getting closer