The internet went out in the middle of me doing this post and it didn't save so I am having to write it again. On the first of May Annalyn and I got to go and tour the school where Anna will go next year. There was a little test they did to see how much she knows and then she got a little goody bag to take home. She was so excited and cried on the way home because she wanted to go to school the next day and has to wait until August. My sister Heather watched the rest of the kids for me and then trimmed up Brynlee's bangs and cut quit a bit off of Annalyn's hair. Her hair was sure getting long but the bottom was mostly really thin baby hair. Now it looks much healthier. The next day I took Annalyn to the doctor for her five year old check-up. She is healthy and growing up so much.
Later that same week we went to our last music class at the library for the year and we ended the week by having Alesha come over and watch the kids so that I could go with Brynlee to her first grade field trip. We went and ate lunch at the park and then we went to the discovery center. I got to ride the bus with her and it was a pretty fun trip for both of us.
On Saturday of that week the girls went to a birthday party and then I took Anna and Brynlee to see one of their friends get baptized. Joel ended up getting sick that night and was too miserable to make it to church with me in the morning. I ended up taking all four girls by myself and they were terrible. Kyla talked loudly and kept getting mad at Annalyn and then they were both fighting on who got to sit on my lap. Luckily a friend came and took Summer for me and watched her almost all of church while I taught my primary class.
My brother Josh had a choir concert I went to. They have an amazing high school choir. I took my kids to JCPenneys and got Annalyn and Summer's picture taken. Brynlee had an Edu fair night at school so I took Brynlee and Anna to that. They got several things to keep them busy over the Summer so they can be ready for school next year.
The next day, Saturday, we went as a family to the Boise Aquarium. The next day was mother's day. Joel surprised me with a new bench swing that he made and hung up on the back porch. It sure is a nice fun way to sit and relax out there on that thing. Brynlee and Annalyn got to sing to me during church. Annalyn really belted out the words that she knew. On the last song I didn't hear her at all until the last phrase of the song which said, "I love you!" She sang that part with all of her heart. I think several people got a good laugh. Brynlee made me several cute poems all about me and she gave me a cookbook from her class. I really got showered with pretty pictures and kind notes that weekend. I loved it. That same Sunday they also found me someone else to help me with my primary class. It will be nice to have help again.
We watched Remi the next day while Heather went on a field trip with Jakobee and later that week she watched my girls while I went into Brynlee's class for a poetry café. Each of the kids read a poem they had written to all of the parents and they sang some songs. It was a fun day for me. Brynlee also got to celebrate her summer birthday at school that week. We brought in mini cupcakes that we shared with the class.
The next week of May brought graduation for my brother Josh. Graduation was late on a Monday night this year so I left the kids with Joel and went over there with my family. Josh is going to be leaving for basic training in the beginning of June and we will sure miss him. We are pretty proud of his accomplishments and we wish him good luck on the rest of his adventures.
On the 26th of May Brynlee just had a half day of school. We are not going to miss those walks to the bus stop everyday. As soon as she came home we celebrated with a trip to the park and some popsicles. We are so excited to get to sleep in and enjoy some lazy summer days.
The day after school ended Joel and I took the kids to the nature center in Boise. For Memorial day we went to visit Joel's family for several hours and then ended the day with a barbeque at grandma Verna's house. The next day we babysat a little girl from church and we spent the day at the park and we played hard at our house.
The month ended with Joel's dad falling off of the roof while he was working on the house he is building. The ladder came right out from under him. Luckily Joel's brother Josh was there and grandpa is going to be just fine but he ended up riding in an ambulance to the hospital and had to spend the night. He has a bad cut on his hand from a nail they had to stitch up and he has several broken ribs both in the front and the back as well as a broken collarbone. Joel said his face was all scraped up as well. Joel and his brother Jake went to visit him that night and they gave him a blessing. We are grateful that he wasn't hurt worse.
The same day Joel's dad got hurt I went into the eye doctor and got my eyes looked at again. I can't read without my glasses at all anymore without getting a headache and my other glasses are super destroyed. The place I went to this time was super slow. I waited for an hour before they would take me back and then they dilated my eyes so I could barely see anything. I got several texts while I was waiting to see the doctor and I couldn't read them at all. They wrote me a much stronger prescription this time and they encouraged me to use my glasses for watching TV and for driving at night. He told me I was pretty young to need readers but my left eye can see so much better than my right eye so the difference is what is giving me headaches. Now I just need to find time to go get it filled so I will have new glasses.
I spent a lot of time helping grandma to get her garden in. She went to Texas for several days this month so we hurried and put everything in before she left. Then I came and made sure everything was getting watered and doing well while she was gone. I am looking forward to eating some fresh veggies. Brynlee had several friends over and went and played at friends houses a few times. We went to the park with some friends and played several times and we had to make several trips to the grocery store.
Joel's parents had several kittens at their house and Brynlee and Annalyn had a ton of fun holding them. They were both ready to take one of them home with them. Kyla held them a little and Summer sure chased after them and acted like she wanted to hold them but as soon as she was given a chance to actually hold them she would not touch them and she cried when I set one on her lap.
Joel finished the swing set for the kids. He made two more swings. Annalyn learned how to swing on her own and the kids spend hours out there swinging. The swings are pretty squeaky so I can hear them swing while I sit in the house. Joel also fixed the old battery powered four wheeler Brynlee got when she was little and the kids have had so much fun driving that thing around. Joel was going to throw it away at first but decided to try one last thing to fix it. Annalyn was praying out loud that it would work the whole time it was charging.
Joel turned the sprinklers on the grass and the kids had fun running through them and playing in the water. They had several friends over and one day they made a piñata with their friend, filled it with toys, and took turns trying to knock it down. I was impressed with their creativity and ingenuity.
Little Summer is running all over the place and is one busy little girls lately. She has been throwing little temper tantrums all the time lately. Every time she doesn't get her way she throws herself down to the ground. She loves her soother and doesn't want to go anywhere without it. I have been trying to only let her have it for nap time and she hates that. She is slowing losing her baby look and is turning into a little toddler.
This was a busy month but it was a very fun month.
