Regan's Field Day

Regan had her field day last Friday afternoon.  I love her PE teacher.  She always comes up with fun activities for them to do.  Among other things, they threw Frisbees, and water noodles (javelins), (the boy in the red shirt introduced Regan to the word "sexy".  Wasn't that kind of him?  I didn't think I would ever be discussing "sexy" with a 6 year old!  Blasted kid!)

 played volleyball,

 ran relay races, (Regan is smoking the boy who is supposed to be her competitor.  His family clearly does not take running as seriously as we do!  Clint was so proud!)

 

 and played several different games with the parachute.

 

Lila was happy with her treats!  Haden had my  phone whenever I wasn't taking pictures with it, thus none of him.  (We had spent all morning at a playdate for Haden and I was running late to make it to field day, so I forgot my good camera.)

Regan loved field day, and honestly, the rest of us just endured it.  Too much hot sun for one day!  I got sunburned on my nose and Lila tells me it's an "owie"  and she kisses it for me regularly.  She really can be so sweet!  (On a side note, one time she and Haden were fighting.  She hit Haden and he retaliated.  She gave him a dirty look, paused to kiss her arm where he had hit her and then slugged him back.  I was laughing too hard to intervene!)

Company!

The Thursday before Memorial Day weekend my sister and her three kids stopped by for a visit on their way to Texas where they are living for the summer.  It was fun!  I told Regan she could skip school if she wanted, but she insisted that she go.  (Clint claims that his genetics are the cause of her responsible nature.  I don't think I believe it!)  So, we just hung out around the house until it was time to pick her up from school. Haden and Hazel played fabulously well together.  I'm not sure Gemma knew what to do with Lila.  Then we hit Crave It.  Jessica's girls had never been and my kids love going there. 

 Veta, Hazel, Haden, and Regan.

 We're very serious about our frozen yogurt!

 And then we headed to the park.  The water was on despite cold temperatures.  It didn't stop the two little ones from immediately heading in.  Lila would come back to me complaining that she was cold and then run  right back into the water.  She doesn't have much sense yet. 

 

 Lila loves going down the slide.  This one makes me nervous if she goes by herself, though.  It goes pretty fast and is not forgiving when little kids tip over.  Veta was very gracious to take her down it multiple times.  The kids all had fun and slept very well that night.  The next day, Jessica loaded up her truck and made the 16 hour trip to Houston.  I'm glad it was her and not me! 

4 Mile House

Regan's 1st grade field trip coincided with Savannah's visit.  (She had just aced her Series 7 licensing test and needed a break from all the studying, so she came for a visit!)  The school was looking for chaperones, and Savannah was going to be here, so Regan didn't really give her an opportunity to say no.  They went to the 4 Mile House which is a very small historical farm.  They only had some horses, a couple of goats, and a few chickens.  Since there wasn't enough room on the bus for Savannah, I drove her and thought I would pay a separate admission and then just wander with the other two kids.  Well, the site didn't open to the public until afternoon, so there wasn't really anything for us to do except wander around with Regan.

Savannah was in charge of these 4 girls.  Regan, Destiny, Bethany, and Trinity.  Destiny has become Regan's new best friend since everyone else has moved away.  She currently lives in an apartment and will probably follow suit, but at least she's around for this year. 

 Regan got to show off a Native American outfit for a two year old little girl.  By the way, she came up with her outfit and accessories all by herself!

Everyone got to pan for gold, well, fool's gold.  She found some and even got to take it home. 

 

 They went on a ride on a horse drawn wagon. 

 And got to explore a covered wagon.  The presenter was telling everyone that the little kids only got to bring one small toy with them.  Regan expressed relief that she didn't live back then.  It was a fun to learn about life way back then.  It was a fun day for Regan, made all the better because her favorite aunt was her chaperone!  Thank you, Savannah!

May the Fourth Be With You

 On May 4th a local airplane museum, Wings Over the Rockies, was hosting a Star Wars event.  Pretty cheesy, but with Haden's fascination of all things Star Wars, we weren't going to pass it up.  Anyone who has any interaction with Haden at all knows that he LOVES Star Wars.  His Primary teacher has told me that he can come up with a Star Wars analogy for every subject they have covered in her class.  His preschool teacher calls him a Jedi Master. And with Haden's outrageous imagination, he really thinks that he is a Jedi Master. He claims that his stuffed Yoda has taught him everything.  Several weeks ago, Haden found a scrap piece of 1 by 4 left over from one of my projects.  He lays it on his dresser and sets his light saber on top of it so it can "charge" overnight!

 

I have never seen so many Star Wars fanatics.  I thought it would be mostly kids.  Nope, there were more adults than kids and lots of them were dressed up just for fun!  There was a wookie in line behind us that I didn't get a picture of.

 Lila loved Queen Amidala.  I'm not sure why she wasn't in the picture.  She kept running after her yelling, "Belle!".  Queen Amidala was a little confused, but I explained Lila must have thought she looked like Belle (the princess).  She laughed and said that was her other job! 

 Haden made sure we got a picture of him with every character.

 Haden was so nervous to stand this close to Darth Maul, but insisted on getting a picture of him.

 Can you see R2D2 in the X wing fighter?  Apparently it was autographed by Harrison Ford, but I didn't care enough to wait in the outrageously long line to see it.

 My own little Storm Trooper.

 I know Princess Leia because of the hair do, but have no idea who the other three are.

 

Lila just ran around.  She refused to wear shoes so she looked like an orphan, but she was happy.  She wasn't phased by the characters.  She didn't even run from Darth Maul.  Fearless, little stinker!

Haden absolutely loved it!  He told all his friends and anyone else that would listen that he got to meet everyone from Star Wars, even Darth Maul!  I'm glad that we got to take him!   I love my little boy and his crazy imagination!

Families are Forever

I don't know of any more beautiful and peaceful place than when the spring flowers are in full bloom at the temple.  So, we dressed the kids up and took them for a photo shoot.

 Getting all three of my kids to look in the same direction and smile is pretty near impossible.

 I love this picture!  It totally describes her personality!

 I hope these two girls will be best friends!

I am so grateful that my family can be together forever.  There is no one else I would rather spend eternity with!

Little Rascal

When I put Lila to bed the night before, these were footed pajamas.  Apparently, she didn't like them that way!

Soccer

Also back in March, Haden started soccer.  I signed him up to be on the same team as his buddy, Corbin.  Corbin loved soccer and was really excited to go.  Haden, not so much.  The first week he was recovering from the flu.  I thought some fresh air might be good for him, so we went anyway.  He lasted about 30 minutes before he lost it.  He was sobbing in the middle of the field.  So, we went home early.  By the next week he had fully recovered and was bribed with ice cream if he played the entire time.  He did pretty well through the warm ups and skill building activities.  Then it was time to play a game.  The coach divided up the team so it was 4 on 4.  Haden had the ball, and then, according to a very indignant Haden, "That boy stole the ball and then kicked me!"  Clearly we had not watched enough soccer games with him.  At least he identified that kicking and stealing balls from others was not nice.  That was the last practice we went to.  My poor little guy is just not aggressive.  Maybe an individual sport like karate is more up his alley? 

High Flyer

 So way back at the end of March, Regan was awarded the High Flyer award for her awesome behavior at school.  They had a special assembly that Clint got off work to come to.  Her teacher called me the week before to let me know, but asked that I not tell Regan. She wanted to tell her the following week.  The day before the assembly Regan still hadn't mentioned it, so I started prodding.  Nonchalantly, she said that she had been selected for this award and it was really no big deal.  She didn't really become excited about it until I told her that she could dress up. She will take any excuse to wear heels and a fancy dress to school!  I was very proud of her, not because she was definitely the most grown up looking first grader, but because she is such a well-behaved young lady!  I love my beautiful not-so-little girl!