Preschool Mother's Day Program

Today Eli had his Mother's Day Program at preschool. When I got there, his teacher had portraits of the mother's that each child had drawn. She wanted us to guess which one we thought our child drew. I was so proud to have picked the one Eli drew of me! I love how he drew my wavy hair. On the back were questions she had asked the kids and their reply. It was so funny to read! Here are Eli's responses: 1. My mommy's hair looks the best when... It's pretty & curly 2. My mommy likes me to call her.... Something tricky 3. My mommy is as old as... Well not very, 'cause she's having a baby 4. My mommy always says please... Clean up 5. My mommy looks the prettiest when... She gets a Sunday dress 6. I make my mommy laugh when I... Tickle her 7. My mommy likes to eat... Hot dogs (I think he was thinking of himself on this one!) 8. My mommy is the best at playing... Games, like chase on a walk to the park by me 9. My mommy works the hardest when she... Fixes peoples' mouths 10. My mommy likes to use her money to buy... Bags I love how much Eli has grown this last year as he has been in preschool. He writes his own name, counts to 25 or 30, can sing so many songs by himself, will talk your ear off if he's in the mood, and is not quite as shy getting up in front of people. They sang us a couple cute songs and he was trying not to smile the whole time. Probably because I had the camera out! His friend Brody sat next to him and they were so cute bringing us our gift & treat.

Best Friends

Sometimes these two are best friends, and then other times they bug each other to death! The other day they wanted to watch one of their new movies from Uncle Aaron, so I put it on and Eli grabbed a pillow to lay down on. Next thing I know, Ava is doing the same thing. She loves to copy her brother. The other night we took them to play in the water, but it wasn't on so they played on the toys for an hour or so. Love the last few days of nice weather. I know the 100's are just around the corner.

Carnival Party

Eli & Ava were invited to a fun birthday party with a carnival theme that was such a blast! How can you go wrong with a bounce house, popcorn, cotton candy, snow cones, hot dogs, & games? The kids loved it, even though it got pretty warm outside. I got a picture of Eli in action throwing the ball at the cups to knock them over. I think they had 4 snow cones each and for some reason Eli was inspecting his hot dog pretty closely. He hates eating them on the bun, silly boy.

Easter Fun

Kaelub's brother and his family came to stay with us for Easter weekend and the kids had so much fun. Saturday morning we went to a local park for an egg hunt. When we got there, they gave all the kids kites to fly. They also had a cupcake walk and I think both my kids won 2 times. We ate a snow cone while waiting for the egg hunt to start. Both kids had a blast gathering eggs to put in their baskets. Then while I stayed home with Ava to let her have a nap, everyone else went to a free swim day at Aquatots. They had a bounce house, dunk tank, balloon artists, face painting, and an inflatable water slide. I got there just as it was ending and I could tell the kids really had a good time. That night we went in to Mesa for the Easter Pageant. We had pretty good seats and it was neat to see it again and remember why we celebrate Easter. Eli even remembered parts from last year when we saw it. Easter morning the kids came downstairs to find their baskets filled with goodies. Ava just woke up and looked confused about it. But they loved the sidewalk chalk, bubbles, stickers, & bunny crackers! And as you might be able to see from the picture, I am pregnant & we are excited to be adding a little boy to our family around September 10th!

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Aviation Day

A few weeks ago, I took the kids to the airport for their Aviation Day. They had a lot of different airplanes on display and some you could even go inside. We went in an old plane used in "Operation Torch" during the Allied Invasion of North Africa in 1942. It had curtains on the windows and the kids thought it was fun to go where the pilots would have sat. The kids really liked playing on the army helicopters. Eli even got his picture with the airport mascot, Gateway Gus.