Baptism

 

Jenna was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints a week ago. Our parents were able to come out and be with us too, what a treat! 

The weekend was so special, Jenna was so sweet and looked so beautiful.

After the baptism we got together with our framily for dinner at our home. The whole weekend was so perfect and we are so grateful for our friends and family who support and love us.

Happy Birthday Jenna Eve!

We celebrated Jenna's birthday on Saturday with some of her friends. A couple months ago I found out the High School was going to be putting on the play The Little Mermaid, and one of the shows was on her birthday. I asked her if she wanted to go with her friends, she thought it was a great idea and so did I.

 The play was so much fun with people we recognized in it, they did a fantastic job! The girls all loved it and talked about it the rest of the time.

When we got home Jenna got to blow out her candles on her turtle cupcakes she helped me make.

When it comes to working in the kitchen, cooking and baking she is always wanting to help. I love that about her.

 After some gifts the girls played with the new game she got and then it was time to go.

 Saturday was all about birthdays, after cleaning up we got to go help Kenzie and Sam celebrate their birthdays at the Mt Scott Rec Center. Here is Jenna on the rope swing.

Such a fun day!

Frog and Toad

 Bubby and I got to go to Jenna's Frog and Toad play in her classroom Friday. Jenna was narrator 1, a pretty big part. She did a wonderful job with the whole thing, she said her part without any mistakes. We were so proud of her! After the plays we got to stay and have lunch with her.

Sometimes while I'm searching through old photos to find just the one I'm looking for I find little gems like this. Seriously, if that isn't the cutest face you've ever seen!

Jenna, November 2006

Kids

 I took the kids out for a mini photo shoot, because I didn't have a recent picture of them all together and also because of Jaida's 10th birthday pictures.

First Day of School 2011

 This morning started early, 5:30 for me to get to the gym.  I guess when I left the kids heard the garage opening and decided it was time to get up.  Russ got them back to bed, but when I came back to shower they were getting dressed a half an hour earlier than planned.

I made swedish pancakes for the kids, because it is their favorite and I thought they'd eat them right up.  The nerves were too much to handle I guess because J only ate 1/2 of one and Jenna only ate 2 bites. 

Let's face it, I was just as nervous as they were!  

Three stomach aches and a few tears was as bad as it got.

 All morning long Jaida was carrying her cup around "just in case" she couldn't hold her food down...luckily she threw the cup in the extra bag when we got to her classroom.  She was good to go.

 Jenna did great too, she was so excited to see her BFF again!  I'm so happy they're in the same class again, they're such cuties!

Just before we left Jenna started with a few tears, which didn't help my stomach ache.

Happy to report that they both did great and are excited for their new teachers and classes!

 Today I went in to Jenna's class for her small graduation.  It was sweet listening to the kids sing their Kindergarten songs and see how much they love their teacher.

 Each of the kids got a certificate.

Here is Mrs. Guerra and Jenna on our way out the door.  I will miss going in to help with the class, Kindergarten is so much fun!  The good thing is that we all live in the same neighborhood so we will get to see her teacher throughout the summer.

When I walked into the classroom they were all singing in the front, Mrs. Guerra came up to me and told me how much she loved her stationery I made for her.  She said she had been showing everyone who came in how awesome it was.  So glad she loved it!

Last Day of School

 Here are the girls on their first day of school, way back in September, 2010.  I couldn't believe how small Jaida looked, she has completely grown out of those pants she is wearing.  Jenna lost that pink jacket (still no idea where it is) and is now wearing the jacket Jaida was wearing.  I just can't believe how big they look after a few short months!

 This morning we took a picture with the girls and the candy lei's we made for their teachers.  They both wanted to wear a dress on their last day.  So proud of these girls, and so grateful for their awesome teachers they had.

Kindergarten Program

 Jenna was so excited to sing her little heart out last night.

She sang all the songs and did a fantastic job.

 Towards the end of the program she looked like she was going to burst into tears.  As they were leaving the stage to go back to the classrooms she was crying.  My guess is that when she told me she was tired before leaving the house, she meant it.  I asked her this morning why she was crying and she told me she couldn't see us in the dark gym where the audience sat...and that she was too tired.

Whatever the reason, I was just happy she didn't cry during the program.

Parachute

 The kids and I made a parachute today, after running up and down the stairs too many times they wanted to take it outside.  I was surprised Logan wasn't more into throwing it, Jenna was the one who loved it.  We were out there for an hour throwing it up in the air.

Logan decided he would rather spend his time in the dirt, as usual.  If he's not riding his scooter he's making "birthday cakes" with the dirt.

Gardener

This is one proud gardener right here!

A couple weeks ago we went to Burgerville and the kiddos got seeds and a little pot to grow them in with their kid's meal.  She planted them last week and it's been so fun to watch how fast they grow.  We got a bigger pot today and she was loving planting these babies in their new home.  Now, let's hope we don't kill them.  :)

Swing

The kids were finishing up the movie Megamind on Saturday and I noticed Jenna was swinging for most of it.  I got a good laugh at how much she loves to swing.  

You may be asking yourself, why is the couch in the hall?  Answer: It was still on the carpet sliders from the tent day and the kids put it there to swing from.  

Or, you may be asking yourself, why do they have a swing in their hallway?  It's actually my home made (wish I had the real thing, but I'm too cheap to buy it) TRX strap for working out, the kids just use it as a swing.

Then, Jaida wanted a turn...she hasn't had as much practice as Jenna.

Wooden Shoe

 It was a BEAUTIFUL day yesterday at the Wooden Shoe!

We had a busy day, we got to have M with us for the whole day, she was great the whole time.

The drive down to the farm was quiet (thanks to a movie), I got to chat with my Mom on the phone.

I had followed a new van from the exit off the freeway, the whole time I thought it was a friend in my ward.  While waiting in line to get in I see her head pop out of the window and it's B.Lowder!  Such a fun surprise to see my favorite Vancouver-ite.

The drive was worth it, the field was absolutely gorgeous.

My favorites are the multicolored rows.

 Here we are getting our boots on, which we didn't really need...but they were cute.

Speaking of cute...love these two kiddos.

 These kids were great the whole time, although we didn't have a lot of time to spend playing (because Jaida didn't get to come with us, so I had to be back in time for the bus drop off...I made it with 2 minutes to spare) we made the most of it.

After the tulips we picked Jaida up, went to the Primary party at the church (the kids kinda watched Disney's Robin Hood, while I was catching up on blogs and WWF), picked up Russ and dinner then went to the Yee's for the annual Easter egg coloring party.

Such a busy, fun day!