Total Eclipse of Our Anniversary

Another Year Gone

Summer has officially begun here in New Mexico. I can't believe another year of school is done and that we will have 3 (three!) kids in school starting again in August. I am so proud of our kids and all that they have accomplished this year.

To say Kelsie was a little anxious to start middle school would be quite the understatement. It didn't take long for her to realize that it wasn't as bad as she thought. In fact, this little smarty pants earned straights A's, 3 out of the 4 quarters in school and had lunch with the principal because of it! She excelled in all her classes and made some really great friends in the process. She may or may not have been the teacher's pet in more than one class. She is a little disappointed to start yet another new school (since we moved again) next fall, but I'm sure will not disappoint once she's there.

Brandon started off the year pretty excited and then wasn't quite sure about his new teacher so he had some stomach issues in the beginning. Once he realized that she wasn't as bad as he thought, it turned out to be a great year. In fact, when I asked him how his last day went, he said "It was really sad, I almost cried!". He also excelled this year in academics and even on the playground where he picked up 4 square like a champ. We are so proud of him and all the things he accomplished this year.

Caleb is so excited to start kindergarten this fall! He has been so anxious to learn and go to school like his older sister and brother. He practiced a lot over the last 9 months and is now able to read and write and is very prepared for the demands of a kindergartener. I am going to miss my little buddy next fall, I love having him home with me. He's as silly as ever and my prediction is that he just may be the class clown. I guess I should be prepared for that!

Isaac had a great year as well. I've write a lot about what he's up to recently, and he continues to keep me busy all. the. time. He's not really sure what's going on right now with everyone home, but he loves it! I predict a little loneliness once school starts again this fall, but we're going to live it up while we can with everyone home for the summer!

Once in a Lifetime Opportunity

On Sunday, May 20, we  got to see an annular eclipse in ABQ. It was incredible! You could sit there watching the moon move across the sun (with safety sunglasses, of course!) When the eclipse was full, you could see only a dim orange outline of the sun. My dad set up this whole "eclipse viewer thingamajig" so that we could see the eclipse, without looking directly at the sun. We wore our special safety glasses that you can ONLY see the sun out of it. They black out the rest! Dad even recorded a video of it! It was a really cool experience, and we're all glad we saw it!

Just starting

perfecting

Dad's eclipse viewer

Outcome

Eclipse Shades (for safety!)

More eclipse

I'm holding it!

Getting closer!

eeeeeep!

Dad in amazement! 

Full thing!!!!!! ;)

Yea!!!

KP

If you look closely, you can see the eclipse shadows!

Our personal eclipses

Yes, it was truly amazing. (be glad we got pics!) we enjoyed it with a lot of "woah!"s and "cool!"s. How awesome that it ended up here!

Kelsie

Mother's Day

I love my kids and I love being a mom. Mother's day was great with breakfast in bed, homemade cards from the kids and yummy food to eat all day. These guys make being a mom totally worth it and I can't believe how much they've grown up.

My life is so much better with these cute kids in it. They make me laugh, proud, cry, and tired, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I love these clowns! :)

Two Years Old...and He Means It

It's official. We've hit the two's here. And he's definitely 2, through and through. We celebrated Isaac's second birthday on May 11. He is such a cute little kid and has hit the two year old stage head on, tantrums and all! He can be the sweetest, cutest little guy and then turn on you in an instant. He loves to play with his older brothers and sister and thinks that he can do most anything that they do. He likes to sing, especially, "Follow the Prophet" very loud in the grocery store. He also loves to read books and sleeps with about 20 in his crib every night. I think that Isaac is the one that is going to try my patience the most, but it's good that he's so cute that I can over look it (sometimes). He loves riding his new trike around, feeling just like a big kid. Happy birthday, little man! We sure love you!