A fun little reward....

 So today I got a call saying that Weston had earned a "Student of the Month" nomination at his new school.  I didn't want to go, because I am tending my friends kids while they are on a cruise...plus, Jake is out of town on business.  But in the end, I wanted to honor Weston and go.  So I loaded the car with our group of 6 kids...which I know is less than HALF of what my parents deal with; (My mother is AMAZING) and I headed to PTO.  Anyway, when we got there I learned that he was nominated out of kinder-through 2nd grade for PE.  To top it off, I learned that our little Aubrey Jean...was also Student of the Month for 3rd grade.  haha.  I was just glad I went and got to see them get their awards.  I am so proud of them and I KNOW they are loving this new school and we made the right decision to send them.  It felt nice, especially since I was feeling a little down in the dumps today...I am grateful for these kids and I am grateful that their teachers see in them what I see in them.

Aubrey Jean turns seven!!

You might need to click on this picture to read it...but it is so cute! Little Aubrey, well, should I say medium sized Aubrey now... wrote us this note and woke us up bright and early on her birthday. However, because she went downstairs and got the paper in our computer room...she also saw her unwrapped birthday present...(we found this out at breakfast.) Anyhow, the day started off good. Daddy made her the breakfast of champions, exactly what Aubrey ordered: bacon, and hash browns with sausage and orange juice. After breakfast Aubrey got her surprise Littlest pet shop toy...then not quite a surprise bike. HOWEVER! the bike was too big and Aubrey decided she didn't want it. So we returned the bike by 9am and were off for the rest of the day. Aubrey had chosen previously that we were going to "As You Wish." We have been there once before on a mother daughter date and she loved it. So us GIRLS got to go paint a beautiful pottery plate. It really was fun! Then we all went to Sam's club for a cheap lunch and hoping to find a toy to replace the bicycle mishap. We thought we would get her a shuffle ipod because she loves music. But after realizing that she can't really chose what song to listen to, I knew she would be disappointed. Speaking of disappointed....that is how Jake and I were feeling. It was only noon and things weren't quite going as planned. I really was worried we wouldn't find anything of worth for Aubrey on our budget...
Anyway,we decided to go and let Spencer nap at Grandma and Grandpa Watkins' house while Jake took the other two in search of something for Aubrey! Well, thanks to some great CLEARANCE she found the perfect gifts for herself. Aubrey loves to plan her own parties...so she didn't mind a bit. She got an electric keyboard/piano! I can hear her playing now. She also got a Junie b. Jones book and a few other small things. All of which cost the same as the bike. The day ended perfectly with Pei Wei and time to set up the keyboard and play as a family!

Taking cupcakes and visiting Aubrey's school!Reading Junie B. Jones book!

Field Day at Pathway

Aubrey had her Field day this friday. I wasn't going to go, because I didn't want to take Spencer and Weston...however, last minutes I just put them in the stroller and walked to the park. I am so glad that I went. I got to see Aubrey with all of her friends running races, hula hoops and more. I was just so impressed to see her coming out of her shell. She has one friend in particular....her "BFF" or "BSF" (ie. best sister forever) as Aubrey likes to call her...Naomi! Anyway, I love how outgoing Naomi is and kind she is to Aubrey. When I see them together my heart is full because I see that the Lord see fit to bless us even when we are six to have a friends that enrich our lives. Aubrey needed a friend who was sweet but sassy all in one. I wonder if other mothers are ever grateful for their kids friends....probably.

Anyway, Weston was worried he would be stuck in the stroller the whole time...but Miss Merrit said he could get out and play with the other students. He loved it! In fact, he keeps reminding me he starts Kindergarten next fall and that he is going to a REAL school, like his big sister. Aubrey was nice to him and he was the fasted kid on one relay race. He just tries so hard, you have to love him for that.

Some exciting news for Aubrey

She has finally faced her fear and can officially RIDE HER BIKE!

"School's out for Summer!!!....."

"School's out FOREVER!!!" Guitar hero has opened my eyes to old rock songs...songs in which I had never heard before. That is a different post however. Anyway, here are some pictures of Aubrey and Miss Carvell. She loved PreK and we are so proud of her for getting "principles pride" all six times and excelling the way she just does. Love you Aubrey. They were Pirates at the last day of school party.

Terrific Kid!!!

Aubrey was chosen by "Kiwanis" Club to be the Terrific Kid from her class room. They only chose one! We are so proud of her. She has been the easiest little student. She does her homework without much fuss and is so well behaved at school. We love you Aubrey Jean! Here she is at the pizza party at Peter Piper!

My Girl

Tonight was a super fun Enrichment night in our ward. We got to bring our Daughters and learn about being Daughter's of God. Aubrey was more than excited. We took our neighbors and that made it even more fun. We took pictures there with a castle and everything, but I didn't want to wait to get those pics before I blogged. So here is Aubrey doing her best to show her bracelet (on her ankle) and her nails at the same time. I love her so much!

Funny Girl.

So Aubrey has been planning a sleep over with a friend for about a week. Needless to say, she was super excited that today was finally the day. So I told her she had to have her room clean, or the sleep over was off. She reluctantly went up to her room to start. I started vacuuming down stairs and doing my own "Friday cleaning." I was surprised she wasn't whining or complaining about doing it herself. Then she gave me this note.

I thought it was funny, but responded quite stern. I told her to go clean her room or I would call Corinne's mom and I wasn't kidding around. Surprisingly...here is her room just about 20 minutes later. I am so proud of her and she was even prouder of herself. That girl even cleaned her closet. She is such a little organizer. I am always surprised how much our kids can do by themselves...I am glad I didn't give in.

Here we come American Idol....just kidding.

Aubrey loves this song. This was just too cute. She was burping at first...too funny.