Time Flies

I can't believe how fast time flies!

We bought our house 8 years ago.

We moved back from California 4 years ago.

And this cute, blonde, boy is going

to be 10 years old in 1 month!

Just yesterday Drew said to me,

Mom, I can't figure it out.

You're only 29,

but E is going to be 10.

I know he didn't come out when you were 19.

How does that work?

What a sweetheart to think I'm only 29!

All the other boys proudly tell everyone how

old I am. They need to learn a thing or two from D!

Talk

D gave his 1st talk in Primary yesterday.

He wrote and gave the whole talk by himself.

Here it is.....

On Thursday night I went to the Draper Temple

house of opening.

My favorite parts were the place you get married

and the place you get baptized.

I felt Heavenly Father and Jesus in my heart.

I love them so much.

The important part about temples is

that you can be together forever with your family.

He did such a great job.

Alex's Birthday Party

Alex had a bunch of his buddies over for a Mad Scientist birthday party.

They did experiments, like mentos in the diet coke.

Lots of dry ice.
Making slime.
And making Mad Scientist cup cakes, with worms.

We even heard one of them say to Alex,
"This was the best birthday party ever!"
Happy Birthday Alex!

Star Student

This week Alex was chosen as the

Star Student!

We made a poster of his favorite things.

Today the little boys and I

were invited to his classroom to talk about him.

Some of the soon to be birthday boy's favorite things:

1. FOOTBALL

Favorite teams - BYU and New England Patriots

2. Reading

Currently reading - Fablehaven Series

3. Traveling

The beach and Disneyworld

4. Math

5. Steak

6. Art

Loves learning to use new art mediums

7. Hockey

8. Build A Dino Dactyl

9. Bakugan

10. Pokeman cards

The kids could then ask questions.

After the questions the class said,

Alex why don't you do a subtraction problem for your Mom.

Then I started hearing

Yeah, he's so smart. He should skip a grade.

I know he should be in 3rd grade.

No he should be in college!

The math problem...

999,014 - 998,910 = 104

It was fun visiting his class,

seeing how great he gets along with all his classmates,

and meeting all his friends.

A Gentleman's Sport

E has a new favorite past time
second only to football.
He can't wait for Mondays at 4:00.
When you ask him why he replies,
"Because it's sword fighting without getting in trouble.
DUH!"

Without further ado,
E the fencer -
foil to be specific.
He wants to do epee,
but so far they're learning foil.

He's catching on quickly.
The boys and I went to watch today.
Now Alex wants to fence.

Off to Preschool

P is absolutely loving preschool!
In January, he moved up to the older class
and is loving it.
He has to wear a uniform now -
khaki, black, or navy pants,
solid oxfords or polos,
and solid sweater vests in the winter.

Yesterday, he was telling me all about
his great day.
He and his two best friends,
Max and Barrett,
played in the mud at recess
and got their gloves all dirty.
He informed me that none of the girls
wanted to play with them because
girls don't like to get dirty!

The handsome fellow busy at work.

Smelling eucalyptus
while learning about Australia.

I just love these pictures of him at school.