Dorothy's dance recital!!!

I know what you are thinking... another recital?  Yup, but this is the last one till next year!  They had the *CUTEST* dance in the recital while dancing to the song "Ghostbusters!"  Here are pictures of my little star!

Such a little ham!

Fan Club!

The cousins (who BTW all made it into mini-company 2!)

Dancing

Of course flowers after the performance!!!  

Run run as fast as you can!

Last weekend I ran my first race (it's been on my New Year's Resolution list since 2008) it was really fun!  I had great support because Kelly and Allison ran it too!  I surprisingly took 6th place in my age group (I know what?!)  I cannot wait for my 10K next month (after I go to the Dr tomorrow and get the OK because I am having feet *issues*!)

This is me before the race showing the ladies my *RS arms!*

Most of the ladies that ran!

Crossing the finish line, notice the older lady in pink right behind me!

Enjoying our Creamy bars after the race.

Now that I am a "runner" and all I had to take some pictures to prove it!

Hiking up to the Y

I am *trying* to do at least one thing that is fun for the kids every week during Summer vacation.  So I decided to take the kids to hike the Y, now I had not done this hike for about 12 years and totally forgot how HARD it is.  Taking 3 kids and myself a mile up a mountain in the blazing sun = fun for them not for me.  They did enjoy it and actually so did I, but I will not be braving a hike like that without James again:)!  I think I will stick to the movies next time because I would really like to see Kung Fu Panda 2 again.

Preston was the navigator on the way up!

Me and my back pack buddy VJ!

The kids doing a "U" sign on top of they "Y":)

The view was amazing!

We had a little picnic and then hiked down.

We enjoyed looking over the valley the whole way down!

*We are off to the library today to sign up for the Summer reading program, a much less strenuous fun activity if you ask me!*

All the wonders of childhood...

The other day we went to the craft store and the kids got free balloons.  They are so intrigued by these balloons and insisted on napping with them and carrying them EVERYWHERE they go.  We were walking to get the mail and this is what I saw, I immediately ran back into the house and grabbed the camera.  I just HAD to capture this moment because these are the *moments* that I always want to remember!

"The few wonders of the world only exist while there are those with the sight to see them."

~Charles de Lint

Sweet moments!

Today I actually did some digital scrapbooking *gasp* I know!  As I was working I had this song playing in the background.  Violet came up and put her sweet little head on my shoulder and sang along to it.  It is one of the songs that our primary kids are learning for the program and that cd is always playing in the van.  It was such a sweet moment and it is such a beautiful song that teaches the most important message!

Pre-School Graduation!

Preston finished preschool last week and we had a little party at our house to celebrate!  The kids had a great time playing and the adults had lunch together.  They even wore little hats and got certificates!

Playing around during the party

The kids playing

The 'graduates!'

Congrats little buddy!

Here is Violet who graduated from "pretend preschool" because she is CONVINCED that she was in preschool all year!

Proud mommy moment!

I have to record this because honestly these moment are so few and far between.  At church on Sunday a man in the ward came up to me and told me this story.  He had been substitute teaching a few days before Mother's Day and had the kids in the class go around and have each one tell something they love about their mothers.  When it was Dorothy's turn she said "I love my mom because she teaches me about Heavenly Father" he wrote it down because he thought it was so sweet and the kind of thing a mother would be proud to hear.  I was overwhelmed that she said that and grateful that things I am *trying* to teach my children are beginning to sink in!

Me and my wonderful daughter!

The note that brought me to tears!