Savvy Kids Preschool end of year

Pre-school is out for the year!  We had such a great year and have loved our time at Savvy Kids Preschool the last 2 years.



Jaron has learned all his letters, sounds and can write all the letters.  He knows his shapes, colors and numbers and can count to 40.  He had a cute group of boys in his class this year but every time I asked him who he sat by his answer was always Charlotte (right behind him in the class picture wearing green).  These were his school pictures for the year.







Jaron had his cute end of year program where he sang his heart out.  He really knew every word to every song and it was cute to watch him look over at this sisters in the audience after each song getting their approval.  They sang the same songs last year so he knew they knew them all.  In the program they asked him what he wants to be when he grows up...A Drummer!



Although we are sad he won't be going to Savvy kids next year (I'm happy not to be driving over to Draper every day) we signed him up for the pre-school program at the elementary school the girls will be going to.  He's so excited he gets to go to 'Ridgeline Home of the Raccoons' next year.  And I'm happy he will be going 4 days a week at the same time his sisters will be going.  I'm not going to lie,  a few hours a day with all 3 kids in school at the same time sounds a little fun right now.  These are his first and last day pictures.



Siena and Aria also had a great year.  They've learned to count by 5's, 10's and even 2's.  They learned all their sight words and have grown a ton in their reading.  Here are their cute pre-school pictures for the year.




They had the cutest graduation program.  They came out singing 'Never Grow Up' by Taylor Swift.  I had never heard the song before and I got all teary watching them walk out in their cap and gowns singing this song.  It was cute cuz Aria walked out and then Siena right behind her and instead of standing spaced out like everyone else was, Siena stood right next to Aria with her little shoulder behind Aria's.  And Aria seriously had the cutest little smile singing that song.



At the end of the program they gave out little awards with a candy that went along with it. Siena got the 'Extra' award for always going the extra mile and getting her work done without ever having to be asked or reminded.  Aria got the 'Caramelo' award because she is always easy going and so sweet to everyone.  I thought both those awards described them perfectly.  I have loved watching them grow and learn and they are so excited to be going to Kindergarten next year because then they get to play on the play ground during school!



First and Last day pictures:



All 3 kids came home with cute little portfolio books, writing books and coloring books.  They were all bound nicely and so fun to be able to keep for years to come.

Green River, Arches and Goblin Valley

Between Shane and I going on several trips this year without our kids and then the chaos of moving, I was feeling quite guilty that I was ignoring my kids and not spending enough time with them.  We promised them a trip once things got settled down in our new house.  Not wanting to plan an elaborate trip and knowing all our kids really want to do is swim, we decided to a do a long weekend down in Green River.

We drove down Thursday afternoon, ate dinner at McDonalds in Price (it was all they could talk about the whole way down.)  Then that night we checked into our hotel and went swimming.



The next morning we drove over to Moab and went to Arches National Park.  The kids loved looking for Arches and did great hiking around all morning.  I told them every time we reached or saw an arch I had a treat for them, so that helped with attitudes.  They loved chasing the lizards and even saw a bunny rabbit.  They loved Balanced Rock and Double Arch.  Right before lunch we hiked a short distance to a viewpoint of Delicate arch and that was the most grumpy they got, it was hot and they were hungry.  After eating lunch we headed over to Sand dune arch where we had their buckets for them to play in the sand in some shade.  That afternoon we swam back at the hotel and then ate pizza in a park followed by some popcorn and a movie.



























Saturday morning we headed over to Goblin Valley state park.  We had such a fun day here.  The kids climbed and climbed all over all the rocks here.  They thought some looked like Smurf houses, some looked like Mario mushrooms but pretty much they thought the entire place looked like a big Pokemon battle field.  We spent quite a bit of time looking for 'Team Rocket' and making sure we weren't discovered.  We even took some walkie talkies and split up and hid from each other for a time.  I figured after we ate lunch they would be ready to go but they insisted on continuing on for about another hour.  Such a fun day and I loved watching their imaginations at work.



















And I have to add this picture in here because the highlight of the day might have just been seeing this pink truck. They were insistent we get a picture of it....lol



That afternoon we went back to Green River and went to Swasey beach along the river to 'the beach' where Siena was mostly dismayed that there were no seashells.  However, they still had a great time playing in the sand and water.





Sunday morning we headed home, stopping by a geyser that we never saw go off but still fun to see the river from a different view point.



We had such a fun weekend and the kids did great on the trip.  We had all 3 of them share a queen sized bed and turned them sideways.  They slept pretty good except for the time at 3am when I was woken up by them fighting over the covers and who had more.

Easter 2017

We had another great Easter.  I think the first year of being in our house the kids are going to wonder if all these present givers are going to know we moved. (Secret Leprechaun, Easter bunny, they've already asked if Sparky the elf will be able to find them...)  Luckily the Easter bunny knew exactly where we moved to!



The kids were also excited that our new primary was doing a primary activity.  It was such a fun activity.  The spent an hour doing little crafts, decorating cookies, playing games, etc. and then at the end had an Easter egg hunt outside where the Easter bunny showed up.  It was a fun way to get the kids integrated into their new primary setting and they had such a good time.



Of course we did our annual Easter egg dye.



Sunday morning they found their baskets and the Easter bunny hid eggs all over the main floor of the house.  They were pretty excited that the Easter bunny put small Pokemon figurines in some of their eggs.  After going to church, we sent the kids on a small scavenger hunt where they found a small gift from us.  I love that we can enjoy a fun Easter but that they also know the reason we celebrate Easter. They always have a lot of questions about the Resurrection and what that means for us.  They may not fully understand it but they are trying and I love that!