Scott spent a week in Richfield, UT learning about fire investigation. When he got back there was an activity learning how to sew simple skirts, so I went and spent my saturday morning making four skirts with matching hair bows. It was fun and pretty easy, I think I could do it on my own at home. It was great to get a little time to myself and actually come home with a finished product. The girls all wore them to church the next day.
This is Abby and her teacher, Mrs T. Abby loved 1st grade and did very well. She got an award for "Most Outstanding Student." I think she far surpassed her requirments, especially in reading. She is so proud to be able to do "chapter books". I am glad she loves to read and has lots of friends, although there was some of the usual friend dramas that come with elementary school. Hopefully we will get her report card soon and see who her 2nd grade teacher will be. He class is the largest, and is similar to how mine was growing up. There are enough kids for 2 huge classes or 3 smaller ones, and most grades have two classes, so they will be shuffling people around i am sure.
Isabel had her preschool graduation. This is her teacher, Miss Becky. She is also doing very well with her sounding out words, knowing letters and numbers and also some sign language, which was her favorite part. She is so excited for kindergarten.
Scott is heading into his busy season. He has been all over the state and all over the mountains. He has been quite successful catching people breaking the law. HIs favorite is to use small trail cameras that are motion activated to find perpetrators. He then loves questioning them, when of couse they say "it wasn't me" and then he can pull out the pictures to show them. We are so glad he loves his job and is so good at it.
I have been spending time researching and reading about different subjects. Still trying to learn all I can about dog ownership and training, although the scales tip back and forth on whether or not we will get one. Scott is against pets in general, but I think it would be fun for the girls and I. And maybe he would change his mind. Abby has had terrible allergies, so i need to see if she is as allergic to pets as she is to pollen. Poor kid.
I have also been looking into investing and other financial things. It is interesting to see how many different ideas are out there. At least I get to use my brain for a few minutes of the day, and everything i am learning will come in handy sometime.
Anyways, life is pretty regular around here. We are excited school is over and we will have a little less schedule, but i am also worried for the same reason. We leave this week to head to Canada, and are really excited. I will try to take lots of cool pictures and update from the road.
Mom confession: I bought this on clearance before Christmas, but I thought Whitney wouldn't use it because she couldn't even sit up at the time. And we had so much other stuff. So I saved it and now it is the Birthday present! and yes, it plays obnoxius music but she loves it and was already dancing like crazy and giggling at herself in the mirror. Of course, her sisters like it as well.
Cake always tastes better if you rub it in your eyes!
Tried to go classy and modern with the cake, got an idea off the internet, and then just googled "Tiffany blue" and got the frosting color. I thought it turned out cute. The butterflies are chocolate.
My little girl is getting big! Of course, looking over at her sisters...
Well, all the cute newborn pictures are on our old computer, but still i wanted Whitney to get her own post. Whitney was the first pregnancy i ever had any problems with, and of course it was when Scott was away in Georgia. It was a struggle the whole way through and even getting her here was crazy with Scott gone all the time and completely full maternity ward so we couldn't go in and induce while he was home (of course i was already past my due date). But she got here, safe and sound. I think the fear of losing her helped us be even happier to have her in our family. She has been a sweet baby, happy and content most of the time. She struggled with a sick tummy when she was smaller. We didn't use burp cloths, we used burp blankets! She spent a lot of time relaxing in my lap, out of the traffic patterns of her sisters. She got to move when she was less than a month old! Thank goodness for the baby Bjorn, I was able to pack and unpack! She was not interested in eating a whole lot, or moving, she never really has rolled much but now that crawling has happened, she is ready to walk! She still only has two little teeth on the bottom, but the cutest smile. We all love her and she's been a fun addition to all the other girls. Happy first birthday Whitney Hope!
