LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!

I have started a tradition that we do a hike each year on the last day of school. This year we did my favorite hike which is to Stewart Falls. It ended up taking way longer than I thought it would, but it was a beautiful day and the kids did great!!This was our first snack break which was only about 20 minutes into our 4 hour round trip experience-yes I said 4 hours.

There is a water tank towards the beginning of the hike and the kids all thought it was pretty neat.

It has been a lot colder this spring then usual so a lot of the trees hadn't bloomed yet, but the mountains were still so beautiful! I love being up here. It is one of my most favorite places one earth!!

We finally made to the falls after a long journey, and more complaining than I thought was necessary. I was very proud of Bradley. He walked almost all the way in which is 2 miles. Needless to say I carried him all the way back and he fell asleep about half way back and slept all the way home!!

This is a spot where the kids decided to slide down over and over. Ashton was in heaven. What could be better than dirt and rocks?

Apparently my kids are not afraid of heights. While I was at the bottom with Brad these three found there way all the way up the rocks to the upper part of the falls and back down again. They were awesome!

Ashton was not about to be left behind and he also made his way up the big hill and back down. I will admit I held my breath a little as I watched them climb without any help, but they did great, and no one got hurt. So much fun!!

Brad was content to stay with me and throw walks in the water-he is only two. It was a rewarding hike, and it wore us all out, but it was worth it!!

PRESCHOOL GRADUATION
Ellie and Ash had their little graduation this year and it was so cute!! Ellie looked so grown up to me which made me sad, but she did a great job. She sang all the songs and did great!! She can hardly wait for kindergarten in August!Ashton was cracking us up. He looked so cute, and his hat kept falling in his eyes. I don't think he sang one note through all the songs, even though I know he knows the words. He just looked around like he didn't know what was going on. He was quite amusing.

Their teacher is Miss Rebecca and she is fabulous!! She does such a good job and I am sad Ash won't be going back to her school. She made it a great year!

This is Ellie and her friend London. They have been best buddies for last few years and loved going to school together. We will miss London when we both move in the next two weeks!

It was good for Ellie and Ash to go tot he same school. It was fun to see them learn on different levels and see what each of them brought home every day.

ASHTON IS FOUR!!
Ashton finally got to celebrate his birthday. He has been waiting and talking about it for months!! Ash is so special and I love him to bits! Ricky has nick named him a walking can of red bull because he has SO much energy, but I love it! Lately he will just start singing, or I will hear him when he is playing. He will sing primary songs or songs he has learned at preschool and it is so sweet!
Ricky surprised Ash and Brad with this on the morning of Ashton's birthday. It was a joyous moment.

He drives it as much as he possibly can. Given his energy level, it is a little scary to have him driving a motorized vehicle but he does pretty good-most of the time!

He loved opening his presents and kept asking if there were more. He also got to go with grandma and grandpa to build a bear with Bradley but I forgot the picture of it.

Ash got his first birthday party this year and you would think it was Christmas he was so excited!! This was our activity with his friends. We played with our big parachute and beach balls. It was fun, but the kids got bored quicker than I thought, but thank goodness for treats!!

All in all Ash had such a good day! His friends were so cute and we had a fun party.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRADLEY!!
Brad turned 2 in May and he had a great day!! It is hard to believe that my baby is two, but he is such a sweetheart! He is a little light in our family and always makes me smile. One of my favorite things he does lately is hop around the house trying to say "hup to, hup to" like a soldier. It is so cute!!
Aunt Amy gave him this big Elmo cupcake and as you can see he loved it!!!

Brad got to play remote control cars with daddy which he loved!

Nana sent him these fun nemo toys which you can see he was excited about!!

This was perhaps his favorite thing. Bradley got to go with grandma and grandpa to Build a Bear and this is what he made. He carried it around all day and he sleeps with it every night!!