WEEKEND

Driving to the salon:

Camille: I am SO excited. I have waited my whole life to get a pedi. I can't believe this! How much longer until we are there? I am SO excited!!

We had so much fun getting 'Manis & Pedis' this weekend. After the salon we went to Zupas and then came home to watch their favorite movie - The Sound of Music.

Abby picked off all of the nail polish on her fingers because she said when it dried, it was too tight on her fingers. I was not happy about that!

ROCKET MAN

On Friday, Tanner and some of the other 6th graders made rockets to launch at school. Tanner's rocket was already on the launch pad when I arrived. It flew the 2nd highest in his group. It went so high that it landed over the fence from the school. Tanner went into the field to find it but since there was a lot of brush, it was like trying to find a needle in a haystack. He was quite bummed that he couldn't find it because he had purchased an extra motor to fly it again!

Good job on making such a great rocket!

Tanner's rocket is on the gray and orange one on the right

Also earlier this week, I checked these 3 out of school and took them out to lunch. Tanner has such great friends and I am so grateful for these wonderful young men!

FUN RUN

Congratulations to Abby!
This week at school the entire school competed in a Walk-A-Thon. I kept calling it a Fun Run to which my kids have corrected me a MILLION times. Anyway, awards were given to the boys & girls who ran the most laps for their grade. Abby won 1st Place for the kindergarten girls with 14 laps. That is almost 3 MILES! 5 laps equals 1 mile, so she was just a little shy of 3 miles. I CANNOT believe she ran that much! Camille and Tanner did very well too. Camille ran 19 laps, which is just under 4 miles and Tanner ran 32 laps which is almost 6 1/2 miles. I am so proud of all 3 of them. They all did an awesome job!

Abby running and running

AWESOME GIFT

This cute guy gave me an awesome Mother's Day present.

He bought 3 gift certificates -one for me and 2 for these beautiful girls to get pedicures.

The girl on the left asks me daily if today is the day we are going to get "Mani's and Pedi's." (Where she has heard that phrase is unknown to me - it's not like I walk around the house talking about mani's and pedi's.) Our ward has a Father's & Son's campout coming up so we will get our "Pedi" when the boys are camping.

Thanks Daren for an AWESOME GIFT!

5 THINGS

1. TODAY Daren planted our garden. He even went and bought me several different types of tomatoes, which are my favorite! I love this time of year when we can plant our garden. Daren plants one mean garden! He learned to garden from one of the best, his grandfather who was an amazing gardener. Each year and our garden gets better and better!

Apparently word got out of the planting and he had LOTS of helpers!

2. All TULIPS are in full bloom in my yard. They are my favorite flower and I LOVE them!

3. TODAY my grandmother would have turned 100 years old. I don't have a picture to post because the "Scanner" (the cute guy out in the garden) is busy, so no picture. However, she is special to me and Camille bears her middle name. She made the BEST chocolate chip cookies I have EVER had. I'm thinking about her today and she is loved and missed.

4. THE UTE trailer is back in the 'hood' after a few month hiatus. In a way, I'm glad to have it back because it gives me time to think of how it will be re-decorated in the fall. Suggestions are welcome. Don't know where it's been but we woke up this morning to this across the street:

5. What is cuter than a springtime lemonade stand? How adorable are these 3?

A VERY KIND neighbor paid $10 for a cup of lemonade and told them to keep the change for their "Tip." Thanks for making 3 little girls really happy today!

LIFE IS GOOD!

POTS

For an early Mother's Day gift, my wonderful husband bought me these beautiful pots for our front yard. I have been wanting BIG flower pots for a LONG time!

Thanks Daren - I LOVE THEM & YOU TOO!

BAD HAIR DAY

Did you hear weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth coming from my house this morning? If you heard strange noises it was probably Camille crying, screaming and carrying on about her hair.

She is growing her hair out for Locks of Love www.locksoflove.org and is only an inch or two away from her goal. In the meantime, she only wants her hair done 1 way - straight and in a headband. I get tired of her coming home from school with her hair in a headband and looking stringy. So we came up with a solution. She chooses 1 day how she wants her hair and I choose the next day how I want her hair. As you can see, today was not her day to choose!

Camille: I look weird!

Me: No you don't - you look cute.

Camille: I don't want to look cute! Babies look cute and I am NOT a baby!

Me: Well, I think you look really pretty today.

Camille: I do not look pretty. I look like I have ropes in my hair and I am NOT going to school!

Me: Get your backpack....let's go to school.

Camille: When I am a mommy I will NEVER EVER make my little girls have braids, ponies, piggies, or curly hair (a spoiled baby hair-do as she calls it.)

Me: Well the good news is that tomorrow is your day to choose how you want your hair.

Camille: Straight and in a headband!

I really admire her dedication to grow her hair out for another child even though she HATES having long hair. She's getting close!!