Looky Here!

It is time for Kayden to learn how to ride a bike.  We went and picked one out for him and set him loose.  Let's just say he has lots of room for improvement.  He rides with much caution and currently moves at a crawl.  At least we have the rest of the summer to improve!

School Is Out!

I love May, but it flies by way too fast!  There isn't enough time to enjoy everything!  The end of May brings the end of school.  Today was the last day of school and the boys were more than excited.  But before school ended, the elementary school had their annual dance festival.  Jeremy and I arrived a little late and were sad to discover that we missed Josh's class dance.  I contacted his teacher and she invited me to go into Josh's class on the last day of school so they could do the dance for me.  And that is what I did.

Here is Josh at the actual dance festival sitting with his class.  They had just finished dancing.

Here is Josh dancing with his class today.  They danced to a variety of Phineas and Ferb songs.

Here is Jaxon sitting with his class at the dance festival.

Jaxon dancing with his class to Cotton Eye Joe.

Kayden graduated from preschool this year.  Hard to believe that it is the end of an era for our family.  He loved school this year and learned a lot.  He is a good reader and knows all his numbers.  He can even tell you what 10x10 is.  Above he is sitting with two of his best buddies Josh and Tanner on the last day of preschool.

Miss Lori and Miss Rachelle with Kayden.  They are the best teachers!

Here are my three big boys on their last day of school.  It was a great school year!

 Kayden also graduated from the Rusty and Rosy program.  He is all set for kindergarten!

Mother's Day Love

I love homemade Mother's Day gifts.  This year did not disappoint (other than they don't make homemade Mother's Day gifts at the Jr. High).  Below is a taste of what my Mother's Day gifts were.  The first one is a card made by Kayden.  He drew a picture of me (which he later told me was really a picture of him) and answered lots of questions about me and what he loves about me.  I love the last page of his card when he talks about what he likes me to make for dinner.  He went off on a slight tangent about Chicken Pox.  (You can click on each page to enlarge it so you can read it.)
 

Then Josh made me a beautiful card that told me why I am the best mom ever.  He gets a little silly on the second and third page.  His true personality shines on through.  The box at the beginning of each paragraph is a reminder for him to indent.
 

 (By the way, I have no idea what he is talking about when it says that I paid money for him to go to the hospital.)

 Jaxon wrote me a beautiful poem:

It is a little hard to read so here is a translation-

"Happy Mother's Day"

"Happy Mother's Day" means more than have a happy day.

Within those words lie lots of things

We never get to say.

It means I love you first of all,

Then thanks for all you do.

It means you mean a lot to me,

And that I honor you.

But most of all, I guess it means

That I am thinking of

Your happiness on this, your day

With pleasure and with love.

Jaxon also wrote me an acrostic poem:

And gave me some coupons that I have yet to cash in:

 Kayden gave me his Mother's Day card early so he hurried and whipped up another card for me to read on Mother's Day morning (top one):

 

The bottom card is from a week later.  We celebrated Mother's Day a week late with Jeremy's family.  So I told Kayden it was Mother's Day again.  He hurried and made me the lower card and wrapped it up and put it on the fireplace mantle.  He brought it to me in bed the next morning.  I believe it is a coupon of sorts.  One section is for picking up toys, the second is to say I love you (only he forgot the "you"), the third section is a picture of the two of us (he is on the left and I am on the right), and the last section is that he will pray.

I hope you enjoyed your Mother's Day gifts as much has I did!

Jaxon is Awesome!

That was the title of an email I received from his teacher today.  See below: 

Mr. and Mrs. White,

This year has gone by so quickly and I just wanted to write you a quick email and let you know how much I have enjoyed having Jaxon in my class. He really is an outstanding student with such a fun personality!  He is always respectful, kind and thoughtful.  His work has all been handed in, and he is doing a great job!  I also wanted to let you know how impressed I am with Jaxon.  He always so complimentary to everyone in my class.  Every morning he comes to school with a smile on his face followed by a compliment.  I often hear him saying kind things to other students that truly brightens their day.  He is always the first to open the door for others and he makes everyone feel like a million bucks.  So well-mannered!  He is truly an incredible student!

Thanks for letting me be his teacher this year and for all of your support.  Thanks for helping out with homework, projects, and parties.  I appreciated it.  Let me know if there is anything more I can do for him as we finish the year out strong.

Thanks again for a wonderful year!

Alisha Johnson

 
I just had to share what a great kid Jaxon is. :)

Hope of America (Take 2)

Our school district has a great tradition of having the elementary schools participating in the Hope of America program held each year.  When students are in fifth grade, they learn patriotic songs and then schools from all around the valley meet at the Marriott Center on BYU campus and they perform together.  McKay got to participate in it when he was in fifth grade.  Jaxon's fifth grade class was the first in our new school to participate in the Hope of America.  Hopefully it will become a tradition at our new school too.  This was our second time seeing the program and enjoyed it very much.  The program makes you appreciate and love our country all the more.  Here are a few highlights of the night:

Jaxon all dressed up and ready to perform.  I think he looks pretty smooth in those shades!

He sat with some boys from our neighborhood during the performance.

The students make up the flag by wearing different colored shirts.  Jaxon was in the middle section, third red stripe from the bottom.

Dancing and singing to America Rocks.

Shining their lights as they sang We Can Be a Light.  This song is definitely a highlight of the program for the kids and the audience.

Our old school performed the same night as our new school.  So Jaxon got to perform with his best friend Max.  He has known Max since before he can remember.  Max was one of the stars in the flag.  It was fun to see him and his family at the program.

Fabulous Forty

Jeremy has hit the big 4-0!  (In mid-April.) And at the very least, Jeremy can say he is finally starting to look his age.  We had a good time celebrating his birthday this year.  Jeremy and I were able to sneak away for an over night stay in Midway at the Zermatt Resort where we did lots and lots of relaxing.  We enjoyed a couples massage, dinner at a lovely Mexican restaurant and had a nice soak in the Crater.  It was much needed and much enjoyed. 

Jeremy's birthday landed on a Sunday this year and we had a good time celebrating at home.  The boys made him a Happy Birthday poster that they hung on the fireplace:

 

All four boys with their dad, plus our dog Suki.

Of course we had to do the traditional "bonk on the head".

The boys and I all pitched in a bought Jeremy a watch for his birthday.

It was a great weekend.  Happy Birthday Jeremy!