Summer... Full Steam Ahead!

Hello blogging world!  I really want to continue blogging regardless of who views this blog.  This is a record of my family and our lives.   Kids are done with school for the year. I finished my first year of substitute teaching.  It was a transition to go back to work but it worked out and we all grew because of it.  Life doesn't always go in the directions we are expecting but that doesn't mean we can't adjust and roll with it. Sometimes the adjusting period takes a little longer than expected though.  I just keep one little quote in the back of my mind when life feels hard, "just keep swimming, just keep swimming...." Yup that Dory really new what she was talking about.  The best thing to do in life when you are not really sure where things are going is to just keep swimming or moving.   So that is what we have done and to be quite honest we have had a great school year!    Jillian finished 5th grade, Bradley 3rd, and Baden kindergarten. Bradley played flag football and Jillian played soccer.  She tried out for her first competitive team and made it. She is a good little soccer player and we hope she has great experience playing on her new team.  Jillian is also going to do student counsel next year in 6th grade.  The boys continue to love the video games and I continue to tell that to get off the video games so their brains won't rot. So far their brains are just fine.  All the kids did great in school! Even little Baden. We weren't sure how he would do this year.  He was ahead in all of the areas of study for Kindergarten. He really has come a long way.  Way to go Baden!

As always pictures below...

Baden and his Mrs. Rackle

Baden graduation

Baden Graduation. Cute smile

Jillian's project. She was The Unsinkable Molly Brown. 

Jillian Student Counsel 

Bradley's project.  Sir Isaac Newton

Jillian with her friend at wax museum.  Yup I made that hat.  

Jillian Soccer team

My pulled together backyard from random pieces of furniture. I love!

Hello.... Anybody there?

As you know it is the middle of May and and I have slacked on my blog posts.  Even though very few people look at my blog, I do want to keep it up as a record of my family and our happenings.   The kids did have birthdays, Christmas, and other celebrations this year and I am usually so good about posting something from these occasions.  This is my attempt at trying to make up for lost post entries.

Christmas. Look what Pete the Elf did to our tree!

Christmas Eve before dinner. 

Christmas Eve.... Kiddies

Christmas Eve... Birth of the Savior.

Pajamas!

Christmas Morning

Jillians Gift

Skirt from Grandma

Valentines day! Baden 

Bradley and his cool box. 

Jillian and her cute box. 

Ragnar princesses! 5th year!

Jillian Birthday! 11! Mystery dinner and a movie.