They grow up so fast!!

This week was Ariana's last week of kindergarten. She goes to a school that is year round so they go longer. The older grades are in for another week, but kindergartners are out this week so they can all do their assessment tests next week. Ariana goes in for hers on Tuesday, and I know that she will have no problems at all. She has done so well in school.

On Wednesday she wanted her hair in a braid so I did a french braid for her for school. When she took out the braid that night, she loved that her hair was all crimpy. She wanted me to do a braid Thursday night for her to sleep in, so that she would have cute crimpy hair on her last day of school. Well, we forgot to do the braid and she was all upset Friday morning, so we curled her hair in ringlets instead. She loved it, and so did I. It's not very fun standing there curling hair for as long as it took, but it was so cute!

I can't believe that my baby is out of kindergarten. In seven weeks she will be starting first grade and Gerry will be off to kindergarten!! It is so crazy. Anela is already asking me to let her go to school with Ariana, that got me to thinking, and I realized that next year she will be old enough to start pre-school at the same elementary that the others will be at! Next year all of my kids will be in school!

It was kind of windy, so it looks like her hair was sticking up a bit, but she looked so cute!

I couldn't help myself, I just kept taking pictures, she just wanted to run off to meet her friends.

Attack of the Laffy Taffy

Today I got some Laffy Taffy for the kids to have after dinner.

While I was opening Anela's, Ariana suddenly said "Oh no! My tooth!"

She had bitten into her taffy and her loose tooth came out in the candy!

It's kinda gross, but I thought that it was funny, so I just had to take a picture and post it!

Tooth in the taffy

Ariana missing another tooth. Soon she wont be able to eat.

Why we haven't posted in a while.

At the playground at the zoo during the field trip with Ariana's class.

ooops! I can't get rid of it.

Ariana with her "boyfriend" Zac. He said that he wants to marry her when they grow up, and she is already planning the wedding! She designed a dress for Grandma Bailey to make for her and has half of the guest list done. She has even told me what I am supposed to wear!!

Ariana and Zac wrestling a crocodile!

Baby elephant playing with her balls. She was so cute running, kicking and hitting the balls!!

The group that I was in charge of at the zoo for Ariana's class field trip last week.

Riley, Ariana, Zac, and Tyler

I always wanted a daughter with curly hair. Now that I have one, this is what our mornings look like!
On the way home from the zoo on Anela's 2nd birthday. May 15

At the zoo on Anela's birthday. Silly girl didn't want to put her head in the lions mouth for the picture!

I know it has been a while since I last posted, but I have a very good reason. We moved! We were not happy in the house we were in, and had been wanting to move for a while. Then some things happened that made it possible to move right away. It was all very sudden. We found the place and got approved and moved in all in less than a week! We are still in Magna, just further west, and we are in an apartment now. I was a little worried that I wouldn't be happy about the size since it is quite a bit smaller that the house, but I love it here! It is 3 bed 2 bath, and really nice. Yesterday we went to the pool for the first time, and had so much fun! I never thought that I would want to live in an apartment, but I really love it. We have a pool, a workout room, and really nice landscaping, and we don't have to pay for or take care of any of it! The kids have met some nice kids in the area and are adjusting really well. The only problem they are having is remembering to be quiet and not run since we have neighbors below us.

Anela turned 2 just over a week after we moved in, and we did get to go to the zoo for her birthday. It was fun, but there are several empty exhibits right now because they are renovating. We did get to see the baby elephant though, she is so cute!

Last week Friday I went to the zoo again with Ariana and her class as a chaperon for their field trip. That was really fun too. It was nice to spend some time with the class and get to know some of the friends that she is always talking about.