Not so little!

Look who mowed the back lawn all by himself a couple nights ago! I think that's pretty impressive for a seven year old! I was surprised (and a little unsure) when Cory told me he taught Luke how to mow the lawn the other day. But he was right, Luke does great with it and loves the responsibility. I say this all the time, but this little boy is growing up too quick! I love this kid. Not so little now, but still my little boy. ❤️ 

Big boy mowing the lawn

I was so surprised the other night when I came outside after putting the babies t bed - Luke was mowing the lawn! He is such a big boy! He has been talking about helping Cory mow the lawn for awhile and now it's happening! Awesome! Way to go Lukey. 

He loves his little sister

Flashrider 360

This red bike took over our day, but we have a happy boy here. Our house is a disaster due to me spending every spare second I had this afternoon assembling Luke's new toy, but it's done! Luke's a saver and finally found something he wanted to spend his $$ on. It called the flashrider 360. It spins out and the breaks spark..pretty cool. It was $83 with tax so a big purchase for Luke, but he's having tons of fun with it and I think he'll have a great time with it this summer. 

He has been doing extra jobs for a week or so to earn some money to add to what he already had so he could get it. Thanks to our bank no longer having change counting machines, he paid for it with $10 worth of quarters, $3 worth of dimes and nickels, and lots of bills. The cashier at target was so cute about it. 

He is so proud! He keeps saying how weird it feels to have almost all his money gone. And he's hanging on tight to that receipt.."if anything goes wrong I have 90 days to return it, mom." Good job Lukey! What a big, responsible boy!

Last week of 1st grade!

We had fun visiting Luke at his school field day on Tuesday. His school has been doing fun activities all week. I'm pretty sure he just stared 1st grade..can it really be ending already?!

At field day. They had a carnival with big bounce houses, relay races, snow cones, body art, and lots of fun things! We had a lot of fun visiting him there. Also, Luke was one of the fastest boys in his class so he got to compete in the Ninja Warrior race against the fastest 1st grade boys!

The twins even came to see Luke at his school. 

We're going to miss his awesome teachers Mrs. Chapman (English teacher) and Miss McGarry (Chinese teacher). He has loved both of them so much and has learned so much this year! 

Luke won 2nd place in the whole 1st grade in the Ninja Warrior race! Way to go Luke!

Yesterday was Luke's last day of school. I compared his first and last days of school. Look how much he has grown up! It makes me sad to see, but he is growing into such a good, smart and grea boy. 

He brought home lots of assignement. I thought this one was cute. He loves his teacher. He said this was about Mrs. C. 

This says "Christmas party". 

To celebrate the last day we went to the "famous snow cone place" as the kids call it. 

And then Luke and Halle had a sleepover and watched a movie. We are excited for summer! 

Where is Luke?

After school I was putting the babies down for a nap. When I came out I couldn't find Luke anywhere. I called all around the house for him but got no answer. I texted all of his friend's moms and no one knew where he was. I was starting to get worried and was about to go walk around the neighborhood looking for him. I walked back to his room to check one more time and looked down and see this message on his whiteboard right outside of his room. I hadn't noticed it before. 

"I am taking a nap. Do not disterv" (disturb). 

So then I opened his door up and looked at his bed closer and sure enough, there he was laying under his covers. The last place I would have thought to look! Luke always comes home from school with boundless energy, never would I have thought he'd go lay in his bed! 

Poor guy, when he woke up he wasn't feeling good. No wonder he was so tired. 

Before bedtime I read to Luke and Halle and last week we finished the book The Boxcar Children, which they both loved. Tonight we watched the movie together which was a lot of fun. 

I love my kids so much and their sweet, fun, individual personalities. I still have to take a step back every now and then and say to myself, wow, I'm a mom of four beautiful kids, and that's pretty awesome! There's nothing more important to me, and nothing I'd rather be doing! 

Easter weekend

Easter weekend in St George was a lot of fun! It was the first time we have gone on a trip with the twins and it went good! 

On our way there 

Swimming 

Easter morning