Steel days

Still days was a lot of fun. We went to the carnival. All the grandkids and Amanda and I took the kids on GeeWiz. Carter was terrified and I was scared as well and tried to hold him in his seat. He was very brave and so is Lexi. Lexi

went on the ride several times again. Her face was a permanent smile with screaming behind it. Trevor loved the rides. He never wanted to get off. He would smile and wave the whole time. It was so fun. We also went to the picnic in the park. The kids got a lot of fun things. Lexi put two pieces in the art show and got 3rd place and an honorable mention.  I love living in a town that has such a fun event.

grandpa's race

Grandpa ran the half marathon again this year.  We had a lot of fun cheering him on and the kids even ran with him a little.  He took second place for his age group.  I was so proud.

first hair cut

Trevor got his first haircut when he was 17 months old. His hair is my favorite thing about him and it had cute curls on the end. His hair got so long he kept getting the mistaken for a girl. I decided I would trim the curls. when I got to the hair cutting place before I knew it the girl cut off way more than I had anticipated and the curls were gone. He sat very still and was really good while she cut it.  he still looks adorable even without his curls and he was thrilled to get a balloon.
Pre Haircut pictures

Carter

Carter finished spring soccer.  He didn't love it but by the last game he would go out on the field by himself for a little while.  He had a shining moment his last game where he got the ball and took it down the entire field.  It was awesome because he never stopped, even when he went past the out of bounds and almost to the parking lot.  We all cheered and he thought he was awesome.  He doesn't want to play again but we might make him down the road.
Carter has the best way of talking.  He is also very expressive with his mannerisms.  This summer he is working on learning all of his capital letters and gets rewards when he does them.  He does really well with them.  He just finished swimming lessons.  He does not like to put his face in the water but by the end he was doing well.  Cole came to watch the last lesson and Carter was so excited to show off for his Dad.  His teacher would have him try something and he'd do it.  Then he'd say Let's try that again.  I need to practice it.  It was so cute.

Dance recital

Lexi had her end of the year dance recital in May.  It was long but so fun.  She did a Cinderella working song dance and an Ariel under the sea dance.  She had fun and I loved watching her.  Carter got her some flowers and he had planned to bend down on one knee when he gave them to her.  It was so sweet.

Last day of school

Lexi and Carter finished school and had a great year.  Lexi got the Math Wizard award and I was so proud.  It's funny she got it because I don't actually work with her on math very often.  It is all natural ability.  I guess the gene got passed down.  Carter loved pre-school.  His teacher was really good with him.  We're glad they learned so much and had such good experiences this year.

Hawaii

To celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary we decided to go to Maui.  We flew Cole's Mom out to watch the kids and went with my parents.  I was so worried about leaving and it was stressful trying to get everything ready but things worked out fine.  We had a lot of wind while we were there so it interfered with some of our activities but we still had fun.  We went to church, rode bikes down the mountain in the pouring rain, and zip lined.  I had dreamed of zip lining and we got cancelled twice but the last day we finally got to do it.  It was fun but oddly enough the longer I did it the more nervous I got.  I came in too fast one time and scraped up my leg and it scared me.  I still loved it though.  The bike ride was a mental challenge.  It was so rainy and cold that I just had to mentally motivate myself to keep going.  I just rode as fast as I could.  My glasses were so fogged I often could barely see but I did it.  We ate amazing food.  We got to go to Mama's Fish house and I tried lobster for the first time and liked it.  Cole did a dive with my Dad and had a great time.  The kids did well with Grandma.  Carter got an ear infection and Trevor didn't sleep very well for her so she was pretty tired when we got home.  The trip kind of feels like it never even happened now but I'm so glad it did.