Jacob

Jacob's front tooth is shifting back and forth it is so loose. Because of the large gaps between his teeth to begin with the tooth seems to shift quite a bit, looking almost sideways sometimes. It should fall out soon.

Jack

Jack's Happy Birthday song.

Jack

Jack turns 5 today. He told me he is even faster now that he is five. He even demonstrated it with sound effects and everything. For his birthday we got him a happy meal for a picnic at the park of his choice. After playing for an hour or so we then went for ice cream at Dairy Queen. He ate a lot of ice cream. I mean a lot!
For his birthday he got everything he wanted. He got a SWAT outfit, guns, gum, a Chase from paw patrol, a Snackie and some other stuff. He really got two guns but he gave one to Jacob. When he picked out the guns he saw that a  pack of two would be better so that both of them could have one. He also shared his gum with the other two and some of the sugar cereal he got for his birthday. He is a very generous boy.
Jack is a very funny smiley kid. He likes to make people laugh. He can crack himself up too. He loves playing with Jacob. He loves to ride his bike. Of course he loves to get his own way. He loves to be in control of the situation; that is good and bad.

Amelia

I have to put in a video of Amelia dancing. She is having so much fun.

Amelia

Amelia has turned 3! I can't believe she is already 3; seems like we just moved here and she was a baby. She is turning into quite the feisty character. She loves to sing and dance. She loves to read books. She just started loving having her nails painted. She will ask if I would paint her nails why she watches a cartoon. Right now her favorite things to eat are cheese, yogurt with sprinkles and oatmeal with brown sugar.
For her birthday she got a new Barbie, Sky from Paw Patrol, the frozen soundtrack, gum, a cd player and an Elsa dress. She absolutely loves the Frozen stuff. After she put her Elsa dress on she told me, "I wear this forever." She has been dancing and twirling around ever since.

Oregon Vacation

We were invited down to Sunriver Oregon by Josh and Beth. They had rented a house there for the week. Along with them, Beth's brother's family came to. It ended up being a very fun week. The kids had so much fun. We went on lots of bike rides.  We played at the awesome pool everyday. We hiked in a lava tube and around the top of the Newberry volcano.
Jacob made a new friend in Silas, Beth's nephew. Silas is 6 also so the boys enjoyed doing the same things. Together they built up a fort that was in the backyard of the house. When riding bikes they spend ahead together. Silas even gave Jacob some Pokemon cards.
Jack's new friends he made was Parker and Cooper. They are Beth's other niece and nephew. Parker is 13. Cooper is 16. Jack loved basking in their attention. One morning Jack said he didn't get up until Cooper did; which was about 3 hours after he usually gets up.
Amelia bonded with Beth and Baby Dane. She rode in Josh and Beth's car any chance she got. She played games with Beth, and of course she helped with anything she could with Baby Dane.
The week went by fast because of all the fun we were having.

Jacob

Jacob is done with kindergarten. He is such a good student, well kid of course. His teacher Mrs. Gilmore had this to say about him:

                    "Jacob was an absolute joy to have in class all year long. I am so impressed with his motivation to learn; always wanting to produce the best work. He is very independent and very helpful in class. Have a wonderful summer Jacob!"

I had tears in my eyes walking home from the bus, knowing it was my little guys last day.