Yeah Michael!

Michael recieved an achedemic award for being so smart! He was one of two in his class to get one. Later he got a certificate for biggest field day shiner! Yeah Michael, our little genius! This is him next to his teacher, Ms. Croxton.

Vroom Vrooom

This was taken around a month or so ago.  I thought it was so cute that Little Jacob rolled the truck all around the floor and really enjoyed it for several minutes.  The other kids had a favorite toy when they were about a year old but they were soft and fuzzy.  Not Jacob.  He's not much for cuddly toys.  He loves his trucks or anything with wheels.  Silverware and pencils are his next favorite.  

Memorial Day

William tried really hard Sunday evening to get Jacob to take his first step. William watched Jacob play during Sacrament meeting (btw, this week was MUCH better) and thought he seemed developed enough that with a little encouragement he could do it. Jacob was too distracted or just not interested. It didn't happen. Then on Memorial Day when I was putting the kids to bed he stood up in the middle of the girls' room and lifted his little boy foot up, put it back down to gain his balance then tried the forward motion with his foot. He fell but that was his first step. Poor William. He tried so hard to see the 1st step!

Very Eventful Day

When we got McDonald's and went to the park I realized while I was sharing my sandwich with Jacob that it was his first taste of McD's!  He gobbled up the cheese burger but wasn't thrilled about the bubbles in the root beer.  He only liked the fries so long as the ranch lasted.  He also liked mushing his fingers around in the ketchup.  Jacob, Welcome to America, Earth!

On The Other Hand

Poor Michael.  I got to the school for Donna's Graduation and almost immediately found Michael next to his classroom crying.  Today was his field day.  He got sunscreen in his eyes.  William helped him rinse his eye out in the bathroom then went outside to see him play a little.  As soon as he rejoined his class he and another kid's heads collided.  I don't know what Michael's big head did to the other kid but Michael came away with a big souvenir.  Poor Michael.  McDonald's and the park cheered him up a bit but then he left his super cool Speed Racer McDonald's toy at the park.  What a bad bad day!  We ate cake when we got home so we're happy again.

Donna's Talent Show and Kindergarten Graduation

Today was Donna's 3rd to last day of school.  They had a talent show as part of the graduation ceremony.  Donna played "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" on the piano.  She did good finding middle C and played okay.  She missed a few notes and got embarrassed but she finished and I think most everyone could tell what song it was.  Yeah for Donna!  She got her little diploma and then we got Michael and we all went to the city park and ate McDonald's to celebrate!

Attacked!

Yesterday was humid and sticky.  Then I did a workout and then I had to run a couple of errands before I finally kicked all the kids out of my room so I could take a long anticipated shower.  At last I was getting clean when I felt something itchy on my ankle.  I looked down and there it was.  A big, nasty, ugly, long legged, biting bug!!!  Of course I screamed as I kicked the nasty little thing off.  I got a good look at him while he drowned.  I finished my shower disturbed instead of relieved. I looked up the nasty kind of centipede that would attack a human in the shower to make sure Little Ammon wasn't in any danger.  So it was a house centipede.  According to Wiki they feed off of bugs and have long spotted ugly legs and most of them can't bite through human skin.  "Those that can" are venomous to a very small amount.  It stings like a mosquito bite and then goes away in a couple of hours.  So I was lucky enough to be attacked by a house centipede that CAN bite through human skin.  Nice, but I hope little Ammon isn't gonna come out with antenna or long, spotted, nasty legs.