I Made It Through Last Week... Now, I'm On to the Last Week of School :D

I made it through my busy week. I really started feeling better on Friday and was able to go out for a run. I hate not being able to exercise. I really have to feel crappy to not get out and exercise.

Friday was the boys last baseball game. I can't believe how fast the season went. It was really nice having the boys on the same team. They enjoyed it and had a good time. Casey really improved by the end which is so fun to see. I think it was hard for the coach to throw the right pitches since Casey is so short. The balls would be so high and Casey would try at everything. For the last few weeks, Casey really was hitting well and running fast. Mitch did really well also and I saw much improvement from last year to this. He is a great hitter and fielder. He really had his head in the game. :D He will be on to the minors next year. He is excited. It was a great season! Go Dodgers! Closing ceremonies will be this Saturday.




Friday was also Mitty's pack meeting immediately after his game at the park. It was really fun. They had set up a bunch of obstacle courses for the kids to do in stations. The kids all looked like they had a great time. The hit was swinging over a pool of water. Mitty got so wet..of course on purpose. Casey followed suit along with many others. It was a great time for the family.

Mitch had his last class party with the parents on Friday as well. It was a Hawaiian theme party and so I brought cupcakes with coconut frosting. They were a hit and so easy. Everyone should try it. 6tbsp. butter, 4 c. powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp. vanilla, 1/2 tsp. coconut flavoring and 1/4 c. milk. I added flaked coconut to the top of each cupcake. Todd said they were really good. I left the ones for the kids plain (no coconut on top). The kids did the hula for the parents, sang songs, read facts about Hawaii and made us parents shed a tear. At least I did. The teacher had the kids sing us parents a song telling us how wonderful we are. I always get a bit sad at the end of the school year. I really can't believe it is over. It has been a good year. No issues that were too hard to get over. The boys are good students and I feel blessed.


Saturday was Casey's birthday party at the bowling alley. Wow! I think 15 kids was too many for at the bowling alley but we all had fun. I think the kids enjoyed it. Casey loved every minute of it. We had veggies/dip, rice krispy treats, licorice, bubble gum, cheetos, hot dogs/hamburgers and drinks. Casey loved his Spiderman cake. Vons did a great job. This was Casey's first "real" party. I didn't mind spending the money on him. To top off the day, I had a parking ticket on my car. Oh bummer! I was so excited when I got the spot because it was right in front of the bowling alley. This is down in Pismo beach by the pier which = crowded and many cars on a hot, sunny Saturday. You can imagine how elated I was when this spot opened up just as I pulled down the aisle. I never saw the sign that said "Paid Parking". There was no meter in front of me. Todd told me that they just passed an ordinance to have paid parking down there. Hells bells. $40.00 later, I was a bit ticked off. At least it wasn't far for me to carry my gigantic bag, cake, balloons, etc. It was a great time with his friends. I am so blessed to have such nice friends who stayed and helped with the kids and helped me organize this bunch. Fun times.







Todd and the kids all seem to have come down with this same nasty cold yesterday. Ellie started on Saturday with a runny nose, Todd was yesterday and Emily has a bit of it herself. Mitch seemed to have a headache and his stomach was bothering him yesterday. We went to church and then I ended up taking MItch and Ellie home after Sacrament. It worked out great that nobody in my class was there except for Mitty and so leaving was no big deal. I gave Mitty my lesson at home. I hate preparing it and then not giving it to someone. I love preparing my lessons because I learn so much!! My headache was in full swing yesterday. I could feel my face starting to hurt during Sacrament. UGH! The bishop told Todd that I looked pretty tired at church and that I was a real trooper. Todd took some sinus medication and he was asleep on the stand. He said he gave up fighting the drowsiness and went to sleep. Oh dear.

Today I felt good to get up and workout. Todd was not doing so well. We are going through kleenex like crazy. Casey is off on his fieldtrip to the lake to go on an insect hunt/picnic lunch. He was so excited to go. He said that he just loves to ride on a bus. Emily has to get shots today to catch her all up to date to start Kindergarten. We will go get a treat after which is always fun for her.

I took some pictures of the roses that are in bloom this morning. It looks so beautiful when the sun is first hitting them. I appreciate beautiful flowers to look at out of my windows. I have enjoyed watching them grow and now bloom with such beautiful colors.


This weeks assignments....

Emily's dr. appt. today
Costco today
Make a finger food for tomorrow
Preschool Graduation
Mitch's Award Assembly
Closing ceremonies
Last day of School/treats or gifts for teachers
Father's day this weekend :D

The list doesn't seem so crazy this week. Our summer schedule is about to begin. Our summer schedule seems as busy as we are throughout the year. It will give the kids stuff to look forward to and stay busy with. I'm off to do some clean up around the house and get Emily ready to go.

Casey's Birthday/Fun Week with Family :D/ Boy's Last Game

I'm not sure I have ever gone this long without posting. It has really been a fun week packed full of activities.

Where do I start.....Last Saturday morning my parents came up and surprised us by getting here at 8:30am. I knew they were coming but didn't know they would get up so early and be up here. It was so much fun. We hit the Strawberry Festival and had a good time together. We watched dog shows, dancers, ate yummy food, had some strawberry shortcake, and best of all was watching Emily participate with the clown show. She was a crack up!! She did the hula hoop up on stage, she did push ups...she pretty much did everything the clown was telling the kids. It was too cute! I was mad that I didn't have my video camera to get her in action. Pictures will be coming of her and other events throughout the week.

Sunday it was nice having my mom and dad to help me with the kids. What a difference that makes during Sacrament meeting. It was nice to come home to a good smelling roast dinner with potatoes and carrots in the oven. It reminded me of when I was little going to dinner at Grandma Stoddart's. She made the best food. The dinner was always complete with homemade lemonade and cake of some kind for dessert. I love to make Sunday dinner feel a little more special. It was great to eat a good Sunday dinner with mom and dad here.

Todd came home from church with a horrible headache and just not feeling right. Little did we know he would then be sick the entire week. That was a bummer!! Thank goodness he was not throwing up. It was the body aches and headache with a fever for a couple of days. The timing was bad but we made the best of it.

Monday, we took the kids to the park while Todd rested in bed. The kids played for 2 hours and enjoyed having grandma and grandpa there to play with them. We then cooked up burgers, shrimp salad, dip/chips, homemade strawberry shortcake, and many other goodies. Mom made a great shrimp salad!! Thanks. It just wouldn't have been the same without onion dip and chips with dad here.

Tuesday dad left as I took Mitty to school. It's always sad to see dad/grandpa leave. It feels like the party is ending and I hate that. He had to get back to work....darn! My mom and I shopped and got things ready for Casey's b'day. I made cupcakes, decorated the house that night after the kids went to bed, and helped my mom get things ready for the treasure hunt at the beach. Casey reminded me that he couldn't wait for his b'day because the house would be decorated with streamers and balloons. Thanks for the reminder. I did the same with Emily and Mitch so I guess it is tradition around here.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY CASEY!!!



Here is what Casey woke up to. He was loving it and asking about his presents the minute he woke up. We went with the Pirates of the Carribean theme since we were having the Treasure hunt. He was in heaven.

Barbie came up on Wednesday morning to visit and be here on Casey's b'day. She got here around 8:30 so she was up early traveling also. It was so fun to have her here with us and helping with all of the days activities. We couldn't have pulled it off without her help. Thanks lady!

Mom/Grandma wrote up clues for the kids to find, made a map for them and really pulled off a fun treasure hunt. We bought material and mom cut it up for the kids to have pirate wear for the hunt. They were in heaven. I think we all were. We all had to wear some pirate garb. Those pictures are coming on a later post. Anyway, after hitting the dollar store and getting everything ready for the treasure hunt it was time to get the kids from school and head down to the beach/park to start the party. The kids were in heaven just heading to the beach. It was really fun and turned out perfect! Thanks mom and Barbie. We then picked up pizzas for dinner and had cupcakes for dessert. Casey loved opening his gifts (more pirate swords, guns, Jack Sparrow, and a remote control backhoe from Grandpa.) Casey thoroughly enjoyed his day and didn't want it to end. I know he will never forget this b'day. It was so full of fun activities for us all to remember!





Thursday we took the kids to the park in the afternoon and spent a couple of hours letting them play. Mom, Barbie and I threw the frisbee around, lounged and enjoyed time together. We spent Friday going from store to store picking up items that Todd was requesting.:D. It was funny. I don't think I have ever gone to that many grocery stores in one day. Todd still wasn't 100% on Friday. Thursday night and Friday night us girls hit YC...the yogurt place. We had fun making up new concoctions of dang tasty stuff.

Friday night we decided to do some hair. Mom had to do her hair and I was just hoping I could get mom to do some highlighting on my hair. We got some tips from Kim, (Todd's sister who does hair), and we were off to the beauty supply with 10 minutes til closing. PHEW!!! WE found just what we needed and then back home to start in. I'll just sum it up....we didn't think the stuff was doing anything to my hair and were almost ready to give it up. We stuck it out and finished to such a nice surprise. It turned out great and I love the color. It blended the colors so well. I just stick with light. I can't be any other color. Been there done that!! I have learned my lesson too many times the hard way. It was successful!! Thanks mom!!!



Today was the last of the boys baseball games. They both had great games. I was able to get video of both of them. Why did I wait until the last game to get some video of them playing. I was only able to get a fuzzy still photo of Mitty. Mitch caught a fly ball to actually get a double play. Casey caught a great throw at first base to get a boy out. Way to go boys!! It's been a fun season. It has been fun to watch them grow during the season.



Mom and Barbie left around lunch time and we already miss them. I had a great week. I was happy that they were here while Todd was sick or else it would have been so boring for me. I hate it when Todd is sick. There aren't any fun jokes or playing going on when he is down. He is doing a hundred times better today. This post is so dang long.....I'm not sure anyone will get this far to actually read this part. This is for my own documentation of my week with fun family times. I love you guys!