DK is the big 5

His very fake smile!

This is him pointing to me when I ask him who he loves most.

This is rather vigorous head shake when I asked whether he LOVED any girl!

His kissing face.

This is his hugging face!

Favorite Color: Blue

Favorite Number: 6 because you can go to yoga with mommy

Favorite Drink: Barrel fruit drinks

Favorite food: Macaroni and Cheese

Favorite game: Sorry!

Favorite animal: Lion

Favorite Song: Rudolf, the Red Nosed Reindeer

Favorite TV Show: Scooby Dooby

Favorite Movie: Brer Rabbit

I feel sad when: someone is being mean to me.

I Feel Mad when: somebody hits me with a block and I get a bloody nose.

I feel proud when: I run to the Lenhards to get some raisins for you.

I feel scared when: I am in the dark and I hear a loud noise.

I like it when my friends: play with me.

I like it when my teacher: reads us a book.

I like it when I: go down the fast slide at the park.

In the summer I: help mommy.

At school I: play, sit on carpets, and go down the slide.

I am good at: walking on my hands.

I wish I could: fly.

I am special because:my mommy loves me.

What makes you laugh: a clown.

If you were a parent for a day, which rule would you get rid of: only being able to watch the TV so much.

What do you want to do when you grow up: fly an airplane, or a zoo keeper.

Do you think it would be hard to be a mom or dad: Yes

Why:because you have to yell a lot.

If you could have a magical power what would it be: Flying.

What is the best thing about being 5: That you can ride a bike without training wheels.

What is the best thing about being you? I have Friends.

Happy 16th Birthday Kaija!

Sunday Gratitude

I am thankful for....

1. Good Friends who set amazing examples for me!

2. A wonderful Husband, who mans the kids and gets dinner ready for after church, while I hole up in my room and prepare my RS lesson.

3. Noah who is getting old enough to watch the kids for short periods of time, if they are all down stairs watching a movie, while I run an errand.

4. Micah who loves to sing beautiful songs, especially ones that talk about your eternal worth.

5. DeeKen's desire to still sit on my lap.

6. Great-in-Love's to go to womens conference with.

7.A knowledge of the restored gospel--LOVED Uctdorf's talk last night! Forget-me-not.

8. Josie's adorableness. I want to bottle her.

9. Great extended family on my Hyde side that I always love seeing.

10. The knowledge that the greatest and most powerful being in the universe not only knows me, but loves me!

He LOVES me!

Back To School

And it all begins here, with the finding out of the teacher. This may be the only part of the going back to school process in which i cry! I absolutely worry over and over again that they got the right teacher. The teacher that may make or break their school year! It scares me!

And the night before school, we always got to have the fashion show! My kids love it. I was a little stressed this year so yes, those are blurry pictures.

This is a cute post fashion show ice cream face!

Gotta love that bright sun first thing in the morning! At least they were smiling. Micah! Always the lady!

Okay, I just have to make a little note here of sumfin kinda funny. So if you see the previous post, you might think to yourself, hmmm...Amy's shirt looks alot like Micah's dress on the first day of school. Well then I would say you are pretty observant! I loved this dress, yes it is a 6/7 size. It still cost $20 dollars when I bought it. I couldn't really justify it until I was getting ready to have to talk in church one Sunday morning, and couldn't think of what to wear. Well, that dress was just siting there, and me imagining myself still a teenager, thought, "I could wear that as a shirt." And I did! Yes, it was a little tight, but it looked sooo cute. So cute that even though I had stretched the seams a bit, I thought I could get away with it one more time for pictures. Hey, I know I am crazy, but I made a $20 dollar dress justifiable but making it usable by 3 people in our house. Yes, 3! Me, Micah, and John wears it for lingerie. J/k Jo will fit in it someday!

And now, back to the back to school post!

This is us walking to school. Notice Noah? That is him just after having told a girl that Micah is wearing his mom's old shirt. Opps! However, She was telling Micah what a really cute dress it was. Her face was kinda of hilarious after Noah told her it was my shirt!

Micah seriously looks like she is carrying the weight of the world with that HUGE backpack!

Noah's new teacher Mrs. Hansen. She has been a gem so far. We will see how it goes at parent teacher conference!

Micah's new teacher Mrs. Sweat! She seems great so far too!

All that worry for nothing! They had a great first day. Here is hoping the year goes just as well!

Could she really? Yes she is people. Josie is going to pre-school!

She looked so cute. Yes, I realize that when backpacks are as big as the children that might deter some parents from sending them to pre-school. Not me however!

She LOVES going to school. Since it is in our circle she walks there alone every Tuesday and Thursday. I do watch her from our driveway. Our Bishop did almost run over her one day!

Next door neighbor Nate! They are adorable together and still willing to hold hands! What a great age!

Wonderful Mrs. Bridgette! We LOVE her!

It was a good day. Perhaps a touch sad, but so good!

This is D's first day of his last 5 days at his old preschool! Huh? What? Well Dk's new pre-school didn't start until the 3rd week of everybody elses school. So I asked Mrs. Bridgette and she said DK could come to her preschool for 5 times till his other preschool started! This is one of the many reasons we love her.

If we had the money, I would have had him do both preschools. He loves school so much! Mrs. Bridgette said the only thing she wouldn't miss about DeeKen is the way all the girls fight over who gets to sit by him! Here is his first day of his Second Pre-school year! He has to ride just a little further down the street, but not far! And we also LOVE his amazing teacher, Mrs Tiffani! She rocks! Josie is already signed up for next year...if we still live here that is!Ain't he handsome? I wonder if Mrs. Tiffani will have the same problem as Mrs. Bridgette. I can only imagine what he will be like as a teenager!