The MOA Visit

Sara moved into a neighborhood filled with little boys. There are eleven within spitting distance of her house. The biggest share of them are five and under. Her trampoline is a magnet. There is hardly jumping room at times. This morning ten of the boys and their mothers went to BYU to the MOA or Museum of Art. There is a Wilbur Wick exhibit there and today was family day. Wilbur Wick is the author or creator of I Spy. I didn't know anything about how the books are made until today. Looking at the books you would think they were computer generated art. That is not the case. Every page is created and then photographed. Very amazing art. The museum was full of kids and moms..and one grandmother at least and one cousin, Aleisha!

While we looking at an exhibit, one of Luke's preschool friends noticed him and came running over to say hello. Only she didn't just say hello, she grabbed him and hugged him with her arms clamped around him and said "I've missed you! Luke's response was "I'm 5! When we got home, we told Gramps about her and he told Luke, he must be a ladies man! He will need to practice his responses or it won't get him very far.

If we had the patience we would have waited in line to have faces painted and to make block castles and blow big bubbles, but we didn't. There were way too many children! Luke especially liked one exhibit that was packing eggs and blowers. There was a big pile of white packing eggs in the corner of a black room and then blowers came on and blew them up to the ceiling. The kids..especially Luke went crazy jumping and clapping as long as the blower was on and waited impatiently stamping their feet and clapping trying to get the blowers to go again. I had to drag him away with a promise to bring him back another time. I took the camera but didn't take one picture so there is not proof of the adventure, but we did buy an I Spy book with a lighted spy glass and are now trying to find all of the items.

We already have made more plans to visit the dinosaur museum and the Bean museum this summer with all of our neighbor boys. I guess there are advantages to living here!

Birthday's and Bikes

Luke's smile says it all. When he got on and went for his first ride on this new fancy bike, we could hear his "Whoo hoo..." all the way down the block.

Cousins helping Luke celebrate turning five.

Yes, the legs of R2D2 were twinkies!

R2D2..Luke's reaction when he first saw this masterpiece,...Oh..I wanted Mario! I do have the recipe for the marshmallow fondant if anyone wants it. Quite easy and is much less expensive that the kind you buy and it tastes good.

Reese 's birthday is on Sunday so we did a mini party for her too. She loved Aunt Amy's jewelry box . She insists that she is only two and won't admit that she is three. Already starting the lying about her age thing. I had hoped to post a picture of her in the tutu that I made for her, but she wouldn't leave it on long enough and she wouldn't try on the dress either, so this is the only picture that I have to share! We hope the terrible two's don't turn into the horrible threes!

After bringing in Luke's bike, Amy and Sara had me close my eyes for a surprise and brought in this beauty. They saw it at the bike shop and decided it was just what I needed. Apparently it is the new popular bike. Very comfy and easy to ride. As you can see, the seat fits, it has a bell and the tire tread is shaped like flowers! What more could you ask for?

Kindergarten

My kindergarten teacher was Mrs. Vera Bond. I would be safe saying all Milford kids in the 50's, 60's , maybe even a little earlier had her for their kindergarten teacher. The kindergarten room was on the northwest corner of the old elementary in Milford. One of my first memories is being in trouble with my mother because my cousin Vicki and I had followed our mothers over to a parent's meeting before school actually started. We peeked into the room and my mom saw us. I remember running home knowing that I was in trouble and I was right. My mother was embarrassed because we were in our play clothes and not very clean.

I really don't remember learning much. Just singing and coloring and having snack and rest time. We took turns being the wake up fairy. Really, that is what we called the person who got to go around the room touching everyone to wake them up. We took our own favorite blankets for rest time. Learning to read was not part of the curiculum.

Today, Luke and I went to Heber for Tyson's end of the year kindergarten program. It seems like just yesterday that we watched Cheryl's kindergarten program. Time does fly.

Tyson was really cute. He waved to his dad and mom . He sang the songs and danced and grinned, just what kindergarten kids should do.

He was in charge of holding up the "K". It was the last song and the stress of waiting got too much sometimes but he did a great job when the time came!