Well the kids are finally out of school for the summer. I found out yesterday that next year all my kids will be going to a different school next year. Robert will be in 5th grade, Nickolas will be in 4th grade, and Arianna will be in 1st grade. I will put up pictures of them with there teachers from this year. Arianna and Robert both had new teachers which were great. But Nickolas' teacher Mrs. Sorenson is retiring this year. She was a great teacher and really helped Nickolas. I will be eternally grateful to her for the rest of my life. Yesterday Rob and I took the kids to play miniature golfing and to the batting cages. After we had to tell the boys that miniature golfing wasn't like playing baseball and you didn't have to hit the ball so hard, Robert and Nickolas got one hole in one. Then at the batting cages the boys each hit about 25 balls and then it broke so after the guy fixed it I decided to give it a try. Rob told me I would have 25 balls and then a red light would go on and that would be the end of my turn. the guy told us since it broke he put 150 more balls in. to make a long story short I ended up hitting all 150 balls because the light never came on. When I was done Robert said, "You are better than both the girls on our baseball team. My patience is short and I do yell but I do love my kids with all of my heart I would rather yell than hit or beat my kids and believe me I am very tempted at times. But then I just remember the cute things they do or how cute they are or when my husband is home put them in the basement with there Dad say, "I'm done!' shut the door and go watch t.v. in my room.

Well Memorial Day is over and if you don't live in Utah you probably barbecued in something other than rain and hail like we did. Yes, I know it's the end of May and the kids are almost out of school for summer break. The most important part is that we spent it with family. Even though while we were watching Arianna's kindergarten program she had to wake up her grandpa and say, " Grandpa you're missing everything." Oh, kids say the darnedest things. Well if you don't know me you are probable wondering if I mean to say what I write, don't worry I know what I'm typing. If you don't like what I say stop reading this blog. There is one person in my family who says I am self-fish and mean but I don't think he likes me being so honest. This morning it must be the last week of school because I had the hardest time waking up one of my kids and when I went into the room I noticed the clean clothes I had for them to put away were in the closet. It just makes me think of the scripture in the Doctrine in Covenants 24:8, which reads, "Be patient in afflictions, for thou shalt have many;but endure them, for lo, I am with thee, even unto the end of thy days." Or I play the song by Josh Groban, "You raise me up." Well until the next time, talk to you later.

Well I finally started blogging so I hope family and friends can get caught up on all the happenings going on in my life. I'll start by telling about my kids, school is going to end on Friday May 30. So I have a week to prepare myself for having my kids home all day. I went to California for Mother's Day weekend and for a family reunion. The best part was I just went by myself. I had a great time with family I had my best bowling score ever to bad it was on a video game. I told My husband if I ever had to move from the house I live in now I wanted to move to California. Since my Dad alway jokes about moving to Utah to my Mom but I don't get to see my brother's and sister as much as I want to and talk to them as much as I want to. But my life here in Utah hasn't been to bad, Robert does good in school, Nickolas has only had to have stitches once so far, and Arianna has her first ballet recital on June 28.