Sayger's bowling birthday party!

Me and my pals!

Is my turn...huh, huh, huh????

is it my turn yet?

Auntie Brooke

The Birthday Boy!

Shandler's Dance Recital

The last dance of the night was "THRILLER." It was my favorite!!!

Auntie Shan looks scary!!!!

Beautiful dancing girl. And looking so grown up.

Headed to Shandler's dance recital. Every year Sayger gets the bummer end of dance recitals-they are always on his birthday. So he had to celebrate on Saturday, which you will see next did not phase him!

Shandler did fantastic at her recital and had sooooo much fun! She loved it. She danced beautifully and with such expression. I love to watch her. She is animated, serious, dramatic and all in the right places. The last dance of the night was to the song "Thriller" by Michael Jackson and it was awesome! I loved it and she did so good. After the recital we went to have ice cream and celebrate the completion of dance and Sayger's birthday!!

My favorite things about Sayger....

Sayger is my only son and the baby of the family. I can admit he is spoiled and I am happy to do it! I adore him.
Sayger has a contagious smile and he is every ones friend. A friend once told me he has smiley eyes!

He loves to learn and embraces new things. This year he wrestled for the first time and to my surprise he did fantastic. I loved watching him grit his teeth and get red faced as he fought to be the guy on top.

Sayger loves his family and is ever so proud to announce to everyone he is the uncle of three, two nieces and a nephew. He also loves to bug his sisters and often chuckles while doing it.

Sayger is very snugly and often will snuggle me or give a great big hug out of nowhere.

Sayger is 100% boy. He loves fishing, golf, trucks, guns, hunting, airplanes, motorcycles, super heroes and PlayStation games, especially Star Wars.

Sayger is kind. Sayger can find something good in everyone and will share it with them.

Sayger has a strong mind set. If he decides to do something and sets his mind to it, there is no stopping him.

Sayger is smart and does well in school. Like his dad, math is his best subject. He also loves to read and was able to "Rock the Halls" at school this year.

Best of all Sayger picked me for a mom and I am sooooo lucky.

Happy Birthday Little Man!!!

The kids always open one gift before their actual birthday party! This is a tradition we started with our family. Sayger was very excited and could not decide which gift to open, he finally settled on one and sat on the floor to open it. The school was dismissed for teacher training but I still had to work, I was hoping Sayger would not sleep in and I would miss his traditional one present. More to come on Sayger's birthday.... I can't believe seven years have gone by.... he is growing toooooooo fast :(

The Hot Springs!

A few weeks ago we loaded up our families and headed to the hot pots. The Lugo's, the Redder's and us. We filled the pools and had a great time, especially the kids! The water is perfect and they all loved swimming, dunking each other and playing catch with footballs. We closed the place down and did not leave one person behind and between all of us there where 16.

Best buddies

Just a few weapons for Star Wars games!

Time out for a little Play Station...

Back to Star Wars.... the thing that gets me is how long Star Wars has been around -the boys still love it. Sayger was bored out of his mind one spring day when the weather was still a bit chilly, so we invited our neighbor and good friend Zack to come and play. They had a GREAT time and Zach was here all day. They played Star Wars, Play station, had lunch, played Star Wars, watched a movie, played Star Wars and this continued all day! These two are peas in a pod! Thanks Zack for being a great friend and loving the same things Sayger does!

Best of Friends!!!

Teighlor and Shandler have become the best of friends. She is a doll. She moved in with us for ten days while her parents were in Mexico and it was a joy to have her. This night the two dancers had a performance at the grade school and a local high school for "Spring" shows. It was so fun to get them ready and watch them dance. Do you think Shandler is tall for her age, or just taller than Teighlor?

Time to catch up!

With school winding down along with dance, piano, violin and EVERYTHING else in my crazy life, it has been a few days since I blogged. Bare with me this could be a long one......

He is still a little boy...

Tonight our family went to Grandma's to help mow the lawn. Since it was such a warm evening Sayger asked to have an ice cream. Grandma keeps her freezer well stocked with assorted ice creams for those little mouths that enjoy a cool summer treat. He was sitting on the deck visiting with Grandma and had just asked her if her "feeder bird" had any visitors since she hung it up. At that moment a hummingbird zoomed past the feeder. Sayger sat up and excitedly told Grandma a rocket bird had just zoomed past her feeder. Grandma's eyes got bright as she repeated "a rocket bird!!"
The rest of the story.... When Sayger was younger he explained to Grandma in great detail that they were rocket birds because they had jets on their tails that helped them go so fast. We have giggled many times over the rocket birds. I'm glad he still has his childhood boyishness and calls them rocket birds.

Reflections....

Today was Mother's Day. But in reality, everyday is mother's day. I am a mother 24/7 and I am thankful to my Heavenly Father for giving me the opportunity to be a mother.
Almost 19 years ago I was given my first shot at being a mom when I married Kent. Wow, 22 years old, a new husband and two children with one "I do." I can look back now and laugh, shed tears and be thankful for the lessons I learned and the chance I was given to be a part of their lives-it was like a trial run. I only wish I would have been given the mother's manual ahead of time so I could have studied more. I would like to thank both of those girls for allowing me to be apart of their lives then and now, and for including me when they celebrate Mother's Day.
I am also thankful for the three beautiful children Heavenly Father blessed me with and the opportunity I have been given to raise them. I love being a mother and I am rewarded every day as I watch them grow and change right before my eyes. Today in church the talk focused on mothers who know. I hope I am a mother who knows and I hope I am passing on to all five of my children, the values of life, family and the gospel. I know how quickly we can become involved in life and the things happening around us but as I look back and look to the future I hope I am creating memories and values that my children will carry with them.
Thanks for picking me to be your mom! I love everything about all of you! I am proud of my family and I hope each of my children know that you are everything to me.
I learned from my mother who knew and my awesome grandmother who knew. Each taught me the value of family! I pray that I can continue to pass what I know on to you and that our family will be one who knows!