Morning Snuggles

 Tyler and Megan have not felt very good this week.  They had little red dots on the top of their mouths that hurt them.  I took them to see the doctor and they said it wasn't strep but just a virus that they had to wait out.
That made for some long days at our house.  Tyler was pretty good with it and just let me know when it hurt and then he got more medicine.  Megan however whined a lot saying her mouth hurt over and over.  I gave her as much medicine as I could, but that girl was asking for it every hour or so.  I felt really bad because their was nothing that I could do for her to make it better.  I just made sure they both had plenty to drink so they didn't get dehydrated. 
A couple mornings ago after the kids woke up they wanted to watch shows in my bed.  I thought it as super sweet how they snuggled right in and had a relaxing morning.  Luckily they are both doing much better and I sure hope we don't have any more sickness in this house for a long time.

Swim Lessons

Slip-N-Slide Fun

Last Day of 1st Grade

Tyler is officially not a first grader anymore.  I can't believe how big he has become.  He has learned so much in first grade and he is really excited for what is to come next year.  I am so lucky to by Tyler's mom.  He is such an awesome kid. 

Josh's Last Day of Preschool

Today was Josh's last day of preschool.  They had a little party for the last day and had some games for all the kids to play.
They asked parents to stay and play with the kids and they welcomed other kids as well.  So Megan had a great time playing the games and playing with the kids.

They had snacks and drinks for all the kids and then when the kids were ready to go the preschooler received a goody bag to take home.  Josh and Megan also got an otter pop to eat.  It was low key and not too many kids were there so the kids had a good time. 

 They had a pretend cow that had a glove filled with water that they kids then got to "milk" the cow.  The teacher would poke a hole in the glove and then the kids would squeeze the glove like they were "milking" a cow.  Josh got to be the first one to try it and then Megan joined in the fun.  They both liked it.  I think it is better then milking a real cow.

They also had a small play house that the kids could go in and out of.  It had windows at the top that the kids could poke their heads through.  Josh and Megan both liked this.  It was kind of like a tent, who doesn't like playing in a tent?  Good times.

 They also had a bubble blowing machine.  It was fun when only a couple kids were by it, but when lots of kids stood really close to it then it was hard for the bubbles to blow out and harder for the kids to play in the bubbles.  But it was still pretty fun.

There was also a small parachute pull blanket thing that you put balls on and then kids stand around it and make the balls fly.  Josh wanted to do this when it was just us and so it made it hard to keep the balls on the parachute, but it was still pretty fun.

There was also a big chicken with cut out holes for kids to throw bean bags into the holes.  The kids liked this too, but they all wanted to stand way too close to the chicken.  So we made a line to stand behind and that helped.  They only played this for a couple minutes before they moved on to the cow.

Megan colored with some chalk and also played on the play ground before coming and having her drink and snack.  Josh played with some of his classmates and with the games before he had his drink.  He didn't like the snack.
Then Josh picked out his goody bag, gave his teachers a hug and thanked them before we walked home.  It was a nice way to end the school year for Josh.

Memorial Day Cabin Fun

Two More Teeth Gone

Who needs teeth?  Not Tyler.  I pulled out two more of his teeth this morning.  It was getting really hard for him to eat with all those loose teeth, so I hope he can eat better now.
Tyler used to have the best teeth.  All straight and super white.  Poor kid now has more holes then teeth.  He has a hard time saying his "s" and it's pretty funny to hear him try.  He is super excited to get $2 from the tooth fairy tonight.  Can't believe how big our Tyler is getting.

Papa's Funeral

Yesterday was Papa's funeral (Delbert Eugene Kresser - 1928-2014).  He passed last Friday in his home in St. George.  He had a lot of different health problems and it is nice to know that he is now healthy and strong in the next life.
The day started at the funeral home for the viewing.  We got there about 11:15 am and the viewing went until 11:45.  They then shut the doors for the family to say their good-byes.  Margie said the family prayer and then they had people say their last good-byes before closing the casket.  Nana asked Tony to put the temple hat on Papa right before they closed the casket.  I think that really meant a lot to Tony.

Then we all went into the chapel for the funeral.  Lloyd conducted the meeting and did a good job.  I led the music, Suzanne and Tim said prayers, Layne did he Eulogy, Kaylene, Tony, and Lloyd were speakers.  Joyce (Grandpa Steenblik's wife) played the organ.  Everyone did a really good job.  There were many good stories told and expressions of love to Papa.
After the funeral we all went to the cemetery for the graveside service.  Lloyd dedicated the grave and then we said our finial good-byes and then headed back to Murray for the lunch.  We went and changed at Tony's parents house and then went over to the church for lunch.  It was nice to see the family and let the kids play around the gym with the other kids.  We had a nice lunch with sandwiches, chips, salads, fruits and veggies, and even pop corn and root beer floats - Papa's favorites. 
After helping clean up the gym and kitchen we came home.  It was a very nice day and we were glad to be part of the celebration of Papa's life.  We will miss his sweet smile, but we know we will be with him again.  It is such a blessing to know about the plan of salvation and what happens after this life. 

Sprinkler Babies and Rolling Fun

Saturday was a pretty hot day.  After soccer games, Megan's nap, and shopping the kids said they wanted to run through the sprinklers.  Okay, they really wanted me to get out the swimming pool, but I told them it wasn't warm enough for that.  But I said we could turn on the sprinklers and they could run through them.

They really like that idea and happily got on their swimming suits.  Tony just picked up Megan's new swimsuit that he ordered on-line and she was so excited to wear it.  Tony found it for a good deal at Sears but for free shipping we had to have it shipped to the store.

After all the kids had on their swimsuit and the goggles where put on, Tony turned on the sprinklers.  I got out the camera and got all ready to take some fun and wild pictures...well the water was too cold and they didn't want to play in them anymore.  Tyler went through maybe twice, Tony took Megan through once (she did not like it at all), and Josh wouldn't even try going through at all.  It was a total bust.  I guess we waited too long and they weren't so hot anymore.  Next time maybe.

After the kids all changed back into their clothes they still wanted to play outside.  This is typical at our house.  We are almost always outside on nice days.  The front yard is nice and cool and we look visiting with our friends and neighbors that we see.

So Tyler got out his roller blades and Josh and Megan got out their scooters.  We decided to have the kids ride their blades and scooters over at Max and Dona's house because their drive way is really smooth and nice.  They live across the street from us.  It makes learning to ride on roller blades a lot easier then on the bumpy road.

Tyler is getting better on the roller blades, but he still freaks me out sometimes when I think he is totally going to biff it.  No major accidence yet, knock on wood. He has been working really hard on learning to push off on the his own and control his moves.  He says he wants to learn how to go backwards next.  Thank you Tony for telling him that's what he should do next.

Josh is a wild man on his scooter.  Sometimes I think that I should make him wear his helmet when he's on his scooter because he gets going too fast.  He does fall, but mostly he is just amazingly talented.  I also couldn't convince him to put a shirt back on after he changed from his swimsuit.  Good thing he's a boy because he likes being shirtless...or lazy...either way.  Love that kid.

Megan is doing really good with her scooter skills.  She can ride her brothers two wheeled scooter pretty well, but I try to have her ride the three wheeled scooter for now.  I duct taped a piece of a blanket on the handle bars so that it would be softer if she fell on them.  It works pretty good too, until the duct tape starts to come off.  I have since fixed the tape since this picture.  Megan is simply amazing just like her brothers.  I think each kid picks up the scooters fast then the one before.  I am such a luck momma to have such awesome kids.  

Soccer Time Again

Soccer started a couple of weeks ago,  We decided to go back to the West Valley league this season instead of doing the Taylorsville league like last season.  I forgot to bring my camera to the first two games.  I remembered this last Saturday and we got some good pictures of Josh and Tyler playing with their soccer teams.

I thought after last season that I wasn't going to put Josh in soccer this season, but he said he really wanted to play.  He goofed off way too much last season and didn't always want to play and that made it really frustrating to watch.  So I told him if he played this season he had to play and not just goof off.

So far this season Josh has done really well.  He likes to play and doesn't complain when it's his turn to go in and play.  If anything he says he doesn't want to go out and take a break, he wants to keep playing.  It does help that Josh is the biggest on his team and has the most experience so he tends to dominate in every game.  He is pretty good about going to taking the ball and using his good ball control to take the ball down the field and scoring.

He scored four points the first game, three or four the second game, and at least that this last game.  I stop keeping count and just try and enjoy how happy he gets after he scores a goal and he runs back towards Tony (who is his coach) and gives him a big hug and/or high five.  Then Josh also likes to run over to me and give me a high five.  I sometimes feel bad that he is the one that is always scoring and so I try to tell him to let the other kids try too, but at four that is a hard thing to do.

Tyler is the opposite of Josh this season.  Tyler has now moved up to the 7-9 year old group making him one of the smallest on his team and the youngest.  I think that it bothered him a little during the first practice, but has seemed a lot better since.

I am not sure how much experience some of the other kids have, but some don't seem to have much at all.  Tyler has better ball control then a lot of the other kids and does really good to not let the size of the kid intimidate him from going after the ball.

They play on a bigger field and have all 11 players playing in this group.  They have had to learn more about offense and defense and positional soccer.  They still seem to bunch around where ever the ball is, but they are getting better at staying around where they should be depending on their position.

Tyler's couch is pretty good about rotating the kids in all the positions.  I really like they all get a turn to try it all and see what they like.  Tyler likes it all.  He really likes to play goalie and has done it in every game.  In the first game he stopped two balls and only let one ball past him.  This last game the ball didn't even come close to him and he seemed pretty bored in the goal box.

I am not sure if Tyler really likes to play goalie or if he just really likes to drop kick the ball.  Either way, it's a good experience for him.  He isn't a super aggressive goalie and Tony and I prefer to see him as a forward since he's got the ball control and speed to score goals.  He is doing really good with this new older group and it is fun to see him progressing each week.   
One more year and I could have three kids playing soccer at the same time...that should be fun!