Graduation from Preschool

Jaxon graduated from preschool at the end of May...he was with Ms. Cameon and Ms. Stacee for two years.  After he got into the car on the last day of school, I asked him how his last day was and I could tell that he was trying not to cry.  He told me that he had to hug his teachers good-bye and that he wouldn't see them anymore.  He was so sad about it...he has a very sensitive side...especially when it comes to saying good-bye.  He has learned so much and is leaving with many great memories. 

 At his graduation, they spotlighted each kid.  Here's Jaxon with Ms. Cameon....I don't know if I've ever seen him more serious.

Some of his responses were:

Sometimes my family calls me...Jack. 

My hair....I like how my Mom and Dad do it.

My eyes...I like how they are brown

My favorite food....is Peanut Butter and Jelly.

If I could be any animal, it would be a ....squirrel because I like what they look like.  

When I grow up, I want to be a....firefighter because I think they are really cool. 

They performed some of the songs they learned throughout the year:

After the graduation, they let the butterflies go that they had watched hatch in class.

Jaxon with McKay....one of his best friends and cousins.   Jaxon loved being in preschool with his cousin..I'm glad they had the chance to go to school together for a year.   

Jeff and I are proud to be Jaxon's parents and love him very much.  We are excited for him to start a new chapter of his life in a few months with kindergarten.    

Ballerina Girl

Claire started dance lessons back in January with Ms. Kris.  She takes with two of her friends, Avery and Alliyah.  They have come a long ways since they first started and it's been fun to see her progress.  I'm impressed how well she already knows a lot of the ballet terms.  They do a lot of fun things during class and she looks forward to it every Wednesday.  

They had a dance recital last Saturday and did a little princess story for their dance number.  The teacher was on the stage and did it with them. It was really cute to watch them perform it.  Claire loved the flowers she got at the end from us and my parents.

The Green Dragons

Jaxon played spring outdoor soccer this year and was a Green Dragon.  He was on a team with kids from our neighborhood.  He improved a lot from last year and really enjoyed it.  We encouraged him every game to get a goal...we knew it would help his confidence in playing soccer.  On the second to last game, I had to take Claire to the restroom and Jeff wasn't there (he was doing a card show for his dad). When I came back, another mom told me he had just scored a goal....of course that would happen!  He was so excited even though we missed it.  After he scored the goal, he was like a different player.  He was up at the front and scored two more goals in his last game.  He's a great team player and was the first to cheer whenever anyone scored a goal.  We are proud of him and had fun watching his games!  

Catching Up...

The last few months of being pregnant, I lost my drive to blog.  So here's a few things from way back that I want to remember.  Easter was forever ago, but we had a great one with lots of Easter Egg hunts and family parties. 

Preschool Easter Party:

Jax and Claire at our neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt:

Coloring Easter Eggs:

The Easter Bunny left them a treasure hunt the morning of....the kids loved it once they realized that the Easter Bunny had come.  Jaxon came and woke me up and told me that the Easter Bunny hadn't come.

The hunt ended in the basement where they found their baskets and lots of candy.

Trimble Family Party and Easter Egg Hunt:

Mansfield Family Party and Easter Egg Hunt:

Graduation!!!

Friday will go down in my book as one of the best days in our marriage.  Jeff graduated from college....hooray!!!   He got a B.S. in Business Management from UVU.  It's been a long time coming and it's a day we've looked forward to with MUCH excitement.  I'm loving that he doesn't have to go to class anymore, study for tests, or write papers.

The kids were good during the ceremony, a little restless at times, but they did good.  We were grateful that my mom flew in to support Jeff at graduation.  My grandparents were also at the graduation and was much appreciated.

Here are the pictures I took of Jeff getting his diploma...

The only problem...he wasn't wearing tan pants.  Of course, once I noticed I was taking pictures of someone else, it was too late and Jeff had already received his diploma.  Yeah, I'm a pretty awesome photographer.  How many times do you graduate from college...yeah that's right....once!  At least it gave us a good laugh.  

Here are the pictures I took to redeem myself for missing the moment...

Jeff lookin' good in his graduation gear...

Even the cold weather couldn't put a damper on our mood that day....

Jeff and Kyle who became friends through classes and group projects...

I owe Jeff a huge thank you for sacrificing so much of his time to better himself and to better our lives.   It wasn't easy, for any of us, but most of all for Jeff who juggled full-time school and full-time work.  We didn't see much of him during the semesters, but I know it was worth it and we are enjoying having him back now.  I will always be grateful and proud that he completed his degree.  I'm glad that the kids saw him graduate and I hope they will know how important education is to our family.  Thanks Honey and Congratulations!!  I love you and appreciate all you do!  

More Vegas...

On Sunday, we walked around the Las Vegas Temple and took some pictures of the kids.  The temple and the grounds were beautiful...there were tons of flowers.  Here are a few of my favorite pictures:

Jeff took the picture below of Claire and I love how it turned out.  The first thing it made me think of was the song "I love to see the temple. I'm going there someday."

We spent Sunday night and Monday in St. George.  We took the kids to the Fiesta Fun Center where they enjoyed the cars and the bumper boats.

The kids experienced their first 3-D movie, Rio.  They liked the movie, but weren't too impressed with the 3-D.

We had perfect weather with temperatures in the high 80's .  We spent time at the pool and I tried to soak up as much sun as I could.  Oh, how I've missed the warm sun!   We had a great trip and it was nice to get away for a weekend and just spend time with each other.  We were all dreading the drive home...partly because it's a long drive, but more because we didn't want the trip to come to an end...it was a hard trip to come back from.