Start of Summer

Ashton recently graduated from I'm a Star Preschool after completing 2 years there. He loved it & still asks about his teacher Ms. Wendi. He is very excited to start kindergarten and go to the 'big school.' He'll be attending Hayen Peak Elementary and will be on "D" track...which means his first day of school is not until the end of August! So we get a nice long summer!
Also in August, Kadence will begin her first year of preschool at Sunshine Square in West Jordan. She is very excited after watching her big brother make friends, do homework and take show-n-tell. I've heard good things about Sunshine Square, so we'll see how it compares to where Ashton went to school. New adventures all around!

This Friday will be Closing Ceremonies for Ashton's baseball. He was on team RIVERDOGS! He is quite a little player! Not the least bit afraid of the ball; in fact, he is quite aggressive. We had to remind him a few times to let other kids field the ball. T-ball is a great form of entertainment...we all had a good bunch of laughs. But the most important thing is that he had a great time, even if his favorite part was turning in his treat tickets to the snack bar after each game. His coach even pulled us aside to tell us Ash has a lot of natural ability & reminded him of himself as a kid. Way to go Ashton!

Kadence just finished her training at Marlene's Dance Studio in May, with the studio recital on May 29th. She did great! It's almost impossible not to watch her up on stage...she always steals the show. Her tap dance "Buckaroo" went well, she did most of the steps & smiled big. Then her ballet dance "take me out to the ball game" was a different story. She did the first few steps, then noticed me filming her, and immediately crossed her arms, stuck out her bottom lip and pouted after throwing down her plastic bat. Then she kicked her bat and sat down on stage, arms still folded, scowling at the audience. She stole the show, once again! She's quite a character! I joke with Dustin that I gave birth to a firecracker...she's such a fiesty, sassy, opinionated princess. Love that little KDBug; wouldn't change a thing!

So now summer is officially here...which means Ashton's birthday is just around the corner. He'll turn 5 on June 25th (which is SO hard for me to wrap my brain around...wasn't he just handed to me in the hospital all pink & squishy?). Since we have our first summer vacation (more on that to follow) the day after his birthday, we're going to have his party on Friday, July 3rd. The theme...? "Under the Big Top" complete with carnival games & food and an outdoor movie.

Just 2 weeks ago Dustin took Ashton to his FIRST major league baseball game...San Diego Padres. They flew down on a Saturday morning and returned on Sunday afternoon, just a bit longer than 24 hours, but they managed to get quite a bit in. Including Mission Beach complete with sandy feet & ice cream, the baseball game and even some gas lamp district. They had a great time! Kadence & I missed them indeed; but we had our own fun getting pedicures with Grandma Bobi. I let KD pick out the color that we BOTH used which was a soft sparkly pastel purple, then we each got flower decals on our big toes. It's something we will continue to do together, no doubt about it! So happy to have been blessed with a girly-girl.