Leader in Character

February 5, 2014
Jackson was given the Bobcat of the Month Award for his 3rd grade class for the month of January!  :) We got to attend the assembly at school where he was given his award in front of the school!  

And then on February 26th, he was given the Leader in Character Award for February.  They only pick one kiddo from the entire school to receive this award each month!  Pretty dang cool!  We were invited to a special meeting with the school board where each child was called up and given their award.  

What a handsome devil! He was really proud of himself, and rightfully so. We were pretty excited for him, moments like this mean so much to his tender heart!  Proud is an understatement! I may or may not have cried a tiny bit.  ;)  

He got a framed certificate, a nice gift card for Barnes & Noble and his picture in the local paper! 

And then he was spotlighted in the next Bobcat assembly, all by himself.  :)  I'm a proud mama!   

I love that he has such a big heart, and that he shows it and shares it!!  Way to go, Dude!  

The Box - A Kinder Musical

December 17, 2013
Cutest little show ever!  All about a box... and some imagination.  A castle, a house, a rocket ship, a fire truck, a pirate ship and a time machine... endless possibilities! Harrison was a fireman... a very cute fireman!  :) 

 Reagan LOVED the singing and clapping!  :) 

He even had a little speaking part.  :)

Handsome Bub did a great job in his first school program!  We are Super proud of you, Buddy!!  :)

FiRsT DaY of ScHOoL 2013

Holy cow, I don't know how this day snuck up on me so fast, but it did!  This year we have a 3rd Grader and a Kindergartener... and a cute little Preschooler!  How did that happen?  3 kids in 3 different schools!  It's going to be crazy! 

August 5th:
First day of school for the boys! Some mixed feelings for sure! Jackson was SO excited! And Harrison was SO nervous! (There were even some tears, he panicked a little right before pictures.) I love these boys more than words can say and am so proud to be their mom! I hope they have an amazing first day! I miss them already!

 And their off!  :(

This is Harrison getting off the bus at school! (I was so nervous for him I went with a couple of other moms and made sure he was ok. Of course, he was!) 

Their triumphant return!  :)  They LOVED it!  Neither one of them could contain their excitement about all the fun they had! 

And a sweet treat for their bravery!  And because they really do ROCK!  :)

My boys are SO BIG! 

Hoot & Holler!

Jackson's school has started a yearly Hoot & Holler 5K/Fun Run and Carnival to raise money for the school.  It's a ton of fun and this year it was even bigger than last!  :)  Both boys wanted to do the kids Fun Run.  Here they are at the starting line in their racing shirts. 

(Neither of them happened to finish though, and one never even started.  :/  Harrison wasn't into the crowd apparently, and changed his mind at the last second.  Jackson had a really good start but collided with another student and had a pretty bad wipe out about 100 ft. into it.  Some tears and road rash later, we recovered and went to find some "safer" fun.  ;)) 

They got to do everything at least once.  Should I be worried that the tattoos were their favorite booth?!  hahaha.  They each got two. 

And Reagan tried some things out too.  :) 

Good times and family fun!  :)

Go West!

February 28th - Jackson's 2nd Grade Musical this year was "Go West!".  He got to wear his cowboy hat, which made him really happy!  He also got to do a speaking part!  And he was fantastic! :)  He was really nervous before, but you couldn't tell at all!  

 Jackson and his friend Nathan.  :)

He is such a good kid and student!  He just seems to be growing up way too fast!  But we are so proud of him and his courageous personality!  He is pretty unstoppable... it's kind of amazing!  :)  Nice job, Buddy!

Back to School...

This year has gone by SO fast!  
August 6, 2012.  Jackson started 2nd grade!  What?!  He is getting to be such a little man!  It's sad and wonderful all at the same time. :)  He is always very excited about school.  (Love that!)  And he is a great little student. (Love that too!)  He really excels in math and spelling and his reading is getting better and better!  He works hard, and it shows! We are SO proud of him!  

August 14, 2012.  Harrison started Preschool!  This was big for him!  Last year we did a small preschool group with some friends, and he did really well.  But this year we felt like he needed to do some social stretching to prepare him for Kindergarten next year.  So we enrolled him in a "real" preschool where he had a new teacher and a new place and would have to make new friends.  It was a little scary for both of us!  :)  But like the brave little champ he is, he didn't even cry!  Even though I could tell he wanted to!  And it's been  wonderful ever since!  He loves his teacher!  He has made lots of new friends!  And he is noticeably more confident and outgoing!  We are SO proud of him!  

I know I say it all the time, but they are growing way too fast!  I'm sad to see my little boys disappear!  And at the same time SO excited about the big boys they are now!  Sometimes I wish I could go back and savor it all a little (or a lot) more!  That's why I'm grateful for these moments that remind me to do that in the here and now!  Oh how I LOVE my boys!  

1st Grade Grad

It's official, he's no longer a 1st grader!  And they had a party to celebrate!  :)  They each got an award.  Here he is with his "Whopper" of a Story Teller Award!  ;)  

And his very wonderful and cute teacher!  Loved her!  (That's totally not her baby! hahaha.)  

He had a really great year!  He has done so well with Math and Reading!  And his favorite subjects are Math and Science!  He got nearly perfect grades all year!  And made a LOT of improvements!  We are proud of ya, Buddy! :)


Now, on to summer!  And to not having to wake up at 6 am for a few months!  Hallelujah!  

1st Grade Musical

On April 19th we all, Grandma and Papa too, got to go to Jackson's First Grade Musical!  He was a lion, which made him very happy!  :)   It was very VERY cute!  And all the little 1st graders did an amazing job!

He is such a handsome kid!  I can't believe he is almost done with 1st grade! He has had such a great year with a great teacher!  It's just gone by way too fast!  So proud of you kiddo!

G & P come for the Craziness!

In the middle of April Grandma & Papa Salisbury came to par-tay!  :)  It was great timing too, they got to be here for some pretty cool things!  The morning after they arrived (Sat. April 14th) was the Hoot and Holler Fun Run/Carnival at Jackson's school.  As a weird turn of events... it was freezing outside! (Ok, so we are wimpy people from AZ.  It was only about 58.  But that really is cold when you consider is was 100 on my birthday a week before!)  This is right before the kids Fun Run with his school mascot and sporting his first ever racing t-shirt!  :) 

 Family photo op!  :)  

Reagan decided she really liked Papa's gloves!  :)

The cold didn't slow Jackson down, he did GREAT!  He was with the first 10 or so kids to make it to the finish line... where we were all cheering him on!

Carnival craziness followed where the boys got their fill of fun games and prizes!  We got to go to McDonald's for lunch.  And then it was home for some much needed naps before we were off to baseball.  Jackson was really excited that Papa and Grandma got to see him play!  It was a very busy day!  But lots of fun too!

During the rest of the week we tried to go to the zoo...

But ended up going to the Wildlife Museum stead!  My kids love this place and G&P hadn't been before!  It is cool, in a creepy dead animals everywhere kind of way!  :)  

Reagan got a new car!  :)  Probably the only one she'll ever have!  They brought it to her as a late birthday present.  It's remote control... and SO much fun to drive around!!  Naturally, she hated it!  ;)

But not forever!  (More on that later!)  

And Harrison got to go to the Air Museum, just him and G&P.  Jackson had been with them before, but Harrison was sick and didn't get to go.  So this was his very own little field trip!  He had a blast!

This post is SO long!  So we'll end it with that super cute face!  More of our week of adventures to come...