Sunday, May 25, 2025

Last Day of School! Hello Summer!

Last day of school!!! Summer here we come!!! In order of my kids here's all of our last day of school! Can't believe how fast this school year went!!! First up my Lucky Penny!!!  How did Penny's freshman year go by so fast!!! Wow! and what a great 9th grade year she has had!!! She has truly loved every min of it!! She is thriving and loving her high school experience!! She has made so many new friends! Absolutely loved going to Arbor View too! Go Aggies! She completed the Freshman year with straight A's!!! Wahoo! Yayyyy! I so proud of my beautiful girl! Goodbye 9th grade! Hello 10th....Sophomore here she comes!!! Holy Moly! Cant' wait to see what next year brings! Until then lets play hard this summer! lol
Next Cash Money!! He had an amazing 5th grade year! Top of the school! He had many successes one outstanding success was that he was selected out of the entire 5th grade to be a student mentor! This is a hand selected few that meet one time wk with young students about their struggles! Cash has helped so many kids and has up lifted them to do better! I'm so proud of him! His teachers loved his mentoring so much that they have told him he will continue student mentors next year even though he will be in middle school! They want him to continue building others up! Yayyyy! So proud of my boy! He has a heart of gold! He is pure sunshine and with this student mentoring he is spreading his sunshine! Love my boy! He had a fabulous last day of school! The last walk in the elementary halls! Wow! Cash completed his 5th grade year with all A's and 1 B! Wahoo! He is ready for 6th grade! Let's go middle school! Can't wait to see what he will accomplish next year! You're doing great things... Cashy!
Piperoni! :) Peace out 2nd grade!!!! Piper had such an amazing year! So much growth academically and personally! Her testing scores were off the charts for her! Extremely proud of her! She ended the year with 7 awards!! Wowza! She is so ready for 3rd grade! upstairs with me! This is huge!!! Wahoo! Can't believe my baby is going into 3rd grade! It's so wild! Piper completed the year with all A's and 1 B!! So proud of my baby! Can't wait to see what 3rd grade will bring!!! and I can't wait to see her in the halls more being upstairs too! lol Yayyyyy!
My last day of school too!!! Can't forget about meeeee! lol I have had a great year! Great students to follow! I love my 5th grade babies! I get so attached and then they leave me to middle school! lol Amazing co-workers that are my friends! An awesome SPED team to work long side! Goodbye 24-25 school year!! Hellooooooo Summer! Can't wait to play all day! Stay up late! and Sleep in! It's going to be a fun summer!!!
Walked in as 5th grades.....left as 6th graders! Closing doors and Opening new ones! Watch out middle school these besties are coming! I had to do one more post of my Boy leaving me!!! He is my #1 favorite sunshine boy! I literally love him to pieces! He makes my heart so happy! He's so freakn funny and best personality! I'm going to truly miss him not being in my elementary building! No more seeing Cahsy in my halls! Ughhhh! Sadness! lol He will do amazing things I know it! Absolutely love these pics of their Middle School behind them! Great eye Andrea!!! 
Schools out so let's scream and shout! haha Penny through an end of school year party at our house with her awesome fun friend group! Love these teens so much!! Games! Swimming! Tanning! Eating! Movies! Golf cart riding! Lots of chatter and laughter! It was the best day!!!
Cashy was invited to his bestie Janie's end of year swim party! He actually let from school with her! He wasted no time to get that party started! hahaha He had a freakn blast! So many friends and so much fun! Great food too! Just love Cashy's besties so much! Such fun good kids! 
Piper had a blast hanging with Penny's friends and me! :) She's so ready for summer!!! Love my little side kick! 
Last day of school success and kicking off the summer with all the pool parties!!! We are definitely Splashing into summer!!! Summer is here and we are so ready for it!!!




 

Saturday, May 24, 2025

Cash! 5th Grade Graduation!!

Cash Money!!! 5th Grade Graduation!! We just celebrated Cash at his end of year 5th grade Awards Assembly! Can't believe we are closing out 5th grade! Ending this chapter in life! His elementary chapter!! He crushed it at the awards assembly! He cleaned up with 4 amazing awards! He worked hard and had a very successful year! He was also Awarded the Great American! He received a metal and a certificate! This award was hard work! He memorized and passed of several things in order to receive this! He was the 5th student to earn this award out of all of 5th grade! The 1st boy! and the 1st student on the 2 rotation side Gaastra/Alessi! So proud of my boy and his hard work and dedication and determination! When you put your mind to it you can accomplish anything! We love celebrating his successes!
So much love for this boy of ours! He is my little sunshine! He lives life to the fullest and always with a smile on his face! I know he's a lot to handle but I wouldn't have him any other way! lol He's busy but so much fun all the time! We love you Cashy!!
Tried to snap as many of the little friend group as I could but it was busy right when the awards assembly was over! lol i did my best! Love his little friends! They have been bestie all 5th grade year! They have grown so close too!  I surprise each of them with a candy lei! They loved it! Congrats cuties! You did it!!! Off to 6th grade!
Of course we never want the fun to end! lol They all went to Canes after their awards! Then target to get matching swim suits! lol Then to Ellsie's to swim and hang out! Best day ever for my Cashy Boi! Can't believe this is it! No more elementary school for Cashy! Wow! Mama is still in shock over here! lol So proud of the young man he's becoming! Peace out 5th grade! Hello Middle School! Cash is coming for you!


 

May Wk 4! Last Wk of School!

Coming into our last wk of school for 24-25 school year! Wahoo!!! Here is the weekly recap for May wk 4!! To start the wk Piper had 1 last school project! This time it was a store! She had to bring an item to sell for $1 play money to the other 2nd grade classes! She was so excited to sell Cotton Candy! She came up with her name and logo! Then she had daddy make her a t-shirt and stickers to put on each tub of cotton candy!! It was a hit! Piper's Puff Cotton Candy is open for business! hahaha She sold out in secs! haha SHe had so much fun and everyone loved her Piper's Puff Cotton Candy!
Also this wk was Cash's end of 5th grade Party at Crystal Palace! It was a skate night and it was blast! We had a great turn out and all the kids were roller skating around! 
Cash and hid besties had the best time!!! I loved being there to watch all the fun!!!
It's been such a great 5th grade year for Cashy! He has made some of the best friendships with the best kids! I love his little friend group! Can't believe they will be off to middle school! Only just a few days left in the elementary halls! WoW!
Penny's last week as a 9th grader! Omg!!!! She had final exams!!She did amazing on them! I'm so proud of her hard work thie freshman year! She got invited to  go to a junior party with her bestie Jane and even snuck in a couple hang outs with Baddie Owen and thier friend group! She even came over to help Mrs. Skelton pack up her room for a couple days this wk as well! Penny loves Mrs. Skelton so much and wanted to help her pack up her room since Mrs. Skelton is hanging up her teaching for right now! Oh how we will all miss Mrs. Skelton! I was lucky to have 2 of my kids get her as their teacher for 4th grade! If only she could come back in a couple years to teach Piper! lol 
Last wk for carline bestie girl pics for Piper! The cutest pic that was sent to me of Cash and Piper hugging at recess! How freakn cute! Cashy was making sure she was ok cause he saw her crying! Such a sweet big bro! My heart! Always looking out for his sisters! I'm gonna miss these 2 at the same school! Why do they have to grow up! lol
This week we even snuck in Hair cuts! Golf for Honz! Baby time! and even my end of year work party! That was fun! It was Bingo!!!! There was something every night after school! lol
Here's my last wk of carline pics too! I have absolutly loved getting to know all the cute kinders when they come in the gate and their amazing families!! It's been a fun year!!
Going into the weekend! Daddy took Piper to get Sushi for getting 7 awards! :) That's all she wanted was Sushi with daddy! Love it! We also went to a beautiful wedding for our friends! Piper doing tricks! lol Cash celebrating Cruz for his birthday! And getting a new Scooter for our upcoming beach trip! You know we always pack everything in!!!
More hang outs with the teens! Summer is here! The day and evening hang outs have arrived! Everyday! Everyday! Everyday! hahaha Sunday Fun-day to complete the wk!!! Wow that's a wrap!! Here's the weekly recap for May wk 4! Next couple posts are the other events that also happened this last week of school! :) Always doing the most!!




 

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Piper! Closing Out 2nd Grade!

Can't believe 2nd grade for Piper is coming down to the end! This past wk she had a few exciting things happen for her!!! She recently tried out for the Comp Cheer team for next year!! Well this wk she found out she made the Comp Cheer Team! She was beyond excited! When I told her the exciting news her jaw dropped and her eyes filled up with tears of pure joy and relief! She wanted that cheer comp team so bad!! I'm extremely proud of my girl!! You did it baby! You crushed those cheer try outs! The next morning she told her bestie girl gang and they were so excited jumping for joy! Her bestie Gianna even made the same team! They were both so excited for each other and can't wait to cheer yet again together this time on the comp team! Wahoooo! Go Eagles!
2nd grade End of Year Awards Assembly!!!Man oh man did my little Piper clean house! lol She received 5 different awards! So proud of my Pipes!!! She has had an amazing year of growth all around! She made lots of new friends and had the best teacher - Mrs. Simpson! Mrs. Simpson was so wonderful for Piper! Piper has absolutely just loved 2nd grade! Now she's coming up stairs for 3rd grade! Can't believe it!! Big girl!! 3rd Grade here we come!! Wow! That's actually crazy to type that out! My baby is going into 3rd grade!!! 
 

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

May Wk 3 of Fun!!

We are coming down to the end of the school year and May is getting out of control so busy! lol Here's the weekly recap for May Wk 3!!! Cash has had a blast this past week! It was colonial days! He got to rotate to all 5 classes all wk and has absolutely loved it! Colonial days all week long has been a blast for all! Ice cream making! Butter making! Cross stitching! Quilt making! Stew eating! Several different typed of colonial games! They even got to have a 5th grade and Kinder clap out too! He loved going down the halls with his kinder buddy while everyone else clapped and cheered them on! Can't believe we are so close to 5th grade being done! The last few walks in the elementary halls for Cashy!! It's crazy to think my Cashy boi will soon be in middle school! Wow! 
More colonial days for Cashy and also Olympic games in Mr. Cayer's class! It's been a packed full wk of fun for Cash for sure! I love working with my 5th grade team and all my students!!! So I'm loving all the fun too!
Penny! Coming down to the last few days of her Freshman year! Crazy how fast that went! Of course our car pick up selfies! Seminary group pic on her last day of the year! and week day hang outs with Baddie Owen! Oh and I love finding selfies on her phone!! It's the best!! and of course I have to post them! haha
Tuesday! Mission call night for Chad's cousins! Brody and Josh! We had such a fun night with family and friends! These two amazing boys will do awesome on their missions! Wahoo! So proud!
Always having fun!!! It was the Jr Lt House end of year Celebration!!!! It was a red carpet event for these hard working cuties! They have accomplished so many amazing things this year! So many successes! and always being a great Leader! This was Piper's 1st year in Jr Lt House and Cash's last! So proud of their examples of being great leaders inside and outside of the classroom! These 2 have also had so much fun working together! Cash was even put on a panel for the State Board! He had a huge part of their huge success of becoming a Leader In Me Lighthouse School! Wahoo! The State loved him! He's very knowledgeable about the 7 habits and info about the school and spoke so well to the adults interviewing! Cash also recently got selected to mentor younger kids at the school! He has been loving these meetings and getting to know his mentee's! 
I got to volunteer and be apart of all the fun! I brought Penny along too! We all had so much fun! Such a great night for all these hard working kids! Such a fun theme too! So proud of my kids! 
Play dates and hangouts all week long with the neighborhood besties!!! Since you already read above that it was Colonial days at school we had to bring the fun home!! We made homemade butter and ice cream! The neighborhood besties loved it!! They were both so delicious!
As you all know the weekend hits and the kids are off playing!! Such great groups of friends for both Penny and Cash! Ethan and Cash matching and not even realizing it until Penny pointed it out! Of course I had to get a pic! It was so funny! 
Celebrated Kaylee's 22 birthday! Golf for Honz! Got to see my Shayla Bestie! lol and Piper literally does her nails everyday! hahaha Oh and cant' forget Sunday Fun-Day!!! That's the weekly recap!!! :) It's been busy May Wk 3 as we are coming down to the end of the school year! Doing all the things this wk!!!











 

Saturday, May 17, 2025

The Happiest Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day and Sunday Fun-Day! To end May wk 2 I had a beautiful Mother's Day! My honz and kids all pampered me and took care of me all day! I even took a nap! haha How did I get so Lucky to be their MOM!!! I know I say this every year... but being a mother is my hardest challenge yet greatest joy all at the same time! Mom'n can be so much some days but I wouldn't change anything about it! They keep me young! I'm always moving and shaking in cooook town all day everyday! lol We have the highs and we have the lows! I love my eternal family so much! I love being their mom so much! My Heavenly Father must love me so much to trust me with these 3 beautiful and incredible babies that call me mom! 
It was an amazing Sunday Fun-day! Piper and the primary kids all sang in sacrament! The sweetest little song! As you can see my littles always malling me! lol Then when we moved into classes, Piper said the Talk on Jesus will come again! She rocked it! I was so proud of her! She spoke so great! Loud and clear and even smiled while doing all the things! haha Gma DeeDee stopped by too! The kids loved seeing her! 
After church I laid around and even took a nap! It was awesome! Lot's of cute cards and notes and drawings from my kids! Each word on each of their cards meant so much to me! My heart was full! My Honz and Bff honey Jason cooked a delicious meal for bestie Jackie and I for Mother's day dinner! We always have the best times together! Then to end my amazing Mother's day we had a surprise visit from Baddie Owen and all his family with a plate of delicious cookies! They did a cookie bake off! Each of them made a different cookie and we had to try each one and rank them! It was so much fun! Each cookie was so yummy and so creative! Even had great presentations too! The results were in! It came down to my favorite cookie made from my #1 favorite baddie son -Baddie Owen! haha How awesome was that! He was the winner for me and Penny and we didn't even know which cookie was who's! What a fun way to end my perfect Mother's Day! 
I sure love my family so much! I definitely hit the jackpot being their mom!! It was the Happiest Mother's Day! Thank you for making me feel so loved and special! 
 

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Field Day Fun!!!

Field Day Fun! You know it's getting to the end of the year when it's field day! Such a fun exhausting day for all! lol Piper had a blast with her friends! She wasn't sure about getting wet at first but then let loose and had a blast! lol Love my baby! She is so much like me! I hate the water things! lol
Piper just having so much fun! Love the action shots! She was so cute! She would get wet then lay out on a towel  to dry then repeat! hahaha! She had the best time! Such a fun day!
Field day fun for me!!! It was hot but man was it fun! I watched kids both sessions! Love my students and loved watching them have so much fun! All smiles!!!
Cashy boi!!!!!! It was his las field day!! Wow man has 5th grade flown by! He had the best time running around from station to station with all his friends! He has the best little friend group!!!! and of course the best little bestie Janie! 
More fun pics of Cash! Fun in the Sun!!! Can't believe this was his last field day in elementary! 


 

Monday, May 12, 2025

May Wk 2 of Crazy Busy Fun!

How much can we cram into 1 wk! hahaha Well...let's just see! Here is May Wk 2 of crazy busy fun! To kick the wk off it was Teacher Appreciation wk! Wahoo! This year not only did Cashy want to give to his two 5th grade teachers but he also wanted to give to all the teachers that have made such an impact in her life! His elementary career! This was his last Teacher appreciation wk in elementary! Wow!! Can't believe we are coming to an end of this chapter in life! Omg!
Not only did I spoil my kid's teachers but I got spoiled too! I love my students and hallway buddies! It was such a fun week getting spoiled! So many notes, treats, gifs, and lunches through out the wk! Totally felt all the love! I love working at the school! My job makes my heart so happy! 
Piper had her 2nd grade filed trip to the Discovery Museum! She had an ansolute blast!!! Then just some extra pics added to the collage of my bestie Jackie's grand baby Duke! Isn't he just adorable! We are all obsessed with him! He's just a little tank! lol So dang cute!
Mid wk fun for Penny!!! Volleyball play off game and choir concert were on the agenda for this wk! She has all the fun and I love it for her!! 
Cashy hanging with his bros! and Honz taking the bros out for dinner and yogurtland! Cash always golfing and playing ball and sometimes it lands back to back on the same day! hahaha Oh and my precious Ruby! 
Not 1 but 2 field trips for little Miss Piper in 1 wk!!! :) This field trip  was extra special because she got to go with Cash and me!!! Cash and Piper got to go to City Hall for Jr Lt House! and I was selected to be one of the chaperones! Wahooo! We had a blast!!! Best group of kids ever! Such leaders and examples! They represented our school perfectly! 
Such a great day with my babies! I loved being their chaperone! We had such a great day together! So proud of my Cashy and Piper and their hard work and dedication to Jr Lt House! 
Oh the wk is not done! haha Piper had gymnastics every day this wk to get her ready for cheer try outs for next year! She really wants to be on the schools comp team this coming year! So she has been working extremely hard on all her tumbling! Thanks to Coach Paige she was confident and ready for her try out! Wahoo! Coach Paige even surprised her with a "good luck duck", candy and the sweetest good luck card! Piper packed her "good luck duck" with her to school and to cheer try outs! So freakn cute and so amazing of Coach to be so thoughtful! It truly made my day and I know it made Piper's!!! Thank you for being the best Coach ever!
The weekend hits and this Cutie is hanging with the best baddie bf and amazing friend group! Lots of golf cart riding, hair cutting, swimming, movie watching and even making chocolate dipped strawberries for their mom's for mother's day! Love the fun things they do together! Always the best times! Penny and Baddie Owen also created the cutest Heart wall design out of polaroid pics of the two of them! All the fun times together in one giant heart on her wall! So adorable and so creative! I just love these two so much!
Love finding selfie treasures of my kids they take on my phone! haha This time it was Cashy! Also got to see my bff Mel at an incredible bridal shower she hosted! Piper taking a turn dipping the strawberries! Now that's a weekly re-cap in the books for May wk 2! lol Still more to come for this wk as well in the next 2 posts! lol