a little pic from a couple of years ago.....ahhh da beach!
Today is the last day of school (hold applause)!!!! I dont know how I feel about it (Bad Mom)!!!
My kids love school and I love that they love school, because I love them to love school. It creates schedule and a little bit of order in my insane life. Its not bad to want that.
Ok, so Ive had a little anxiety about the whole thing, what am I going to do with them? They get tired of the pool after 3 weeks, everyday is party central with 50, 000 kids in my back yard, the house goes to pot, they eat more, they whine more, they dont want to come the gym *big problem because I teach* ugh, just thinking about it makes me wanna sit in the corner with my thumb in my mouth - back and forth, back and forth - hee hee!
SO the positive person inside of me is thinking.....
1. It'll be fun not to have to rush out the door everymorning, with Jacob stressing out because we are late (didn't he get the memo that were always late)
2. I can actually spend time with the little darlings....no sarcasm, they are little! ...ok and darling.
3. We can go to the YMCA to change things up a bit.
4. Pool parties / playdates are rotating things, so they can go to other peoples houses also...breathe!
5. We are all SUPER excited for family reunions at the end of July into August. Devines here in Vegas, Bainbridge in Florida.
6. Oh, free movies at the theatre - although I think my kids might be getting over that now :(
7. Last but not least - GIRLS CAMP will kill a week and might kill me?
So there you have it, it's going to be GREAT!!!!
You should read
THIS blog by my hilarious friend Denae and if all else fails, head to Walmart for Benadryl, Darts and a Happy Meal.
p.s. I'm sooooo far behind with my blogging posts, so much to share......coming soon!
Kami graduated kindergarten this year. They did the CUTEST little play EVER. Kami was the "CAT". Nana came with cousins Tyrone and Niamh. Ryan was so sweet and brought Laes for Kami and her teacher (his old teacher) Mrs Gehring. 
Our ward challenge this month is to "touch the temple." I think the idea came from the youth TREK TO THE TEMPLE. After our 20 mile walk, the temple president challenged the youth to go up and actually, physically touch the temple, but more importantly to let the temple touch them in their lives.
The newest addition to our growing family - ISLA MAEVE ABBOTT. She is so precious and beautiful and I satisfy my maternal needs whenever I get to hold her. This is Mandys fourth baby, bring on the meds....just kidding! Mandy is so calm and organized, she is a wonderful Mom. Isla is a very calm and peaceful baby. She always looks like she wants to say something or is in deep thought, with the best expressions!
Our dear, beautiful friend MaKenzie Hanover passed away on Memorial Day (May 30th) after a year long battle with brain cancer. We will miss her but her passing strengthened our beliefs in life after death and knowing that she has gone on to do work on the other side. We had some good conversations with the children about life and death. Jacob said the morning after we found out MaKenzie was gone, "its just weird that someone is here and then gone." The sadness that we feel for the loss of our loved ones is human and real but the knowledge that their spirit continues to live is extremely comforting and gives hope to those of us left behind.
We took this picture the last time we got to visit with MaKenzie. Our kids really loved her, as I did. I'm so glad we have this picture to remember how great it always was to be around MaKenzie. The picture below is from YW camp two years ago of MaKenzie and her friend McKenna, both girls used to babysit our kids.
a little pic from a couple of years ago.....ahhh da beach!
