Gavins Memorable Memorial Day

Today we went to the river. A tornado hit there a week or ago and several trees were blown down and Allen went to cut them up. The boys were exploring the river and found a crawdad. Gavin bent over to look at it at the same time Colton threw a rock in. Well.....Colton hit him in the back of the head.

Gavin had about an inch cut in the back of his head. I think he was crying the most because he was afraid he was going to have stitches.

Memorial Day

Today we went to Weston's Grave. It is the first time we have seen it completely finished with his picture. I was so pleased with how it turned out. I was feeling bad that I had not gotten anything to put on his headstone. I was telling Allen about it and he had already taken care of it. He had gone around our yard and had picked several flowers. Weston LOVED our flowers and was always picking them. Allen said he thought it would be more special if we picked our own flowers. I was so glad he thought of it. Gavin and Makenna enjoyed placing the flowers and decorating his headstone.

Gavin Turns 6

OKAY...So he turned Six 3 weeks ago, and I am a little bit slow at getting this blog updated....But Better Late Than Never...My Life's Slogan :)
When I asked Gavin what kind of cake he wanted he said, "Mom, I really don't like cake. I want doughnuts instead" .... So we made a doughnut cake!

Picking Flowers for Mom

Since the first Daffodil bloomed, Makenna has been fascinated with picking them! I was going to tell her to quit picking them but I can't resist the look on her face when she brings them to me. So we taught her to pick them with stems instead of just the heads so that we can put them in water. My table always has a beautiful vase of freshly picked daffodils by Makenna. She spends alot of time picking just the right ones. Here are a few pictures that I snapped of the process.

Westons Headstone

We finally got Westons headstone. I don't know why but it was one of the hardest things for us to get done. It seems to be the final thing and we just wanted it perfect. We ordered it before Christmas and never heard from the company. I was getting ready to call them when one of our nieces was at the cemetery and called to tell us it was already in place. They haven't put his picture it yet. I guess that takes awhile to get done. But there will be a tile with his pictures on it in the corner above the giraffe.

Lakeland Homecoming

Austin was the Freshman Candidate for Lakelands Homecoming. I spent HOURS looking for a nice outfit for him to wear. On my way home from Springfield I called Austin to tell him that I got him something and he said, "Mom I just wear my uniform" I could have killed him! He still looked good :) The principal asked if Gavin could be the crown bearer. He was not too excited about it. I told him the principal called and asked if he would do it and Gavin just said, Why would I want to do that. I talked it up and told him that he was picked out of the whole kindergarten. He just shrugged his shoulders and said, "So". I still made him do it because I had already told the principal he would. He did great and looked so cute, except when he started rolling his eyes because it was taking so long!

Caiden 7th Grade Basketball

Basketball is Caidens favorite sport. He likes to play them ALL but this is his favorite. I think he is a pretty good player and you can tell he LOVES it. He is going to a BYU Basketball camp this summer and is pretty excited.

Austin Basketball Freshman

Austin is really enjoying playing on the High School Jr. Varsity Basketball team. He has grown quite tall and is getting good at being aggressive under the basket. We played Morrisville a week or so ago. We missed seeing Spencer on the team. It would have been fun to see them play each other.