Life has been CRAZY!

I have so much to post about.

I'll try not to go overboard or bore you.

Since my last post:

My firstborn turned 6 years old.

Seriously, where does the time go?

He got a new bike for his birthday, and we told him that it didn't come with training wheels. It took a little help, but he was riding on two wheels in no time. Now he's zipping through the streets (really just our backyard) like a banshee! He also chose an annual zoo pass, instead of a party, so here he is on the carousel at the zoo!
The day after Izac's birthday, my Grandpa Smith's health took a bad turn. He ended up passing away a day later. It was bittersweet. He died very peacefully, with all his kids and some grand kids present. He opened his eyes and smiled as he took his last breath. It's good he didn't have to be alone too long, and got to meet my Grandma so soon after her passing. However, like Grandma he was young, and passed away two weeks before his 74th birthday. I didn't have to speak at his funeral, which was a relief. I did however go with my dad to the mortuary to set up all the arrangements and pick out a casket, which was a new, and meaningful, somber experience. He will be missed. I feel that I bonded with him (although I've always loved him) while we sat in the hospital day after day with Grandma. I loved to tease him and make him laugh after she passed. I was always happy when I could make him laugh and smile. I also loved to call him "handsome young man". I will miss him, until I meet him again, at Jesus' feet!

Izac finished kindergarten, June 2nd, and even graduated to 1st grade. He had a fabulous teacher, Mrs. Hawkins, who he loved! A few weeks before school ended the kindergarten put on a play called "The Three Piggy Opera". Izac was cast as the brick peddler and had a small solo, which he practiced diligently and performed very well!!! Through kindergarten I met some of the greatest friends. I met a group of moms, who get together for lunch, and play dates. These are some amazing women, who teach me alot, and love me for who I am. They are so kind and thoughtful. I hope these relationships endure! Here's to you Maria, Melanie, and Jessica!

A couple days after school ended, I took the boys and went to St. George, to my parent's house, for 10 days. It was a great trip! We woke up everyday and went swimming, played with cousins, saw my Grandma and Grandpa, got frozen yogurt, went shopping, teased my little sister and her new boyfriend. We also had a memorial, open house, for my G&G Smith, for all their friends and neighbors in St. George. It was a fun and relaxed trip, and thankfully not too hot YET! One of the reasons we went, and left Justin, is that we got new windows in our whole house. So I came home to them all done and the mess cleaned up. They look so good and make such a difference. We had single paned, aluminum windows before, which were almost like not having any windows. The only thing they kept out was wind and bugs. I hope they make a big difference in our power/gas bills too. I feel so lucky to be able to make improvements to a home that we hope to live in for a long time.

That's the excitement that's gone on i our lives the last little while. I hope to be a better blogger in the future.

(P.S. I got a big girl phone (blackberry) just before I went to St. George, so it's easier for me to keep up with things now!)