The Debate is Over and the Winner is....

We Are Moving to New York!!

Preschool Graduation

Congratulations to our little graduates. After doing eight weeks of preschool together Stephen and Jack had a little graduation celebration. A couple of ladies and I got together and we all took turns teaching a preschool class in our homes. It was fun to watch how they both interacted with other kids in a school setting. It was also very nice to have a two hour break every week. We were going to continue doing it in the Fall but as mentioned in the post above we are headed to New York.

Thanks to Anna who made the graduation cap and certificates!!

The Great Debate...

Congratulations to my husband! He was just accepted to New York University for his Tax LLM. He was also accepted to Georgetown back in April, so . . . now we have a decision to make. We either stay in D.C. to go to Georgetown or move to the big city and go to NYU. I have never been to New York so it would be a very exciting adventure but on the other hand we love where we live and our friends here (especially our ward) and it would be hard to leave. Just last night I said that we should pray about it and fittingly today's lesson in church was on prayer. So we shall see...

Georgetown



NYU

I CAN SURF!!

For our Memorial Day weekend we were invited to rent a beach house with some friends and just enjoy a few days near Outer Banks, North Carolina. I loved every minute of it. The house was nice and so was the company!! The best part of it all was that our friends taught us how to surf. I love it and I actually got up a few times. Stephen loved the beach which suprised me a little since the last time we went to a beach he would not go near the water. Jack on the other hand was terrified of the waves. For some reason he thought the waves were going to take his beach toys away. He did have fun in the sand though. We found a lot of sea creatures like crabs and jelly fish (Our friend actually got stung by a jelly fish) and Matt claims to have seen dolphins. It was definately a trip that we will make again!!

I still need to post pictures of Jack in the sand I just noticed he is not in any of the photos!!

My Bragging Moment

So I am planning on making my sisters wedding cake with fondant (which I have never previously used before) and decided that I might want to practice. So with some very good advice from friends and a recipe found online I made my own fondant, colored it, and decorated my very first layered fondant cake!! And the results were...

Our SUPERSTAR!!

This year Stephen is old enough to start a form of T-Ball, which is called blastball, and he loves it. There is only one base that they run to and in the base there is a horn so Stephen makes sure he jumps on that base as hard as he can. If you make it to the base before the other team gets the ball and yells blast then your team gets a point. (Even though they don't keep score)

Stephens team is the Dodgers and he tells me that he wants to be the pitcher because it is his favorite position. He also constantly reminds me that when batting you keep your elbow up and eye on the ball. He is ready for the Majors!!

Field Trip!

While Matt's parents were in town we decided to take a day trip to Williamsburg. It was fun to walk the town and see all of the old buildings and churches. The boys liked the horses, frogs, and rabbits we found along the way more than any thing else. (imagine that) It was all really pretty and fun. We also got to watch a re-enactment where soilders marched and fired the old bayonets and cannons. Below is the Govenor's House and then the Courthouse.

For the trip we rented a van because we could not all fit in our Camry. I have never before had the desire to own a van until I rode in our rental. There is so much space!! I could actually see the appeal in getting a van. I probably also had a more favorable opinion about getting a van after trying to fit the in-laws and us in our Camry which meant me riding on the floor behind the passenger seat while being accidently kicked in the face by one of the kids. But overall it was really fun having family in town and they are welcomed back anytime...

Below is just a picture of a van (similiar to the one we rented) that to me is a symbol of maturity.

I must be growing up!