May Nuts and Bolts

It's been a while...time to do some catching up!  Here is a recap of our month of May, courtesy of our family newsletter, the Nuts and Bolts:

Here are our happenings for May:


• We enjoyed all the rain…and snow the month brought. I think Utah will again just skip spring and move from winter to summer. Our neighborhood is right next to Hobble Creek, so there were a few days where we worried. So far, so good.

• Kadence graduated from preschool and had her kindergarten check-up (much to her chagrin…shots are not her favorite). Her teacher gave us a great progress report and told us she was a joy. Kadence already misses it!

• Tayah also finished up her preschool and looks forward to her class next year. She done better with her fits, but when she has them…wow!

• The girls and I enjoyed an outing to see Suessical the Musical at BYU. Two songs in, Tayah asked, “Is it done yet?!”

• We enjoyed Elayna and Aubrey’s ballet recital. Two numbers in, Tayah asked, “Is it done yet?!” Gotta love it.

• Elizabeth’s finger is doing well, so no more PT appointments.

• Elizabeth and I enjoyed attending BYU’s President’s Dinner where two Apostles Elder Nelson and Elder Ballard. It was wonderful seeing Grandpa and Grandma Smith there.

• Stockton is adding “words” to his vocabulary: baby, bird, dog, cookie, dip (he loves dipping his food in most anything). Such a great baby. He still naps really well and goes down like a charm every night.

• We also enjoyed doing sealings as a ward assignment, followed by dinner out. We look forward to our dates sans the little ones!

• Church activities: seminary graduation, a Young Men’s leaders’ dinner, ward baptisms, a fireside and fifth Sunday about “the Basics” (a theme we’re focusing on as a ward), basketball each week with the ward, starting a Book of Mormon challenge with our youth (to read it by the end of the summer), flag fundraising for our scouts,

• Elizabeth had a good Mother’s Day (hopefully) with some nice gifts and a family dinner out.

• The Jazz moved up to #3 and #12 in the Draft and who knows, next month’s entry may be talking about the newest Jazzman…Jimmer Fredette!

• The brothers took Sarah out for dinner and to a Utah Symphony concert for a delayed Mother’s Day gift.

• We had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. We took the kids (Sarah came with too) to the Gateway Discover museum, to the cemetery to visit my grandparents, IKEA, and dinner out.