Kindergarten Graduation

GRACE GRADUATES KINDERGARTEN!!!

On Monday May 24th, our big girl Grace graduated kindergarten. She has had such a big year! She spent the first 7 months of school in Fort Worth, Texas in the dual language program. There she learned half of the day in english and the other half of the day in a spanish immersion program. She excelled greatly in all areas of school work and loved every minute of it. In April we moved to Bentonville, Arkansas and Grace started a new school. Not long after she started it became clear that she was leaps and bounds ahead of the other kids in her class and she received an outstanding student award for her behavior and academics. Grace is such a special little girl. We are so proud of her, and love her to pieces!

Pictures of the Kids

We thought it would be nice to post updated pictures of the kids. Here are few pictures of the kids right before Church. They sure grow fast.





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Funny Things Kids Say

The last few days it has been raining and thundering here in Bentonville. It has been so wet that we have puddles and puddles in our yard. During the rain storm we had some serious thunder storms during that time. During the storms Mathew came into his mommy and told her that thunderstorms and rain where trying to break the house, as he hid under the covers.

Riley is working on walking on her own at this point. Everyday she stands up in the middle room and just stands there. She gets very exicted and starts clapping and smiling and all of sudden that excitment causes her to fall down again. The last couple of days she has started taking one step by herself without holding onto something, and today she took two steps with the same foot. She is really wants to walk, as she realizes that to keep up with her big sister and brother she needs to walk so she is putting all her effort into walking.

Our Move to Arkansas

Well, we have been in Arkansas for a whole month now and so far love it. The rolling hills and green trees make for a beautiful town! We are slowly settling into our home and getting acquainted with the new ward. We have only had one hiccup so far and that was the very first day Grace rode the bus to school. At the appointed time I went to the bus stop to pick Grace up from school only to be met with an empty school bus and a confused bus driver. The driver said to me "She got off the bus at another stop with a few other kids, but I'm not sure which stop." My heart stopped beating. After standing there speechless the bus driver decides to call and ask for permission to retrace her route to find which stop Grace got off at. Thankfully, a concerned parent noticed that she was lost and called the transportation office and notified them of her whereabouts. That was by far the scariest day of my life, but I am so thankful for the observant father who noticed my wandering, crying daughter and helped her. So far that has been our only "problem". On the funny front, however, Mathew has proved to be a great source of laughter! One afternoon I opened the back door and Mathew stepped out with me. There was a bird on our patio, so Mathew took a step toward it and GROWLED at the top of his lungs! It was hilarious! He still continues to do this when he sees a bird. I'm not sure why, but it always makes me laugh to watch him get in his growling position and then let it rip! He is such a funny little man!!! We know that Arkansas has lot's of adventures in store for us and are happy and thankful to be here!