Noel's Preschool Graduation

Since Morgan graduated he's been able to spend some good quality time with the kids. They sure love spending time with their daddy.

 It had been a while since Morgan and I had been able to do Parent/Child Dates with the kiddos so last weekend Noel and I went on a mommy/daughter date and Morgan and Sam went on a father/son date. Noel chose to go to the donut shop and Sam chose to go on a hike.

 Last Monday we went to the Payson Temple open house. We all enjoyed the tour and the beauty within the temple walls and the peace that we can feel there, always. 

 Noel had her last Preschool field trip this last week. We went to Two Jack's pizza where they learned how pizza is made and they all got to eat a slice:)

 Noel and Sam with Noel's classmates.

 Our cheese ball.

 This last Friday Noel graduated from preschool and the morning of, Noel and Sam helped me make a graduation cake for Noel 

 Noel was so cute a week or so prior to her graduation, she asked if she could invite someone to her graduation and I said "Of course! Who do you want to invite?"After a short while of thinking, she said "Mikey!" So Mikey came up from Salt Lake for her graduation, fighting Memorial Day weekend and Friday evening traffic to be there to support Noel during this exciting time. This is her excited face that we texted to Mikey that day. 

 This is Sam's "excited" face, more like his normal picture face:) He's such a clown.

 Noel wanted Texas Roadhouse for dinner so Mikey met up with us there and we all enjoyed some delicious food and giggles and converstation.

Noel's Preschool Graduation. 

It was so fun to see Noel with her friends and see how much she has learned and grown in the past year. She is such a joy and has a great zest for life. We are so proud of her and are grateful that she is happy and healthy and that she loved preschool and loves to learn.  

 Mikey and silly Sam.

 Noel's class had a couple different dances that they performed. Oh. My. Word. She was so fun to watch. She is SUCH A GOOD DANCER!  

 Shaking her hips.

 She had a cute little part in a song they were all singing. She did so well!

 Noel getting her diploma with her wonderful and amazing teacher Miss Heather. 

 One last dance to celebrate their graduation from Preschool.

 Hugs all around!

 Noel with her friend Paige from our ward and from class.

 Here's a little display that her teacher had for each of the students. Her teacher wrote down what each of the students wanted to be when they grew up and put it on their picture (see the pic below). Noel, when asked by her teacher, what she wanted to be when she grew up, she said "a mommy":-) She makes me so happy.

 Noel and Miss Heather.

 Sam goofing off and running around after the graduation.

Afterwards we went home and had cake and ice cream. We are so proud of Noel and so grateful for both of our kids and the joy they bring into our lives.

Graduation

Well, it's been a very eventful month and a half since I've updated last. Many things have happened and time is FLYING! 

 Morgan's final last two weeks of the Master's Program at BYU were a little stressful but he/we survived and he finished amazingly strong and did so well in all of his classes. The kids and I attended a group presentation that he did for one of his classes. He did a great job and it was awesome to see him in his element. Here's a picture of him and his two buddies that he did the presentation with and also has created an LLC with because of the potential their project has (it's a project management software that they created which has quite the potential to take off and bring in additional income in the future.)

 There was a party that we went to on BYU campus that the graduates and their friends/families were invited to attend, with free food and games and prizes. 

 Here is a pic of the kids in one of the games! Hehe. It makes me giggle a little.

 We had snow in April after a very warm week! It was so random, but much needed. Chris was so sweet to pull Sam around with Ty on a sled in the backyard.

 Then once again, the sun came out and we've gone to the park here and there.

 The kiddos are generally getting along still. They are starting to quarrel a little more but they are still best buddies. I sure love them.

 Sometimes in the mornings I come out to find them like this.

 The big day came and went so fast. I am so proud of Morgan. He has worked SO hard to get here! These are pics from commencement day.

Mmmmhmmm. So foxy...

 Just after commencement.

 Then we celebrated that night with some Monopoly with Morgan's parents. It was a blast. And Morgan actually won;)

The next day was Convocation. Morgan is amongst his fellow Master Graduates from his program. It was fun that we all saw each other at the same time. I love this picture. It makes me so proud:)

 He's approaching the stand.

 There he is!

 I was able to meet him down on the floor after he walked across the stage (thanks Mikey for taking this picture and others). I gave him a big smooch with tear filled eyes. I'm so in love with this man and so grateful for his hard work for providing for our family. He is THE man. He is MY man, forever:)

 Morgan gave his mom a Gratitude Shawl. Big hug to follow:)

 This picture of him and his Dad says a lot. I love it. So grateful for all of the support we had from each of our parents and all other family members. 

 Morgan's Nanna and Pappa came all the way out here for Morgan's graduation as well. His Pappa was unable to attend the Convocation but his Nanna was. I love this picture. We are so grateful for the sacrifices that were made to be with us on this special weekend:)

 Morgan, his parents and his Nanna. 

 There was a major downpour after we took pictures with Morgan's parents (Morgan and I were soaked!) but that is something we will never forget. Ironically, our wedding day was the same way.

 My parents and Mikey also made sacrifices to be here with us. Thank you so much for being there with us!

 The day after Morgan graduated, with his gift money, he bought himself his very own bbq. As you can see he was excited:)

 The day of Morgan's graduation we went under contract with a home in Spanish Fork. We are so very excited to have our first home. It's beautiful! I will definitely share a lot more pics when we move in in a couple weeks:)

 We were treated to Tucano's to celebrate Morgan's hard work. It was yummy. I had a little buddy in my coat.

 The employees of Tucano's came and sang to Morgan and gave him a tambourine to dance along and he did an amazing tushy shaking dance for all of us.

 And then it was all over. It was an amazing weekend and we were so grateful for all of the support that we've had through these last 7 1/2 years of being married, and for those that were able to come and be with us during this exciting time.

Here's a cute pic on the kiddos before church after everyone left.

 Noel recently had a field trip to Farm Country at Thanksgiving Point.

 Noel and her friend Evelyn from class.

 Tractor ride.

 Then her class had a picnic.

 Her teacher Miss Heather and Noel's preschool class.

 We recently watched Ty and Libby. Morgan brought home some sparklers for them all to play with.

 Our lil' sweet Noel.

 You gotta love Sam's faces.

 So because we will be moving soon, I've been buying and selling stuff like crazy. One of those things which I sold was our table and chairs (we want to get something a little nicer and something that would fit our new dining area, a little better). So this is our table and chairs for now.

Sam's drawings are definitely coming along. This last sunday was the first time he actually drew a person.

 We went on a walk this week. Noel likes to take her baby stroller and her "baby" (a stuffed lamb named "Lammy", that Nanna gave her a few years ago:))

 Sam usually sleeps with blankets piled on his face. He's so silly, even when he is sleeping.

 So a couple of days ago, Morgan's car wouldn't start and we thought it was going to be gone forever and that this was the last we'd ever see of it. We prayed and prayed that it wouldn't be anything major because we are about to buy a house for goodness sakes, and we got a call yesterday that all it needed was a $10 part. Wow, we have been so blessed!

 We've had some sunny warm days and have had some fun with water outside. 

Well that's it folks. I usually get around to updating every month or so, so next time we will be in our first home! We are so stinkin' excited!!