Brandon, you are awesome! You are always such a big help. I really appreciate it when you offer to help of your own free will (which you do often). I think it is such a great quality to be aware of those around you and want to help/serve them. I also think you have a great worth ethic and are a hard worker. You are so fun to be around! You are an amazing brother and son! You make our family complete. I hope you know how wonderful we all think you are!!!!! We love you!!!
And speaking of Brandon.... he made me a really cool Mother's Day gift. I love it, use it, and truly appreciate that he made it for me!!! (no it's not the candy! It's the wooden bowl with turquoise in it..... so cool)
For Mother's Day, I also received this from Kyle:
I Love You Mom, The Bluest
I love you the color of the wonderful blue sky that brings on the beautiful color of rain. I love you the color of the waving or calm sea, the color of blue eyes, with a piercing blue gaze. I love you the color of grass, the grass beneath my feet. The color of a tree leaf, that waves in the breeze. I love you the color of fire, that blazes anything it touches. I love you the color of the rainbow.
The blue, the red, the orange, the green, the yellow, the purple, all descirbe you. The orange color of a basketball, that has endurance to keep on doing what you do. The beautiful color of flowers, the wonderful daisies, that are as yellow as you. I Love You Mom, The Bluest.
This is so sweet to me. I truly love it.
And speaking of Kyle.... He won an award for being a Mathlete! He's way above his grade level in math and is doing awesome!
He is growing up so fast! He officially graduated from the 6th grade aka elementary school. It was a bitter sweet day - he was happy to move on, but oh so sad to be going to a different junior high than all of his friends (our neighborhood goes to a different JH). Bitter sweet for me too.... I'm not ready for him to grow up!
Here he is with his 6th grade teacher on graduation day.
And speaking of graduating.... Lily graduated from pre-school. She loved pre-school and had fabulous teachers that started her off on the right foot. She will be starting kindergarten in the fall and is so excited!!
Toby also graduated, although First graders don't get quite same hullabaloo as pre-k and 6th! But you gotta love his toothless grin!!! (speaking of toothless, it's been months since he lost those teeth and tooth fairy still hasn't come..... she's awful!!!)
Here he is with his first grade teacher.
The three older boys were able to attend youth conference together and had a great time!!! They spent time up in Park City and their theme was CTR, Choose the Rock. I know they did a fun 'Iron Rod' type experiment and really enjoyed it (while learning :)
While they were gone, Dave and I took the little ones to the CCCF (Children with Cancer Christmas Foundation) Summer Luau! They had yummy food and lots of fun games for the kids. It's always fun to see, and visit with our cancer family friends as well. 
Lily and Toby were also able to attend Camp Hobe up in Tooele at Camp Wapiti. Camp Hobe is a camp for Children with Cancer, and their siblings. Kids are elligable to attend camp for up to 3 years after treatment is complete, so Toby still has one more year. This camp was amazing! I want all of the kids to go next year... it's such a great experience for them! I also got to spend time with some other cancer moms (although I think it made me emotional!) and spend time with Vicky (a fellow cancer mom) and her family which was a lot of fun. I am so glad we were able to go.
Oh and this picture cracks me up!! Lily was dancing with a top hat and a cane and asked me to watch her..... she said "Mom, watch me!!! I'm a chippendale dancer!" Chip n Dale..... the chipmunks on Disney.... yeah, scared me too for a second haha
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but just in case: DJ managed to climb to great heights to get a hold of this corn starch aka baby powder. I found him atop of Lily's Dresser, having a wonderful time! When I walked in with the camera, he gave me a huge cheesy grin! What a proud moment! Then I used the vaccum to get the mess (including on him) cleaned up. I opted for the vaccum because he hates it, and I thought it would be a good deterant. haha
And this picture is PRICELESS!
I still have more to update on, but this post is already too long to keep anyone's interest :) I will update again, and try to stay ahead of the game!
