Gracie @ Movies in the Park
** Rare Moment Alert!** Mason and Kaylee snuggling watching a movie together.
We've been busy the last month and there's no end in sight until SUMMER! Kaylee was a "background tree" :) in the first grade play last night. We all had such a great time! It was too cute. But, naturally my camera went kaput right when we got there. Papa Larry got some pictures and I took some w/ my phone so, I'll try and get them up soon! She was soooo excited and had such fun!! Kaylee stays busy every night practicing her spelling words and reading her practice books to me. She has struggled a lot with reading this year. Thank goodness for her teacher, Mrs.Lawrence, who knowing that Mason is dyslexic really pushed for Kaylee to be tested this year so hopefully she can get in the program at the beginning of next school year! The State has A LOT more red tape to go through now compared to just a few years ago when Mason was tested. I go in for a meeting w/ the principal next week to discuss the results of the tests.
Mason has been busy with scouts, choir and the school musical. The choir meets after school but, they get to go to Sandy Lake Park next week and miss a WHOLE day of school! He teases that the end of the year trip is the only reason he joined the choir. He also won a small role in the school musical. They will be doing High School Musical and he will be playing Jason. It's kinda neat because most of the "starring roles" are his friends from church and scouts. During school hours the last couple of weeks they have been testing Mason for the LEAP program. Which isn't exactly an advanced placement class you would take to get early credits for it's more of a advanced creative thinking class. We won't hear back on the results from those tests until next year though. :( All of that and he's been studying with the missionaries every week so he can get baptized at the end of the month! He's very excited and wrote the date on the calendar in huge letters!
During all this poor Gracie-Goo is just along for the ride for the most part. She delights us with her singing and dancing. ALL DAY LONG. She also has a laugh that makes you stop in your tracks and laugh with her! We work with her here and there with the letter and number flash cards. She loves to write her name and her siblings names.
We have made sometime for fun! Movies in the Park came back again this spring! The city in conjunction with a local church put on a FREE movie in the park twice in the spring and twice in the fall. They set up a HUGE movie screen on the football field at 5 star park, and give out free popcorn, drinks, etc. It is soo fun! We always try to go early because we like to spread our blankets out right up front!! The movie doesn't start until the sun goes down so, all the kids are running around the field having a grand old time until the movie starts. It's just a really neat thing that kinda gathers the families in the community!Alright, that was a lot longer of a post than I had planned and I'm sleepy! I'll post more soon!!
Gracie @ Movies in the Park
** Rare Moment Alert!**
Aunt Sarah watched the kids for me while Papa Larry was sick. She took them to Fry's and they found the Guitar Hero Band game! Ha ! The Graham Family Band! Mason on guitar Kaylee on the mic and Gracie on drums! Hee-hee !
This is an old pic of the kids from the zoo last summer! It was sooo HOT!!
We probably spent the most time with Byron the Lion. We were sad to hear that he passed away last week. We have seen him every year since Mason was little. We will miss his big yawns,the funny snorting noises he made while itching his back on the fence, and his huge ROARS!! He will be missed!
