SCHOOLS OUT!!

We are SOOOO EXCITED to finally be done with school for the year! This is Rhett's preschool group. Yes, he is the only boy. We started with 2 boys, but the other one moved. He didn't seem to mind and had a great time with these 3 sweet little girls. Because it was a "Mommy Preschool" we had our turn one week every month to teach and he thought it was SO COOL to have them come to our house. I actually really liked doing preschool this way and he learned so much! He is definitely ready for Kindergarten in the Fall.
Dallin just finished 1st grade. His favorite day was the one where his teacher announced to the whole class that he had the best handwriting and so he didn't have to do the handwriting assignment that day and got to do something fun instead while the rest of the class did their work. He is a smart little dude. These skittles he won at the awards assembly....his certificate was sent home the day before.

Oakley just finished 4th grade and has had a great year. She got straight A's as always and we are so proud of her. Her teacher commented several times as to what a joy it was to have Oakley in her class. She was amazed at how well she juggles school and diabetes. We are always amazed by this sweet little girl!

With the end of the school year comes the end of babysitting our baby Jade. Jade's mom works at a school so she has summers off. We are going to miss her like crazy. Just look how much she has grown and changed over the 7 months we have had her.
When I told Rhett we were going to be finished babysitting her he cried and I got alot of "it's not fair!"

Also with the end of school this year came Memorial Day. We always try to take our kids to the cemeteries to understand why we celebrate Memorial Day. This year we made a trip on Sunday to Wilford - where we happened to run into Ryan's Romrell grandparents and then up to Ashton to see the new headstone on Ryan's grandma Hawkins grave. On Monday I took my kids with a few of their cousins to the cemetery in Idaho Falls. We always go with my parents and grandparents. I LOVE hearing all the stories they tell my kids about those we are there to see.
We also every Memorial Day attend the Annual Jacobson Picnic. It is a HUGE event now that there are so many of us. It is always SO FUN to see my cousins and their kids. My sweet aunt always has such fun games planned for the kids. This is their relay races. She had fruit and veggie teams. This was the oranges team, there was also a green beans team and a blueberries and cherries team. She had some really fun "minute to win it" games for the adults to play too.

So far we have had a GREAT first week with NO SCHOOL and we are looking forward to a summer full of fun!!