The Garden

Buying plants with us

Everything is planted

Sophie bought this special bird for her pot

Almost all of the strawberries came back this year

We decided to try something different and use trellises for our squash and cucumbers

Shark Teeth....Oh ah ah

We have been waiting and waiting for Luke's teeth to get loose.  I gave him 4 months and they weren't moving at all.  His permanent teeth were completely grown in so I took him to the dentist to get them removed.  He was freaking out so bad before we even got into the office and really bad on the chair.  He got laughing gas...but that wasn't enough to calm him down.  So the dentist had him close his eyes and talked to him the whole time while he gave him the shot.  Luke couldn't believe he didn't feel it at all.  The best part was when the doc said "hand me the needle nose pliers".  Ha.  But his teeth are out now.  First 2 teeth lost by force just before turning 9. :)

Todd's Birthday

The day started with pancakes and some serious bed head.

We had a big family dinner and strawberry shortcake for desert

And celebrated by going out to dinner and shopping at City Creek.  

I sure do love this guy.  He is so much fun and the best man around.  Happy Birthday Todd!

Mother's Day Program

Todd's Birthday Dinner

The guys in Jackson took Todd out for a birthday dinner.  A real southern dinner.  He said it was DELICIOUS and had tons of flavor.  I think it looks kinda gross.  

 

Claire Turns 7

This year was a no friend party year so Claire got to invite 2 friends to go get their nails done and out to eat.  We had some issues with scheduling so we ended up getting main/pedi's at 7:30 pm then going out for desert.  Claire loves being a princess and she had a blast.

She opened a few presents while we waited for our desert to come.  I love The Chocolate.  It's such a fun, fancy little shop so it was a perfect fit for her party. The girls all ordered cookies and a glass of milk.

They even put a candle in her cookie and we sang to her

It was a pretty late night and all the girls were exhausted by the time we got home.  But we drove up to the house we saw this crazy sign that Todd, the boys and the neighbors spray painted.  We loved it.

On Sunday we did our Schultz family party.  Every year we do a Cinco de Mayo party for her with a nacho bar and pinata - this year we got to include Clark in on the tradition. 

Then on Monday - her actual birthday we started the day with birthday pancakes.  She got to take Krispy Kreme donuts to her class and then we went out to eat as a family.  She chose The Golden Corral for her special dinner so I invited Timmy and Megan to join us.  Then she opened the rest of her presents.  She had such a fun birthday and it lasted all weekend long!

I love this beautiful girl so much.  It is crazy to me that she is already 7 and almost finished with first grade. She is growing up way too fast.  She loves Monster High and the Legend of Korra.  She cares about how her hair is fixed (always down straight and long) and what she's wearing.  She loves to sing and dance and is the pickiest eater around.  She is still very stubborn and loves to stay up late at night.  She is such a funny girl.  The other day I came out to the car and she was hanging out of the van door making crazy bird calls.  When I asked her what she was doing she said "I'm talking to that bird and asking him what his name is".  I asked if his name was Robin and she said "no I'm pretty sure he said it's just bird - I'm not that good at speaking bird but I'm pretty sure I know what he's saying".  Maybe being in the Portuguese immersion program isn't the best thing for her.  ha ha ha

St Charles Peeps

Laurel got married and instead of a traditional reception she threw an awesome party in the park.  I got to see so many of my friends from St. Charles.  These were the kids in my youth programs and high school.  The ones I went to seminary with, and young women's camp, youth conference and dances.  We were small in numbers but had some great times.   Laurel's dad was the bishop when I was a youth and he was there and came up to us and said how happy it made him to see us still friends and still in the church.  It really is amazing that you can go 20 years without seeing someone and you are still close and have tight bonds.  I love these people so much and they were great influences on my life. 

And we got to see Abe perform on stage with Jericho Road :)