Happy #5

5 Months
5 Years

Sami is a ......

Ballet Dancing

Song Singing

Dick and Jane Reading

Superior Swimming

School Learning

Fruit Eating

Meat Devouring

Pretend Mom Playing

Little Miss Attitude Giving

Sparkly Shoe Wearing

Secret Note Making

Coloring Fanatic

Jewelry Loving

Spit Fire of a Little Girl!

Happy 5th Birthday Sami

We Love You!

Happy Birthday!

Matt is a .........

Food Network Junkie

Outdoor Enthusiast

Kitchen Store Peruser

Danielle Loving

Kid Wrestler

Cooking Genius

Tooth Fixing

Western Movie Watcher

Positive Thinker

Crooked Smiler

Drudge Report Reader

Faithful Follower

Amazing Father

Perfect Catch

Happy Birthday!

We love you!

St. George

Last weekend we took a quick weekend trip to St. George with Jason, Suzanne and Teaghan Vaira. We had a great time hanging out, swimming, eating at the Pizza Factory and shopping. We happened to be there the same time that the Ironman was happening. We hung out at the bike to run change station for a while. It was exciting to watch the athletes and admire their strength and endurance.

It was great to be able to spend some time with the Vairas. After graduation who knows when the next time will be when we are able to get together again.

Pick on Austin Day

Austin (bless his heart) has a tendency to be a pest. Especially towards his little sister Sami. Sami and Austin have a hard time getting along. They are both very similar and think that they are always right and in charge. I have no idea where that ideology came from! Austin was on a bugging rampage and Matt had had enough. He decided that they next day would be "pick on Austin day." Sami and Matt devised a plan and as soon as Austin came home from school it was set into motion. A princess crown was made, dress up clothes picked out and things were set. Austin had to wear his punishment through dinner. He was less than thrilled! Hopefully he will realize that it is not always fun to be the object of teasing!

Awards

The boys received Academic Awards for their grades this past semester. Easton was beyond excited that he recieved all A's this time. He put forth a lot of effort and tried really hard, and it paid off. Austin did amazing as well and recieved all A's as well. They are both great boys and we are very proud of them. Way to go you two!

Last Day!

After four long years it is finally over. Matt had his last day at UNLV School of Dental Medicine. It's a little surreal to think that it's really over. For the last four years we have had people telling us what do and how to do it, now "real" life starts again. It has been an amazing journey to get where we are now; long, emotional, stressful and at times difficult. We never planned for our lives to take the path that it they did, but we made the best of it. Looking back though, I would not change anything. The lessons that we learned and the trials that we went through only made our family stronger. I am so proud of Matt and everything that he has accomplished. Now we just need to figure out the rest of our lives!

1st Day

Last Day!!

Worn Out!

What more can I say?