{May 2016: Outdoor Family Fun, Last day of School, Celebrations, Parties}

“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that 

knows poems by heart." ― Rainer Maria Rilke

Baby D relaxing, reading his favorite book, "Llama, Llama Red Pajama", in his favorite hangout, our teepee.  Dandelions turned into wishing flowers.  Our Girls {R & K} watching the flock of geese, that we admired at the park.

The majestic, beautiful flock of geese, that we saw at the park.  Springtime flowers, growing out of our brick.  Baby Girl H, smiling adorably.

Little Man C and Baby Girl H, coloring in their coloring books.  Big Sister R, with her flowers, that she received at her dance competition.  Our family loves our new fabulous picnic table, that Daddy built for outdoor events & fun!  The Hive of Bees that visited our apple tree, for a few days.  Little Man C, with his long worm, that he found in the dirt.  Baby Girl H and Little Man C, finding snails in the irrigation stream.  

Baby Girl H and Little Man C, snuggling with Mama.  Little Miss K, dribbling down the field in her soccer game {E & R also played soccer}.  Baby D, Little Man C, and Sisters R & K, visiting the neighbor dog, Dewey.  Big Brother E, Big Sister R, and Little Miss K, with their teachers in the last week of school.  Summer has begun! :)

I will post links to other events that happened this month, after I post them on 

my photography blog:

{School Carnival}

{Cinco De Mayo}
{E's Karate Class}
{May the 4th Be With You}
{Mother's Day}
{R's Teen Beach 10th Birthday}

   

{May 2015: Cinco De Mayo, Flowers, Harry Potter, Mother's Day, Science Fair}

Baby H getting a ride on Daddy's shoulders.  Our Three Girls, helping plant our Beautiful, Colorful, Spring Flower Garden.  We Love our Helpful Kids!

 We finished reading the "Harry Potter" series as a family, and watched the last movie together.  We love these books.  So profound.  So imaginative. We put the littles to bed half-way through the movie, and they fell asleep.   

 Celebrating Cinco De Mayo as a family.  We love partying and celebrating whenever we get a chance.  Plus we love any excuse to eat Mexican Food.  Little Miss R, made this awesome Cinco De Mayo Cake; all by herself! :)

Our sweet little Baby H.  We all love her.

Fun Rides with Daddy.  Looking at the pretty flowers.  Hanging out with Baby D.

Sleepy Baby D.  Doggy little man C.  Happy little miss H.

Celebrating Mother's Day 2015: my sweet family brought me a delicious breakfast in bed, made me a special lunch & dinner, brought me my favorite two kinds of flowers {roses & lilies}, gave me presents & cards, and made me a cake.  I felt very appreciated, loved and spoiled.  xoxo

 Little Man E entered the 4th Grade Science Fair, "Dissolving Sugar at Different Heats".  It was fun to go support our sweet little guy at his school. #babywearing

 

{Family Fun, Mother's Day, R's Baptism, Talks, School: May 2014}

In the month of May, with our Family, there were a lot of awesome things happening.  We went to the Family BBQ {Picnic}, at Mark and the Kid's School, we Celebrated Cinco De Mayo, by eating Yummy Mexican food.  Our son E, was Principal's Pride in his class {Student of the Month}.  We were so proud of him!  Our daughter K gave a talk in Primary, on Easter Sunday {April 20th}   K's "Easter Talk":  {K did a Wonderful Job!}

"Jesus Has Risen.  Jesus Our Brother.  Jesus Our Friend.  Joy Fills Our Hearts.  He Lives Again. "The fundamental principles of our religion are the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, concerning Jesus Christ, that He died, was buried, and rose again the third day, and ascended into heaven..." (Joseph Smith Teachings) I am thankful that Jesus was resurrected, so I can be resurrected too someday, and be with my family forever.  In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen."

Our son E, also gave a talk in Primary "God Speaks Through Prophets" E's Talk:  {E did a Wonderful job!} "There are many ways that Heavenly Father can talk to you. He can speak to you through the Holy Ghost. He can speak to you through the scriptures. One very important way that Heavenly Father talks to His children is through His living prophets. When the prophet speaks, he tells us things that Heavenly Father wants us to know.
In the Book of Mormon the people of King Noah were very wicked. Heavenly Father sent His prophet Abinadi to preach to them.  Alma, one of the priests, believed Abinadi’s words and learned the way to obtain God’s promised blessings.
In the Bible we read of God’s promises to the children of Israel. Through Moses, His prophet, the Lord delivered them from Egypt. Moses taught the children of Israel the way to obtain God’s promises and blessings.
There was not a prophet on the earth when Joseph Smith prayed to find out which church to join. He became God’s prophet and restored the true Church of Jesus Christ. Joseph Smith taught the people what they needed to do to obtain God’s promises and blessings.
 If you knew that Jesus Christ was coming to speak to you, would you take time out from your playing to go and listen to
Him? Each April and October, the prophet and other General Authorities speak to us in special meetings called general conference. They tell us the things the Savior would tell us if He were here. Their words are like the scriptures and will guide us in our lives.
Today PresidentThomas S. Monson tells us what God wants us to know and do. When we listen to general conference, it is as if God Himself is speaking to us. We can learn the way to obtain God’s promised blessings when we listen to our prophet.
Our prophet loves us just as the Savior loves us. If we do the things he teaches, we can be happier in this life. We can learn how to live again with Father in Heaven and the Savior, Jesus Christ. It is wonderful to know that through our prophet, the Savior is speaking to each of us!  In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen"
Sources:
Elizabeth Ricks, “Sharing Time: I Will Follow the Prophet Today,” Friend, Oct 2006, 14–16
Diane S. Nichols, “Sharing Time: Listen to a Prophet’s Voice!,” Friend, Apr 2001, 13

We celebrated Mother's Day.  The Kids and Mark spoiled me, with Breakfast in Bed, a Wonderful Lunch and Dinner, Flowers, and Special handmade gifts from the Kiddos.  We also called and sent cards to our Mothers.  It was a great day!

Our Daughter R had her Baptism in the month of May.  We were so proud of her.  I did a Photo Shoot of her in her Baptism dress, {that my Mom made for her--it's so beautiful!}  To view more of her Session, click here.  

Our Daughter R, had her Baptism, up in Oregon, with her Best Friend, L.  They had a wonderful experience together.  They sang "When I am Baptized" together, and they also sang "I am a Child of God" with their siblings {they have siblings who are all the same ages as our first 4 kids, and they are all best friends}.  I also played the descant on my violin, for that one too.

It was so fun to have a combined Baptism, with our great friends, the Smith family.  The program was all done by both of our families.  Mark's Dad {R's grandpa} gave the talk on The Holy Ghost, and Nette's Mom {L's grandma} gave the talk on Baptism.  Both R and L's Dad's Baptized them.  It was a Beautiful Baptismal service.  Mark confirmed R.  It was such a wonderful day!

 We went back to Mark's parent's home, with both sides of our family, and took some lovely pictures {thanks Riana!} with our family.

Our Daughter R, with her Grandparents, Parents, and Siblings.

R and L had such an Amazing Baptism day!  R with her Cousins, at her Baptism Luncheon.

Our Kids had such a Blast playing with Cousins from both sides of our Family.  It was a wonderful Baptism day!  We all had a great time spending time together.  We are so glad that so many of our Family and Friends could be there for R's special day!{Thanks to my awesome sister, Angela for taking care of our sick Baby H {without being asked!}, during the Baptism!}