Gray's Present Time

After spending the day bowling, enjoying lunch and swimming we came home for a BBQ, cake and presents!  Gray could not wait!  Luke helped make the cake with a Mario hat on it.  He got a mario race track, mario kinex, and he got the new Minecraft for wii U.  We pre-ordered that and he should receive it June 17- he cannot wait!  Happy birthday our funny boy!  He has such a strong personality and opinion.  He loves to make us laugh and is such a blessing in our lives.

Gray's Birthday Bowl an Lunch at his FAVORITE place

Gray's birthday fell on Memorial Day this year and it also happened to be the first day without school!  It was a family year for celebrating and he decided he wanted to go to Jack and Jill bowling. It was so much fun!  Tag even participated and had a great time.  After bowling each of the kiddos got to spend some money in the arcade and win fun prizes.  It was great to watch them all have fun together.  After playing Gray chose Pizza Pie Cafe for lunch.  They brought him a cookie monster for his special day!  Thankfully he shared the deliciousness!  We spent the afternoon at Jamie and Mindi's for some birthday pool time!  A great way to celebrate our crazy Gray!

New Calling

On Friday and I met with a member of the stake presidency.  I went first and was asked about Joey and if there was anything in his conduct that I was concerned with.  He also asked me about our relationship and how we teach spirituality in our home.  Joey went in after me and then they called us in together.  They extended a calling for Joey to be the first counselor in the bishopric.  The new bishop is Eden Vera and the second counselor is Jim Alvord.  I just know that Joey will be such a blessing to the ward.  He has such a humble, amazing testimony.  People will be touched by the tender way he approaches the gospel.  I just know that he will be a wonderful leader of our ward.
*Notice the fresh face of the new member of the Bishopric.  I will miss the scruff!

Gray's last soccer game

Today was Gray's last soccer game of the season.  He did amazing!  He really is so aggressive on the field.  He has taken everything that his coach has taught him and applied it.  He is an amazing soccer player. Mimi came to watch him play and he scored a goal!  The thumbs up picture says it all!  So fun to watch him play!

True Friends

On the last day of school we made a plan to Aubrey come and hang out with Harlee.  She could not wait!  They have been friends for years.  And they are the type of friends that can go a while without seeing each other and things are exactly the same when they get back together.  She is my favorite friend of Harlee's.  We for sure need to get them together a ton over the summer!* I love this picture! They begged me to braid their hair together!  Such cute girls!

Last Day of School

Today was the last day of school!  I cannot believe how quickly the year went!  It was Luke's last day of elementary school.  I cannot believe he is moving onto junior high school!  It has been a great year for these kids.  They have learned so much and all appreciated their teachers.  All of the parents of the sixth graders waited outside the door to congratulate them.  They each received a candy lay and they were showered with silly spray.  We then made our way up to the corner for the annual Popsicle celebration!  I love these blessings of mine so much and I am so proud of them for completing another successful year!

Brennan's Graduation

Today was the day that the last Lovelace sibling graduated high school!  So proud of Brennan!  He is such a great kid and amazing brother.  He is getting ready to get his mission call and I know he will be such a great missionary!  Such a great day!

Dance Festival 2016

Every year I dread the dance festival just a little bit and my feeling were no different this year.  There are so many people and I struggle to keep the kids that are not involved sitting and behaving.  I came prepared with a baby bottle pop that Tag had been asking for and it was the best year by far!  Tag was on his best behavior, the weather was great, I sat by my good friend Cami and enjoyed the show!  Luke did a dance to Warriors by Imagine Dragons.  Harlee did a mix of popular songs.  One of the classes does this every year and the music is my favorite!  Nash did Bear Necessities.  He is the hardest to see.  He is in the safari hat!  Gray did the Gummy Bear song.  I was super impressed with all of their dancing skills!  So fun to watch them perform after working hard all spring to learn these dances.

Luke's last talk in primary

Today Luke gave his last talk in primary. He spoke on the Book of Mormon another testament of Jesus Christ. He did such an amazing job. He wrote his whole talk by himself. I am so proud of him. He is such a good kid and has a strong testimony of the gospel. Love this boy!-Seriously who takes pictures in church??

Gone too soon....

Those 3 nights passed way too quickly and Joey is leaving again for New Jersey :( I am not ready to face another crazy week without him, especially the last week of school! I am praying that the busyness will make the time pass quickly. So much better with him home! Cannot wait until Thursday night!

Harlee's Dance Competition

Today Harlee had her dance competition. They competed three numbers: two jazz: Centerfield and Mr. Zoot Suit and one hip hop: Space Jam! They did amazing! They were all so together and smiled big as they performed. They were awarded first place for all three numbers. They also won cutest costume for Centerfield and 5th overall for Mr. Zoot Suit. It was so fun to watch her perform! Great job Harlee!