Lip Syncs and Bake Sales

Asher had a fun preschool trip this week. I feel really lucky to go on those things with him right now. It's funny how you have so much one-on-one time with the oldest kid and the youngest kid, and life feels so different with each. He was adorable trying to act like a butterfly through the butterfly gardens, because he thought that might make a butterfly want to land on him. What a joy to have a preschooler.

I'm having so much fun watching Westin be so independent. The way he walks home a little ahead of us right now so he can have time to grab a snack, before riding his bike to his friend's house and riding to football practice with them. His Star Squad meetings or Minecraft Club mornings, his lip sync rehearsals with his friends, baking cookies for the youth bake sale. He's just a busy guy but our happy location means that he's just walking or riding his bike to almost all of this and it's just so fun to see what he likes being involved in.

We had a Zoom meeting this week with my friend Janette who is helping my family get ready for Disneyland next week. Jenny and Ali and Matthias were on the call with Michael and me and it just had me so excited to get together for a good time soon :) I love that my family and Michael's family make the effort to get together. Cousin memories are so special. My boys are counting down the days!

Westin's lip sync audition went well this week. Those boys cracked me up and I hope they get to be in the show. I'm glad I'm not on the judging panel that has to cut cute acts!

It was a little crazy doing the youth bake sale on Saturday morning before flying out to California that afternoon, but it was a good day! Flying feels so easy with this crew now, although Southwest policies are making it more annoying to use them -- not knowing if you're going to get to sit by your kid is stressful! But not like, pay $40 a person for it kind of stressful :) Haha. It'll work out.

Always the winner in this game lately,
and I can't quite figure out how he's so consistent about it!

Spotted, feral little bro at Camden's soccer practice

Camden loves when it's Tuesday and he gets to stay after school for soccer

Fifth grade studs in tutus getting ready for the school lip sync.
These guys crack me up.

Our garage has moved into our house.
I'd like to say we know where everything is right now, but, 
it's a lot.

Butterfly preschool field trip at Spring Creek Gardens

Studying the caterpillars

Asher thought if he acted like a butterfly then one might land on him :)

This one was his favorite.

"Mom, I found a tiny snail!"

Garage is about to get a glow up

When all is said and done we should hopefully be able to fit a truck in here one day.
I still love the Corolla though, for what it's worth.

More garage-in-house.

Youth Bake Sale!

These kids worked hard selling their baked goods at a couple different locations on Saturday.

Preschool pictures from the last little while.

Westin's last flag football game this season!
This team was so much fun to play with.

 

A Preschool Graduate

 We're just speeding through May and trying to keep our head above water.

We finally fit in haircuts this week, which was long overdue. Camden did a great job as George Washington in his preschool graduation. We were so happy Michael could come, which was just so lucky thanks to a gap in his schedule at just the right time. We've been trying to find some new sitters for Luna and Rover meet and greets take lots of time and coordinating! I'd happily have two dogs in the future if it didn't mean leaving two dogs when we leave. That's the tricky part.

My favorite Asher quote lately:

"I'm going to try all the things in the world. You know, all the "besserts."

"Oh yeah, like what?"

"You know, cake. Ice cream. Apple cider. I don't know what else."

These cute quotes help make up for the aggravating times... like when he won't even get in the water at swimming lessons. He finally put some legs in when I bribed him with an ice cream cone... #fourthchild.

I can't believe Camden is done with preschool! He liked his two years at Harmony. He's such a cute guy.

Always wants to start the day with cards!

My karate guys. Plus Asher.

Haircuts are always such an event. 

I took this meal to some missionaries and I was wishing someone would bring me this :)
The macros are lost on those guys.

My little George Washington in his patriotic preschool graduation program.

Michael had an unexpected gap in his schedule right during graduation,
and it was the happiest bonus to have him there.

Haha they didn't want to drop him back at work.
They just want to keep him all day.

Someone got an ice cream bribe to just GET in the water at swimming lessons.
That face...

Four Generation Weekend

 We had no school Monday so I took the boys to the Denver Children's Museum with my friend Jamie and her kids (plus a few others). They love going there. Our membership is about up so I don't know if we'll renew it or not, but our visits have been fun!

Young Women's was so fun this week. We went to a coffee shop with our older class and the girls wrote a script for a mock Hallmark movie. We laughed so much and I just loved listening to them be creative.

Each of the boys picked one thing out at the Book Fair this week. Asher, Mighty Pups (a Paw Patrol book), Camden, a Shark book, Bennett, a book about dragons on Mars, and Westin, a 2025 book of sports facts. I could have shopped without them and brought home all of those except maaaaybe the dragons on Mars, I don't think I saw that one coming.

We had parent teacher conferences this week and I'm so proud of our boys and their growth. Bennett has been working so hard at reading and speech this year and it totally shows. Westin doesn't love a few things about school but he is always kind and a good presence in his class. Westin doesn't like to spend his own money, and he was eyeing a Broncos poster at the Book Fair the whole time we were there. I told them all they could pick one thing. When I saw him staring at it so much, I told him that his one thing could be a poster if he wanted it to be. He told me he'd rather have the book, and I reminded him he could spend his own money on something else if he wanted. He almost did, but in the end just left it behind. After parent teacher conferences and talking about how much of a positive presence Westin is at school, Michael and I went and grabbed the $5 Broncos poster and wrote Westin a little note that night. We left it on his bed, and he gave me the tightest hug at bedtime when he discovered it. That kid sure just loves what he loves, and we love him a lot.

We fed the missionaries Thursday except we didn't because they didn't come! Haha I was grateful that made me make a real dinner instead of throwing something randomly together instead. And they felt bad when we checked in with them and they quickly came and gave us a message. I am just happy they're in our home at least monthly so my boys can see that and someday figure out if they want that.

I skipped Book Club that night and went out to a coffee shop with two friends instead and it was totally what my heart needed. And the next day Westin halfway babysat while Michael and I went to Sushi and Captain America with the Behunins. Our babysitter came halfway through for a well check :) But Westin's growing up!

Saturday was Camden's Mom's Tea for his preschool performance and he's just such a big-hearted, sweet guy. He told me that his favorite part of preschool is the shows (the performances they do), and he kept praying all week "that Mommy will just really love Mom's Tea." Such a sweetheart. We loved our morning together.

We came home to a happy house full of cousins and Grandma and Grandpa Daetwyler and Great-Grandma Malin! We were so lucky to have them all visit this weekend. We went to Warren Park, played outside in the sun, caught up with Grandma, watched an insane surfing documentary :), and just had a good time having them all at our house. I'm so happy our boys will have this solid memory of being with their Great-Grandma. 

Children's Museum Crew

This firetruck is probably the most loved spot in the whole museum for these two.

We did a cooking class and the kids loved making this Korean dish.
It was delicious!

Mornings with Asher.
Workouts and Wordle races. I just love this stage so much,
and Asher's age so much.

Q for quilt day at preschool!
Camden wanted to bring this cute airplane scene that Grandma Sally made.
He loves sleeping with it.

Reese's Eggs... My forever friend and foe.

"Hold on, I need to pet Kitty!"
Can't walk by her without giving her a little love!

Ready to go to Mom's Tea!
Camden has been looking forward to this.
He told me that his favorite part of preschool is the shows (the performances they do),
and he kept praying all week "that Mommy will just really love Mom's Tea."
Such a sweetheart.

His cuppy cake song is just the cutest.
And they put up a drawing of each mom and then tell you a few answers to questions from an interview with your preschooler about you. Camden said I look pretty when I dry my hair and that I like to go to concerts with his daddy because I love him. He also said I love to cook steamed clams and crab legs, which, is a whole story and the bottom line is no I don't but my kids randomly love choosing those things for their birthday dinners haha. Bennett's teacher who declared those her favorite foods on her All About Me poster never knew what an influence she'd have on the Daetwyler boys.

Grandma and Grandpa are here!
Plus cousins for a day. And we had beautiful sunshine.
Such a fun time!

Great-Grandma Malin is here, too!
I just think it's so special that the boys got to have this weekend with their great-grandma. 
I love that she got to see them in their element. 
She told me, "It's really fun to watch your boys. They play with each other and they don't fight and scream, and they're just such sweet kids."
What a special thing to have four generations together for a few days.