Countdown to summer break

We are nearing the end of the school year. Rex had his preschool graduation recently. He did so well this year. He is reading like a champ and is our math genius. He is excited to start kindergarten with all of his friends in the fall. Jay won every school award he could at his awards assembly this morning. He willed himself to be healthy all year so he could get the perfect attendance award. He also made the straight A honor roll, got a citizenship award, and won the mileage award for PE for the most laps in his grade. He's just a bit of an overachiever. We are so proud of our kids and are looking forward to a fun summer!

Adventures in gardening

Our new place has a grow box in the back yard so we thought we'd try our hand at gardening in the desert. So far it's gone pretty good. We've got some cucumbers, some kind I mystery peppers that were supposed to be bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, jalepeno peppers, and several types of herbs. It's been a fun family project. Our only hiccup so far has been that tomatoes were invaded by hornworms but the boys have been good little exterminators. We're crossing our fingers that our plants keep thriving when the super hot weather hits next week.