Kindergarten Zoo Trip

Nate got to go on a fun field trip to the zoo with the kindergarten classes. They had a 2 hour bus trip to Tucson and we had enough chaperons to break up into little groups of 4 kids. We had all boys in our group and I think they just wanted to run through the entire zoo :) They loved it though! We had a picnic lunch and then the 2 hour ride back home. It was a long day for those kindergartners and many of them took naps on the ride home. Nate didn't fall asleep but sang along with songs on the ipod and played i-spy with friends instead. Good day!

Aww, Baby Elephants!

Mother's Day 2015

Love my kiddos!

Orchestra Concert

Just a picture of Carter before her Orchestra concert. She did so well during her first year and is very attentive in taking good care of her instrument. Well done Carter!

Alice in Wonderland

The children's theater put on Alice in Wonderland last Spring. Nate was an unbirthday party guest, Gabby was a playing card, and Carter was Tweedle-Dum. They had such a great time being part of this production. As always, it's amazing they can put a play together so quickly and look so polished with kids! We are blessed to have this opportunity in our community.

Grandma was able to come see the performance too!

2nd Annual-ish Sparks Family Olympics

This years olympic competition was a face off between the Baby Attack Wolves (Mom & Nate) and the Baby Javelina Monsters (Dad & Gabby), with Carter, of course, as judge. Events included races, charades, soccer, tag and the participant favorite, no-travel football. In the end, The Baby Javelina Monsters pulled off the victory!

Kindergarten Performance

The end-of-the-year Kindergarten performance is always so adorable and this was our last one! Nate had a solo part and made sure to sing it for our family a lot to practice. I think all of us can still sing the Sunday verse of  "Weekly Walk". All that practice paid off and he did great!

 

Cutest squinty-eyed, toothless Kindergartner ever

At your service

Nate woke up before anyone else and decided to make breakfast. He was so excited for us to eat our yogurt and breakfast biscuits, that he had gotten all ready by himself, that I had to snap a picture. It was too cute!

Nate's Hero

Nate drew a picture for his Daddy. Of note, are the muscles, bald head and eyelashes on Robert.

Egg hunting with cousins at HP

Sophie getting the hang of egg hunting

Adelaide already knew there was candy inside. She took out the good stuff and left the eggs, ha ha!

Carter found a golden egg

Then we got to go home to Grammy's and dye the real thing. Can I just say how nice it was that they were old enough to dye them all on their own without any major disasters?

Spring Break

While we were in Mesa for Spring Break, we went to Riverview park. This park is awesome, although it is crowded no matter what time of year or day you go! The kids started off at the splash pad and then had a blast climbing all over and playing on the playground.

Six years old

This handsome guy celebrated his 6th birthday back in February. He is a good mix of sweet and energetic :) He likes sports, playing with friends, swimming, singing, reading, video games, playing the piano, being in the plays and making people laugh. He really thinks its funny to wait outside the bathroom door and scare you to death when you come out. Gotta love our Nate the Great!

Here are some of his favorites:

Food; Pizza

Color: Green

Song: I Am Glad for Many Things

TV Show: Paw Patrol

Dessert: Cupcakes

Place to Visit: Zoo

Thing about School: Lunch and Recess

Animal: Penguin

Toy: Penguino (his stuffed penguin)

What I want to be when I grow up: A Spy