Ethan's Kindergarten Graduation! :)

Our amazing Ethan graduated kindergarten this morning, Friday, June 10, 2011. He was so excited to get in his cap & gown. He was excited to see his friends & teachers, and he was excited to share with us the songs & performances he had been practicing for his big day. The performance was wonderful & he was smiling the entire time. It has been a wonderful year for him. Now he is off to 1st grade!

Ethan is definitely ready for 1st grade. He has gotten straight A's the entire time in kindergarten. He is the reading champ & sight word champ, and now his Mommy is trying to work on multiplication with him :). He is so smart, but he is well-rounded too. We love you E & we are so unbelievably proud of you each and every day!

Last Day of Kindergarten Luau!

Ethan's last day of Kindergarten was on Thursday, June 9, 2011. He had a truly memorable day! It was a Luau with yummy snacks, water balloon toss, limbo, & playing with friends. It was hard for him to say good bye to his teachers. He hates to cry, but he does get emotional. He gets that from his Daddy. His teachers are truly the most amazing kindergarten teachers that I've EVER seen. We have been so BLESSED. Ethan has had an amazing year!

End of Season t-ball bowling party!

Ethan had his end of the season t-ball bowling party on June 8th. It was sponsored by his Poppa & Amma :). We all had a great time. Ethan won his lane with a total of 108, and Reid won his lane with a total of 93. :) Ethan loved baseball so much that we will be signing him up for pony league tomorrow :). We are very proud of you E!

Ethan's Unbirthday Celebration!

On June 3rd, Ethan celebrated his birthday at school. His teacher is so awesome, and even though it wasn't Ethan's birthday for another 2 months, she wanted him to have a special day. Ethan had a wonderful time celebrating his 6th unbirthday :). He requested donuts & pirate party favors for his friends. The photo above is of his two friends he chose to sit with on his special day Rider & Landon. Happy Unbirthday Ethan! :)

Oh the Joys of Living next to the Cleveland National Forest

This is the second time in 6 years that a fire has been to close for comfort. This time we were not evacuated. Streets were closed off, but the firefighters (so far) have pushed the fire back up the canyon. It got a little scary for an hour. I packed a small bag of clothes, photos, and files in the car just in case. Hopefully it will be fully contained soon.

John's Incredible Pizza

It's incredible: pizza, games, & rides. It is a kids' paradise (not quite mine though). The kids had a blast. This was the funniest photo of the day. Reid terrified of this frog ride. It probably didn't help that his parents were laughing hysterically at his misery the entire ride. It was funny because he is normally such a thrill seeker :). We will be going back I'm sure this summer!

Daddy Donut Day :)

Daddy Donut Day was June 1st at E's school. Jon & E had a blast. Jon was thrilled to get coffee and donuts. E sang songs, showed Jon around the room with all the writing about Dad, and then they played outside for the morning with an airplane glider. I love these 2 boys :)! I am so glad they had a wonderful time together. Great memories!

New Ariel Ride!

Tuesday morning was just another average morning in the Monroe house. We woke up at 6 got dressed, got the kids ready, and Reid left with me, and Ethan left for school with Jon. Jon wasn't at work for more than an hour when he got a phone call saying E was sick and needed to be picked up. It was my last day at work, and I was in and out of my room all morning and didn't hear the numerous phone calls from Jon and E's school (I know I know), so Jon left work and picked up E. After get the whole story, it was more like E got sympathy sickness when he saw his best friend get sick in the bathroom. He does have a weak stomach. Jon sat around for about 2 hours, and then I got a phone call. He said that he was taking E to Disneyland. They were going to make the best of it and enjoy the new Ariel ride, since it was a sneak peak day for pass-holders. They had a blast just E & Jon. I guess there was a plus side to getting sick at school for E :).

Angel Game: Take Me Out to the Ball Game!

On Wednesday, we had the opportunity to go to the Angel game courtesy of Jon's work. We were 6 rows away from home plate. It was lots of fun. The boys each had their gloves just in case...we did come close once to catching a ball. We also got free hats too. We ate hot dogs, ice cream, and peanuts. Ethan was really into the whole thing, since he is now on a team, and Reid loved to shout, "Run, run, run," through-out the game just because. When we were leaving, after the 7th inning stretch, Reid kept saying "bye ba-ball," and waving until we were half way home. Reid was so excited that he stayed up the entire car ride home (even though it was 10pm) because he was so excited. We will have to go again before the season is over for sure :)!

Ethan the Sports' Star :)

Ethan has loved playing sports this year! He started the year playing hockey at the Anaheim Rinks & this spring he started playing baseball. He seems to be a natural in both sports & he is LOVING it. He always has a smile on his face, and that is what it is all about. He is having a blast!

My Crazy Boys

I love them more than anything! & they are loads of fun too!

Mother's Tea with my E

On May 6th, I had the wonderful opportunity to join Ethan in his classroom for Mother's Tea. He had been excited all week. He knew that it was going to be special, he had been working very hard on the songs & gifts, and he knew that I would be taking the day off all for him. When he walked out of his classroom to greet me, he was grinning from ear to ear. He walked me over to my special sit where I was greeted with tons of gift made by him. All the kids sang songs to us. Ethan saw me getting teary eyed & started getting teary eyed too...so I stopped for him. He then served me my lunch & made sure that I got lots of vanilla cookies...apparently he really loves them and he ate all 6 of them. It was so wonderful to spend the afternoon with my E. He is such a sweet gently soul. I love you to the moon & back my Baby Love.