Kory's last day of Kindergarten

Kory is done with Kindergarten! He had a great day at school. Poor kid wasn't feeling well, but since it was the last day of school and they were doing a PJ day he wanted to go. He had an awesome day, but has been in bed ever since he got home. He said his head hurts. I feel so bad for him.
He did have a great 1st year of school. He LOVED his teacher, Mrs. Kimball and she was a perfect fit for his personality. He exceeded our expectations this year. His reading is amazing. In fact, at night now during scripture study he can usually read his verses without help! We are excited to see your growth next year in 1st grade
p.s as you can see Kory is now a toothless wonder. His second front tooth feel out on Sunday. He is loving it.

Our 4th is 4!!

It's hard to believe Trey is 4. He's such a fun kid. This morning when I saw him he said, "Mom, I'm 4!" and ran up and gave me a hug. I'm not going to sugar coat things either, he tests my patience, but he's so worth it.

Some of Trey's idiosyncrasy's that I don't want to forget: Trey loves his shoes TIGHT. The velcro can't go any tighter and I constantly have to resew the velcro back onto his shoes because of this strange neurosis . If they aren't tight he throws a fit. The second we get home his shoes and socks come off. He also loves his pants TIGHT. If his pants aren't tight enough he'll cry or go change, usually changing into a pair of pants or shorts and don't match his shirt. This drives me mad. His underwear also need to be tight. He can usually be heard screaming that he doesn't enjoy 'wiggling'. He's not the best eater, but if I feed him he eats great! He loves fruit. We usually fight over him eating too many craisins or raisins. Applesauce is another favorite. He's really good at saying sorry if he knows what he did was inappropriate. He loves to play with tinkertoys and turn them into swords. He loves ice cream, whip cream, and the filling of oreo's. He'll usually eat the inside of an oreo and leaves the cookie part. If he gets cake and ice cream he'll just eat the ice cream. He likes me to tuck him in at night. For dinner he choose Pizza and we made an ice cream cake together this morning. Oh, and he's a great older brother! He is so good to Makai. He'll even let Makai ride on his back like a horse(Makai's favorite). trey loves to talk! When he's 'on one' as we put, it I don't even know if he takes a breath. He loves to make up stories and say that he dreamed them. We love you Trey. It's been a wonderful 4 yrs and we look forward to many, many more.

Update!

I realized today that it's been too long since I've taken pictures of my boys. In fact, I never took Makai's 1yr pictures and he's almost 1 and a half. Anyway, here are a few of the photos I took today.
Tyler, 10, favorite color: yellow.Kyle, 8, favorite color: green.

Kory, 6, favorite color: every color but pink and purple.Trey, almost 4, favorite color: all colors.Makai loved getting his picture taken! I thought it was going to be horrible, but he was such a ham! It wasn't till I saw his pictures that I realized how old he is getting.

Thank goodness for cameras!

Jose

Last night we decided last minute to bbq. Trey was asleep in the car so Monty went into the store with Tyler and Kory and came out with this, a.k.a JOSE. The boys all had very different reactions to Jose. Makai just looked and looked at him trying to figure out what he was, but after a while he could even say, "Lobster". Kory was very hands on. He took to the Lobster rather well and was excited about the idea of cooking it, but that shouldn't have surprised us because he does want to be a chef.

Kyle had the hardest time with the idea. He wasn't in the store when Monty got Jose and the thought of killing the lobster was too much for him. He had a breakdown. Poor kid--he is our tender hearted animal lover. Monty had to explain to him that it was okay for him to have those feelings and also that it was okay for us to cook the Lobster. After the talk Kyle did a lot better.

Tyler made Jose an origami party hat! So Tyler! Kyle thought this was cruel and said, "Tyler you are like a Nazi. You shouldn't make fun of something you are about to kill."

Monty wanted me to do the honors, so sure Kyle now thinks I'm a murdered. I do feel kind of bad that I only felt a little bad putting that bad boy in the water. What have I become?

I'd had to say Jose looked mighty beautiful when he was cooked. These are a few of the comments said when it was time to eat him.

Monty: "Okay, so how do we eat this guy?"

Trey: "Can I have Cheerios?"

Kory: "Where is the chicken?"

Tyler: "Can I have the claw?"

Kyle: "Tyler stop playing with the claw, that's disrespectful."

For the record: Tyler and KYLE both ate a claw which was a true sacrifice because I wanted a claw!! Monty and I ate the tail, but sorry Jose...we decided crab is better.

It was sure an experience we will never forget. Monty did make chicken and a few pieces of steak that were super good. A night that will go down in history at the Salanoa home. Dad's always full of surprises.

Another Talker!

I was thinking the other day as I was sitting with Makai that I needed to write down a few of the words he is saying! I love it when kids start to talk and he's really starting to pick up the idea of talking. Now he has a new word just about everyday with is super fun. So...a few of his words: Hi, Bye, Mamma, Dadda, A Ball, Hot, Eat, diaper, Me, Dog, fish, Thank You(sometimes he repeats this), Go, No, Bee..these are the words that come to mind with little thinking. He can also growl like a Bear, and bark like a dog. Perhaps my absolute favorite however are his two phrases. Today when Monty came home from taking the older boys to scouts he said, "Hi Dad'. And when we drop Monty off at school Makai says, "Bye Dadda" as he waves. He can also say, "What (are) you doing?" Which when he's in the mood to ask he repeats over and over and over. Everyday when Monty comes home this is the first thing he asks Makai and I guess Makai likes it enough to copy. He also gets really excited when we understand him and repeat what he's said. We love him so much and can't believe how fast he's growing. He is a pro at walking now and has begun running. I could watch him run all day. He loves to "GO" and if I say it's time to go he's the first one to the door. He's a man up for any adventure...and growing up so fast.

What an unforgettable weekend! We are so proud of Kyle and his decision to be baptized. I feel so blessed that he could be baptized by his father. That made it extra special. When Monty baptized him I shed a tear or two. These two guys are so similar. Kyle is his fathers son! I honestly felt like Monty was baptizing a mini-Monty. They act alike, are built alike, think alike...it's awesome. Our wonderful bishop came to support Kyle. He kindly took a family picture which I'm so excited to have. Kyle is such a good boy. His sweet spirit is one we are so happy to have in our family.

He was nothing but smiles the entire day. But perfection and the gift of the Holy Ghost are two super great reasons to be extra happy.Mammy and Grandpop were able to make it out for the weekend. He was super excited to have them here. They bought him a new tie in his favorite color, green, and after realizing he didn't have a journal to write about his day they bought him one of those too. He not only wrote about his experience, he drew about it. His Nana got him his own scriptures, but they spelled his name wrong, so he doesn't have them yet. Thanks for the thoughtful gifts as we celebrated Kyle's great decision. As you can see it was a perfect day outside. After the baptism Mammy and Grandpop took us out to eat at Kyle's choice, Cafe Mexicali, and then we went on a fun hike in the mountains. Kyle loves to be outside and one with nature. Ending the day with some amazingly great spaghetti(not Kyle's favorite, but Tyler's) and peach cobbler and ice cream for dessert made it truly the perfect day!! Congratulations Kyle!

Off with the old...

For the past few weeks I've been wanting to cut my hair. After having a baby it gets so thin and although it was pretty long, the ends were thin. Monty came home Friday and told me he'd come to terms and to go the next morning and cut it. Thanks hun. The lady who cut it had a different anatomy class than me because I asked her to cut it to my shoulders and somehow it is at my chin. Getting use to it being short is different, but I do like it. So...off with the old.