Can preschool really be over?

How can this day be here already?  I can hardly believe that the last two years of preschool and having two children have gone so quickly.  Oliver has loved preschool this year and especially his two maestras Mary and Claudia.  His Spanish is really coming along.  He bursts out in song in Spanish all the time and randomly we here Spanish phrases that we have no idea what he means.  But most importantly, he seems to understand almost everything his teachers are telling him.    Mommy and Daddy couldn't be more proud of this five and a half year old little guy.  Here are some pictures of his day:

Our extra special videographer

Walking in preparing to graduate...funny thing is that this is actually the 2nd graduation ceremony for each of the kids in his class except for Oliver and two others who only come a fraction of the week.  They graduated the day before, then they handed back their certificates and graduated the next day again.

Mary, Oliver & Claudia

Graduating class minus Madelyn, Savannah, Diego and Ada

This is a little graduation video of them tossing their caps. So cute!

Oliver looking so big

Love this with the numbers. Left to right: Rex, Hollis, Louis and Oliver

Our family.  Sorry about your hair baby, it was extra poofy this morning!

Mommy & Daddy loves

Brotherly loves

At the graduation after party.  Miles got to sit right next to Oliver and join in on all the festivities.  Oliver's teachers are so nice and always include Miles when possible.

That evening we had dinner at Covino's, Oliver's favorite restaurant. 

Miles was wishing Gramps was there and he wanted to take these pictures to send to him.

Extreme close-up

Then the grad wanted in on the action

The pictures turned silly.

I mean really silly.

Miles had to get in on the action too!

Oliver's diploma is Spanish on the back and English on the front

Our adorable little graduate in this cap!

My cool dude baby

Miles LOVES, LOVES, LOVES, to put his hands in his pockets.  If ever I put pocket-less pants on him, he promptly takes them off as soon as he realizes the error and runs to his drawers for more drawers.  Now getting him to cooperate when I want to take a picture of him participating in said action is a little more tricky... (please forgive the picture quality, these were taken with my phone)

Is this what you want Mommy?

hmmm...let me think about it -- check out the expression on his face

okay, but I'm going to hide it from you...little stinker!

Finally

Isn't he just so cute

And big?

I love it and I am so happy I have some pictures to document it.   He just looks so grown up to me!

 In other news...

We headed to the park after a furrowed attempt to see a new pediatric dentist for Oliver.  Oh well, playing is always a lot more fun!

I accidentally left Miles hat home, so he wore Oliver's and Oliver wore Daddy's.  This is how Oliver looked the majority of the time at the park.  Silly boy.

First time on a tire swing together. They loved it!

DELTA!

I am so fortunate to have great travelers. My boys love flying and anything to do with transportation is great with them. In the video below, we were waiting for our flight home from Utah and we were next to the Delta Terminal. Click play below to hear Miles in action.

Quick trip to Utah

It has been way too long since we went to Utah: six months to be exact.  I'm pretty sure that is the longest I have ever been away.  Our trip was short but sweet and we got to see a lot of our family while we were there.  Loads of pictures to follow.

Miles posing like the bear at Rocky Mountain Chocolate factory 

Brothers sitting together getting ready for the plane to take off

At my mom's grave

At Avery's Gymnastics Exhibition.  Emily had a soccer game earlier that day that we all went to and it was fun to watch her play.  She also had her gymnastics exhibition that same day, but Miles needed a nap so we had to miss it.    

Miss Avery

Avery and her co-gymnasts

Gramps, Avery & myself 

Miles adoring Gramps -- I have pictures of Oliver doing the exact thing at this age

Hanging out with Gramps before he went to church, then we went to Aunt Rhea's.

All of our family that could come got together at Michele's house for dinner Sunday night.  It was super yummy and fun to hang out with our family.  Her is a serious family photo.

A fun family photo

Miles and Daddy drawing on the floor

Oliver, Emily & Avery in their own band

Layla enjoying the show

These two cute cousins are only seven weeks apart and they played more together this trip than ever before.  It was so cute watching them be more friendly!

The four youngest cousins.  Look at the cute squishy nose smiles on the babies.  :)

Oliver at Solitude showing us where he skied last winter

Gramps at Solitude -- see the snow in the background

My cute boys

Oliver showing us the lift he took and the slopes he used

Cute boys in my family

Oliver with the Link Lift he used to go up the mountain

Just like this mommy

Miles had to try too

Then the three of us

And finally the four of us

My baby sleeping in my arms for the first time in months.  I LOVED it!

My cute big boy wearing my sunglasses on the way home