The Oldroyd Family

**Sniff Sniff** My cute little tiny preemie babies started Kindergarten this year!  How did this happen?  They were so ready, though, and SO excited. I got to walk them into school for the first day.  Here's Alexa with her teacher, Ms. Lewis.  She is excited to be in class with her friends Kaylee, Seth & Nick!  I know she'll make a lot of new friends, too.  She'll do great! Here's Nathan with his teacher, Miss Harbison.  She is darling & I know Nathan will be well taken care of.  He is in class with Benjamin from preschool!  Nathan is so ready to learn!  I only got a little teary-eyed after I left the school.  I know they are in great hands & will do so well! After school, we celebrated at Shipley's with donuts.  They did great & loved it.  But they were exhausted!  Alexa let me know that she didn't know how to read yet... I told her it would take more than one day!  I look ...

5 Years Old! (Picture taken on "Meet-The-Teacher" Day) Nathan:  Height - 43 in. (50th%) Weight - 40 lbs. (44th%) Loves every sport, especially BYU, Michigan & Texans football Has a lot to say.  A LOT.  You'll never wonder what he's thinking. A super good helper & the fastest toy-picker-upper around. Loves to tease Feels emotions very deeply (good & bad!) Looks up to his Dad so much Loves to swim - no floaties! Loves to wear cowboy boots & a belt Listens very intently, especially in Primary at church, & remembers pretty much everything he is taught by his teachers Is very affectionate & still likes Mommy to tuck him in at night Alexa:   Height - 44 in. (78th%) Weight - 37 lbs. (25th%) Loves to swim & dive for things.   Is very sweet to babies & animals Makes friends easily & sees the best in everyone Loves Ponies, Princesses & all things sparkly Loves to get her nails painted (see s...

I don't know if anyone's shouting "Hooray!" but I did indeed turn 31 this year!  We celebrated with a delicious dinner at Sam's parents house. I look forward to my birthday each year because if this cake pictured below - A Red Velvet Ice Cream Cake from Marble Slab. Pure Heaven.  R.V. Ice cream cake + family = My favorite kind of birthday!

Here are Nathan & Alexa on their new bikes.  They love them!  We even got Spencer's old little bike for Max & we've been bike riding fools ever since.

These lucky 5-year-olds got to celebrate their birthday in the mountains & at the beach!  We had our Oldroyd Family birthday party the Saturday after we got back from Utah.  The beaches in Galveston may not be the nicest but we still have a great time!  From our Oldroyd family, Nathan & Alexa got backpacks, lunch boxes & pencil cases!  All set for Kindergarten!

We spent the last 5 days of our trip down at Grandma & Grandpa's cabin in Duck Creek - one of our FAVORITE places in the world!  Summer is the ideal time to be there.  The scenery is breathtaking & it is so peaceful. We took a day trip over to Zion National Park.  One of the best parts was that Aunt Vicki drove over from California & stopped to see us!  We talked her into coming with us & we had a blast.  (Daddy had to stay at the cabin - he didn't feel well!) We got a little hot from all of the hiking so Grandpa treated us to some ice cream! A very special event happened while at the cabin.  My babies turned FIVE!  We had 2 days of celebration.  We did their party on Saturday while Grammy & Grandpa Great could be there.  Then we celebrated a little on their actual birthday (Sunday) as well. Nathan & Alexa got some great stuff from our family!  One thing we've learned is that Alexa doesn't show much ...