Scotty is doing very well with preschool. His teacher said that his vision has improved to the point he will qualify to be in regular education next year. His glasses improved his vision to 20/70, but he is a smart boy and he does very well. He is becoming more and more social and is learning how to be assertive with other children his own age. That is a great relief. He once had a friend come over to play. He became tired of entertaining, so he climbed on his bed and started reading. When his friend asked what he was doing, Scotty informed him matter of factly that he was finished playing and he (the friend) could go home now.

Nicole is now 1. She is learning to run and lurches across the floor, looking like she will fall at any given moment. She knows how to take CDs out of our computer, stereo, and she can remove / replace DVDs. She knows how to turn on my cell phone and likes to "help" empty the dishwasher. I'm not sure what's going on with kids these days. I guess the world of technology is being programmed into their little brains at a much earlier age.

An explanation of the pictures: Top left: Nicole at 3 months middle: Christmas with Santa right: Nicole helping me put away groceries (that WAS a full bag of baby wipes) bottom left: playing on the beach in Mexico right: A sleepy Nicole eating her birthday cake

Nicole's favorite word is "ha ha", and her first sentence was "Hi, Dad!" I put these pictures on because she is growing so fast it seems like every day she has yet another outfit that is too small. Babies really do grow up too fast.

Upcoming Events

We have lots to look forward to this summer:

May: Last month of school / Heather and Scotty's birthday / Swimming lessons? / Warmer weather?

June: Soccer camp for Sierra, Matthew, and Scotty / sleeping in / Disneyland / Grandma Ehler's birthday party

July: 4th celebration / campout with Conder family / campout with Goold Family

Mendonsa News

Dallin is finally getting potty trained! He's doing very well, and we should be finished in a day or two. That means we only have one more and WE'RE FINISHED! To some, this isn't a big deal. What people don't know is that we have

been changing diapers for 10 years, 3 weeks, and a day. That means we've probably changed about 8500 diapers!

But how can we be upset with him? See how sweet he is when he's sleeping?