Wow it is September already!! This year and my life is just flying by at break neck speed. Okay well since my last post the kids started school. Sydney is a junior, Zach in 7th grade at Santan, Kyle in 4th he has Mr. Shimizu and Chloe in 1st and she has Mrs. Ferber. They really like their teachers and are very happy at Fulton. I enjoy going in and volunteering and I think the kids like it too. Sydney turned 16 on Aug 2nd and we decided to throw her a surprise party! On her real birthday we took her to lunch(Pei Wei) and to dinner (Olive Garden) with grandma and grandpa Gardiner. She got bath and body works stuff and Toms Shoes in red. Then on friday Aug 5 we threw a party for her. We had friends from all the schools tell people and then they all showed up around 730 and Sydney came around 8. Taylor Williams took her out first and they went to skateland and got something to eat. Then she brought her back here and she was so surprised when she took off her blindfold!! So she had fun with her friends, games, food etc.... then g&g drove her new car over and parked it out front. We waited for her to notice it and she was SHOCKED!! The look on her face was priceless. We got her a Volkswagon Beetle 2003 in silver and black convertible!! She loved it! It was such a fun birthday for her. She now has a job working for Origami Owl at the mall (it's a kiosk) and she loves it. She is also on the Hamilton Dive team and is doing good. she get nervous for some of the back dives but I like that she is trying. Life has certainly changed for her in a good way and I know she is very grateful for what she has and it's been so nice to see who she is turning into.
Zach is busy, busy with school and soccer. He plays on the Santan Legacy red team he was picked up after only playing one soccer game. He is very athletic and could do anything he puts his mind to. Jr. High is better for him he says but it's alot busier. He just earned his Star in scouts and is on his way to getting his Eagle, I'm so proud of him and his efforts. He passes the sacrament each sunday and it make me so happy to see him doing the right things.
Kyle is just starting soccer and Chris is his coach he is so happy about that. Kyle is enjoying 4th grade and just wishes that we had a pool then he says our house would be perfect :) Kyle just earned his bear in scouts and I am proud of him for working hard and continuing to be excited about the scouting program.
Chloe just turned 6! She is doing great, she loves 1st great with Mrs. Ferber and likes to ride the bus with her friends. She had a fun party we rented an inflatable waterslide all day last saturday and she had Jillian, Bradley, Katie, Callie, Thea, Maya, Mariah, Peyton Shore, Tricia DeSpain, and Abbie Merchant all come. They played on the slide and ate lunch (corndogs, chips, grapes and donuts) For gifts she got, squinkies, barbie, robe $42 in cash, art stuff, shoes, clothes, Tangled DS game, candy, small pillow pet, barbie movie, treats, box of cereal and decorate your own jewelry box, shirts, jewelry, jump rope and more. It was a great b-day for her.
