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Wrapping Up the School Year

  Lydia participated in the school's PTA fundraiser this year. They had an epic chalk run, it was pretty fun.

Hudson and Max had a fun two years together. Their favorite thing was to dress up in superhero capes and "save the day!"

Sunday's are hard for this little boy. He usually crashes when we get home from church. It didn't take long for Loren to crash too.

Hudson was thrilled to get to go with dad to the father-son campout our ward put on. He had a blast exploring with other little friends and spending one-on-one time with dad. He still talks about going to camp with dad.

We wrapped up our fast and furious soccer season. Lydia improved so much, we were so proud of her. It was fun to get to coach her again this year.

From left to right: 

Olivia, Macsen, Atticus, Jace, Lydia, Jackson, Peyton

Allie did amazing too! 

First sprinkler under the tramp of the year.

We finally got a bike rack and our garage is so much more organized. 

I love we have a space to display the kids' artwork.

Allie had a great last few days of school. Although we're sad to be leaving Miss Liz, Allie is ready for Kindergarten.







Lydia got to go to a pizza party for reaching her reading goal. She knocked it out of the park with her goal being 450 points and ending with 600. 
A few months ago we were at a Peck get together and started talking to Sheldon, Loren's uncle who's an orthodontist. He noticed Lydia's teeth and told us to make an appointment with him ASAP. Apparently she has an extreme cross-bite and if steps weren't taken soon, her two canine teeth would come through the front of her mouth. So in we went and had a spacer and braces put on. It was a rough few days getting used to cranking the spacer and eating with braces. It's been better now and though she still doesn't like the braces, we're excited to see how much her mouth and teeth have shifted. She'll have to keep them on for a few more months. We're so grateful for Sheldon otherwise we probably wouldn't have taken her in.




Lydia's class went on a field trip to a farm.






Allie's end of year program was so cute! We're grateful both grandma's were able to be there.




Proud of this girl for her resilience in switching schools this past year. 

My family was able to get together for Memorial Day weekend. I love being together with my siblings!

The annual Swan Memorial Day breakfast was cold and rainy this year but didn't stop us from eating good food!


                    I can't believe Todd graduated high school! Excited to see what's in store for him.

















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