Sibling Rivalry

Girly and Zackomoni circa 6-18-2008

Browsing Through Pictures

Big Sister Feeding Little Brother


I thought about taking advantage of Walgreen $0.99 Brag Book, but in the end it was just too much work. So I found this picture and decided to post it on the blog instead.

I love how the picture captures the special relationship between a sister and brother. I simply love it! 

May Highlights

The end of the school year overwhelmed our daily life, particularly Mom's.  Since mom's the writer of the blog, the blog had to take a backseat so Mom could focus on ending her teaching year, help Layla say so long to 3rd grade and help Zackery say goodbye to Preschool. 

Here are some of our May highlights:

• May 5th: We celebrated Layla's 9th Birthday with a Sports-themed party in the park with lots of family and friends.
• May 13th: Layla and Zackery surprised mom with flowers and gifts for Mother's Day.
• May 24th: Layla celebrated NO MORE SCHOOL and happily embraced SUMMER VACATION!  She received awesome news before leaving 3rd grade.  Mrs. Wood will be moving up to 4th Grade with Layla!  We absolutely adore this teacher!
• May 25th:  Zackery said "see you later" to his beloved child care provider, Patricia.  She's loved on him for 2 years now and helped us in so many ways.  It was a bittersweet conclusion!  They celebrated by going to the Zoo.  Zackery is ready for Kindergarten in the fall.  Big Boy Status!
• May 26th:  Zackery got sick!  His hands and other body parts contracted a rash and blisters.  However, he smiled through the whole ordeal even though those blisters were not a pretty sight!
• May 26th-28th:  The Boye Family returned to the Motherland and had an extremely fun time visiting with as many family members as time would allow us.  We are blessed with a wonderful family!

June is here and jam-packed with many more events!  Hopefully, Mom's schedule won't get in the way of any Boye family updates. 

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At first, he refused.  When he realized he could
work the hand mixer, he put on the suit without a fuss.

We spent the first moments of our day telling the birthday girl about the day she was born.

Happy Birthday Layla!

Zackery decided he wanted to make Layla's birthday cake.

Layla convinced her brother to put on his chef costume in the process.



The sign Layla woke up to first thing this a.m.

Admission

I walked through the front door around 8:30 p.m. and Zackery met me there.  He hugged me and I asked him about his day.  He chose to admit his friend and himself threw sand at school today.  Although, I was extremely proud of him for being forthcoming, we (Derek and I) had to talk to him about the danger of sand throwing.  He cried, realizing he could possibly be in alot of trouble with Dad, but Mom took it as a teaching moment for all of us and allowed Zackery time to process his actions and their consequences.  He willingly came up with a solution, "Don't throw sand at friends!" and we hugged it out.  My, oh, my!  He's growing and looking more ready for Kindergarten every day. 

Leila, the Bug

After two absences from school, Zackery returns today with this masterpiece.  A bug he created and named Leila.  Yes, it's pronounced the same way as Layla.  He was proud and even told Layla, "Hey, it's you, Layla."  We giggled, of course.  His sister, herself, thought it was hilarious!

Flagstaff Family Time

We traveled to Flagstaff to see our family this weekend.  We had a great time, althought it was short and sweet.  While attending a retirement party for a dear family friend, Zackery gave his grandma a blue balloon and tied it to her wrist himself.  He told her, "This is so I can find you!" and ran off.  It was a crowded room and we loved that he took the initiative to keep his Grandma located for the remainder of the party.