Alden and Trent Stafford

Friday was my last day of 1st grade. Mrs. N did a Hollywood party for us. She was the director. As we came in, we walked the red carpet. I dressed as Maverick from Top Gun.

She gave us Oscars, awards, and our very own handprints on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

On Sunday we went to Spencer's birthday party.











/Alden

I'm officially five now. At school, my teacher made me a Star Wars crown. The spiky part was light sabres.

Over the weekend we went to Pittsburgh. I met my cousins Thomas and Caroline for the first time. Alden made it clear he was not going to change any diapers. We went to a zoo, had a cookout (complete with a surprise cake for me), and did a home fireworks show. Alden was very excited that he got to light off the fireworks.

Thomas had an ear infection, Caroline a fever, and Aunt Jenny and Uncle Balex had strep throat. I woke up with a fever on Sunday morning. I threw up on the plane ride home. Thankfully Mom got me a bag in time.











/Trent

My actual birthday is tomorrow, but we had a birthday dinner for me on Saturday. Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Bob, and Aunt Jen came over for pizza and cake. I was too full from breakfast to eat my pizza.

Tomorrow I'm going to bring in bubbles to share with my class.





/Trent

Last weekend was Mother's Day. I invited Mom to my school to have muffins. I also gave her a painting that my teachers helped me make.

On Thursday Mom helped in Alden's class room for a bit. She checked some math and realized that soon Alden will outpace her ability to check homework without a calculator. Then she went to lunch with Alden in the cafeteria. Alden won't eat melted cheese in a quesadilla at home, but Mom busted him doing it at school.

On Saturday I went to Matthew's birthday party. Then we went camping with some friends. We had fun with the fire, playing in the sand, staying up late, eating s'mores, and trading Pokemon cards. 








/Trent

We had many "firsts" this weekend.

My first basketball class.My first picture with a chicken.My first horse back ride.First strawberries of the season.My first charity walk - for Second Chance Pet Adoptions (where Alex, Mallory, and Betty all came from)








/Trent

I had the last day of my 1st soccer class on Saturday. The series was at 8:30 a.m. which is just too early. I'm going to be starting a basketball class this week, and it is later in the day.

Daddy turned 40 last week. We made him a 3 layer cake. In the layers we put marshmallows and cherries.






/Trent