The Gabrielsen Seven

The Gabrielsen Seven

Saturday, May 17, 2025

Mother's Day and End-of-year performances

Danny's class field trip to Camp Floyd. An old school house.

Charlie's YM career fair.
Paul took me to breakfast at a French bakery the day before Mother's Day.

Toby has nicknamed Herbert Hoover "Cute Herbert"! He loves to take pictures of him.
Paul prepping the garden irrigation hoses.
Alice mowing the backyard.
My Mother's Day bouquet from Paul.
I got to supervise the garden planting.
Always the best Mother's Day present:)

Ladybug.
Dealing with a gusher.
Snail.
Charlie's filthy legs and shoes after power washing the garden paver bricks.
Reward of cherries after their hard work.
Charlie grilled hot dogs for dinner.

Toby was pretty grouchy, even after we gave him the FOUR hot dogs he insisted on.
Firepit in the evening.


Smores.

Playing Magic the Gathering.
The rest of us played Authors.
Charlie made German pancakes for Mother's Day breakfast.
The kids and Paul did all the cooking that day!
Painting together.

Card games.
Alice made mini BLT's for lunch.



Foot rub:)

From Clinton...
Yummy dinner by Paul and Danny.
Kites.
Story time!
Brownies and mousse by Grace and Toby.
Quick drive to the heronry to finish off Mother's Day.




Toby loves kites!
Waiting for the bell to ring, holding his presidents poster.
He wanted to take a picture of Cute Herbert's hand.
He also took an artsy shot of Paul's watch.
At Grace's final choir concert.
She did great on her solo!

Lots of tears during the "parents of seniors come up to the stage" song.
Tears for these best sisters!
P.F. Chang's.
Farmington Bay date.




Killdeer.
Egret.

Yellow-headed blackbird.
Charlie was the prince of their class medieval feast!
I went on a solo walk at Woodland Park one morning.







Danny's 4th grade Utah history performance.


He got to carry the train prop!

Alice's final flute solo test. I accompanied her.
Alice fell back into the front window.


Before he pulled out his second tooth.
After!
Alice decorated her wrist brace.
"Lyndon Johnson with a Cute Herbert and a Harry S. Truman cheek (and a chocolate chip nose!)"
Toby's version of the Alice-falling-through-the-window story.
Toby and Paul, drawing presidents probably.
Waiting for the doors to open for Alice's final choir concert.
The grandparents came too!
They surprised us with mustaches on for Be Our Guest!
Grace stayed home with Toby, and made a cake for when we got home.


Charlie power washed the grill this morning.
Toby woke up late:)
Toby's kindergarten class. He's top, second from the right.

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