Happy Summer!

Happy Summer!!! Hard to believe it is finally here! We happily spent our first weekend of summer at the lake, enjoying a special 3rd birthday for Carson and having fun with our fam! Looking forward to a summer full of fun!

Carson asked on her birthday to jump off the high pier with daddy, so....the pictures of them jumping are not great, but she got him to jump not once or twice, but 8 times!!!

Yes, I do have a little Diva on my hands!!!

We are off to FIRST GRADE!!!!!

Last day of Kindergarten!!!

Just to compare....this is our first day of Kindergarten! I can't believe I have a 1st Grader!!

Happy 3rd Party!!!

Happy 3rd Birthday Carson & Wade!! We celebrated a bit early, only because we are summer babes and it was much easier to plan! We had a blast at the Wood Family farm with ponies, hayrides, hotdogs and LOTS of fun!

This cowboy & cowgirl are ready for some birthday fun!

Toothless again!

Another one bites the dust!!!

THE TBall Championship Game!

Our last T-Ball game was a bit interesting. The time of our game got changed and unfortunately the other team did not get the memo! So, with no team to play, we decided to have our own "Championship Game" and had a fun family friendly game.

We had a special visitor come to our game!!!

Excited about our first trophy!

Tornado Relief via Kids

My children were so curious and intrigued by the devastation from the tornadoes that ripped through our state in late April, that I decided it was a learning opportunity for them to learn to be compassionate to those who are in need and help in any way we can. For children, it is hard to help in these kind of situations, but we came up with a wonderful idea. We decided to help collect toys, crayons, coloring books, books, etc. to put in small individual bags to distribute to children in shelters and devastated areas. We had a very enthusiastic group of children help stuff the bags one afternoon after school. We were able to put together 450 bags and picked up another 80 bags from a sweet neighboring church and delivered them to the Pleasant Grove area. These are some pictures from our efforts. There is still SO MUCH help needed, but at least we were able to give some smiles to some really wonderful children.

Some of our worker bees!

My car....packed to the gills!

This picture and the ones following are of only one small section of a road in Pleasant Grove. Driving through this area was overwhelming, the destruction was really awful and really don't show in these pictures.

Big Fish!

My sweet little girl will be a "Big Fish" next year at school! She is so excited about her special fish on the mailbox, she actually saw it as we were on our way up the hill and unbuckled herself and was hanging out the window pointing and yelling, "Mom!!! Look at that PINK fish on our mailbox!!!" This is a very special opportunity for her and she is so excited about it. I still can't believe how big she is getting!

Happy Mother's Day!!

I had the most wonderful Mother's Day! I love that my day was celebrated all week long!

It started with a very sweet program that Langston's class put on for all of us moms. She was so excited about it and kept telling me how great it was going to be and how it was going to be followed by lunch and art. Well, it was a fabulous performance that was followed by a very special luncheon and art show! I loved every minute of it and loved having that special moment with my sweet little girl.

Langston's "Pointilism" Project

Langston's creativity at work

The class butterfly mobile...I LOVED this, it was so cute!

Langston with her teacher Ms. Sarah &....

Ms. Bonnie! We love our teachers, they are so wonderful!

I also got a special treat from Stephen's class. They did a special "Muffins for Mom" program and breakfast. It is always fun to watch your children perform for you, what a sweet morning!

Muffins in the lunchroom

Best Buds! Love to see these kiddos having fun!