School News

Minnie's little Pre-school Easter program was adorable! 

She puts her whole heart into singing. 

I loooooove it! 

She's learned sign language this year and is super good at it! 

I call her my ray of sunshine, because she has a way of cheering anyone up...

and yellow is her favorite color :) 

Her little buddy was spending the day with me, so he got to be there for her show.

She felt SO special!

Our Princess was given the Nobel Knight award at school for being the leader in her class! 

She's our go-getter and was so excited to finally receive this award.

She's been working hard for it!

Way to go cute girl! 

Mom knew you could do it XOXO

They Grow Taller Every Day

I popped in to Sport's school to check out his art work. 

He created this awesome castle that was on display for all to see. 

I'm so proud of him. 

He just keeps blowing me away with his skillz! 

Little Miss Princess rocked her favorite sports team and wore green for her Saint Patties day party at school! 

She was up bright and early, because she was just too excited to sleep.

That our girl :)

{Her bangs are almost grown out! I'm resisting the urge to cut them again. She looks so grown up without them!}

Fire Station With Little Minnie

Field Trip! 

And I got to tag along :) 

I love it when I get to do that!

We learned that fire trucks are loud! 

And why.

We learned all about ambulances and what they carry...

We learned not to be afraid of firemen and why they wear all that gear...

We learned what to do if we're sleeping and the fire alarm goes off, or we smell smoke...

We learned how to jump out a window!

We are grateful for all those awesome fireman.

 

Fun afternoon, for sure!

Our Last Goodbye

Snuggling with my babies for the last time in the little apartment we called home for six years.

It's been a long day of moving!!

And although we have lots of happy memories here, we are ready! 

Vacuuming our apartment for the last time!

My little helper...

Unplugging the vacuum EVERY time I turn it on, just for laughs!

I thought I'd never get the cleaning done :)

My girls cleaning the baseboards...I think :)

 

Minnie came to help me finish up some cleaning at the apartment today, and although all the furniture and things are gone, she still took her boots off and placed them in their usual spot in her bedroom.

Yes, I'm a tad sentimental ;)

I'm going to miss so many things about this place!

So long little home.

Little Girls & Heels

Our ladies have discovered my high heels and jewelry. 

They are now a part of their dress up wardrobe, whether I like it or not...

It's just so funny and cute watching them try to walk gracefully around the house in them!

I love our little girly girls :)

As for me, I've spent the past two days packing boxes and cleaning out junk.

It's amazing how much STUFF one can accumulate in such small quarters in a matter of six years!

My sister (ready to pop out baby number three any day now) just spent hours helping me pack up the kitchen, while her husband Seth helped JP haul everything over to our garage.

I'm so glad they came to help us.

We were so ready to tucker out!

 But, we just don't have the time. 

 

 Now I have about five loads of laundry to fold. 

Oh, how I despise moving! 

...keeping my eye on the prize.

100's Day

One of my favorite things about the school our children attend is their love of parent volunteers! 

I can spend as much time as I want in the classroom, field trips, and parties.

In fact, the teachers LOVE the help and the scholars LOVE the parents. 

Today was Princess's 100th Day of School party, and I got to spend some time with our girl! 

She gets so excited to show me her classroom and introduce me to her buddies.

I have fun watching her little personality around her teacher and friends! 

She's a confident, friendly, happy girl, and that makes me happy :) 

I can't help but feel a little sad at how fast she's growing up though.

We played games, ate treats, stamped crowns, and made necklaces out of a 100 fruit loops.
I  just had to laugh at her determination to beat the boys at EVERYTHING at her table.  

She wasn't too worried about color coordinating or perfection, just that the boys didn't outdo her!
Such a competitive goofball!

 

I love this girl.

Airplanes

With the house, move, projects, and stress that goes with it all, I have missed our kid-Os.
So, I took some time the other day for a little field trip mommy time!
We hit up Xtreme Sports with some friends and played in the foam pits, trampolines, and trapeze. 
Then, we got the grand tour of where our friend-more-like-family Jer works on airplanes!

The children thought it was SO COOL!

And buddies Cade and Cam were pretty excited to show off where their daddy works :)

Jer showing the boys all the different parts...

It was all Sport could do to keep from touching anything!

Up into the private jet the kids went for a peek...

The boys got to sit in the cockpit and pretend to fly...

It was all very exciting!

"I'm going to fly this one day, mom.  Do you want to be the pilot or co-pilot?"-Sport

Thanks for showing us around, Jer!

You have a very "cool" job.

The Things They Do

Princess hung a hammock from her bunk bed using her sheets! 

It's her favorite thing to do when she's suppose to be falling asleep...

Sport giving me his famous string cheese smile!

 

Minnie learned how to wink!

Princess loves her girl time with her friend C. while watching a movie...

These girls are two peas in a pod!

I find baby T. with his soft fuzzy blanket wrapped around his neck and legs dangling over the side of his crib most nights :)

 

I miss our babies! 

I haven't had much cuddle time with them lately.

Love Day

I'm kind of an emotional wreck these days. 

 I think it's just all the deadlines that have to be met with our house, the demands of children/family, and just life! 

 I have absolutely nothing to complain about, and I'm NOT complaining. 

I'm just simply stressed and emotional :)

 It will pass, and I'm growing and learning so many new things along the way. 

One in particular is to accept help, and how nice it is to be helped. 

 The love and strength I've (We've) received from others overwhelms me. 

 I feel very blessed and hope to be able to bless others throughout my life as so many have blessed me. 

This Valentines day was a bit chaotic. 

I definitely wasn't expecting a thing, and I was okay with that! 

My valentine was working away on our home, and I've been so grateful to him. 

But, he never ceases to amaze me. 

He came home late that night holding these beautiful flowers (He knows how much I love spring time), and all my favorite goodies with little notes taped on them with cute sayings about me attached. 

 I started bawling like a big baby! 

 I don't cry easily, but it really touched me that he would take the time to do all of that for me, even with all that's on his plate right now. 

He's a pretty special guy, and I adore him!

All the Children have been SO excited for their Valentine parties at school. 

 I could hardly get them to sleep the night before! 

Especially this little Princess of ours.

She was up at 6AM, ready to put on her pink outfit and load her backpack with all the goodies for her friends. 

As we were driving to school, I said, "Hm...you're not excited at all for the party today now are you!?" :) 

She replied with a pouty face, "No way, mom. I'm going to miss you too much!" 

"Yeah? Well, in that case, lets turn around so I can spend the whole day with you!" I said.  

She laughed, "Just kidding, mom! I love you a lot...but, this is just something I have to do."

 

Oh, yes. She's our giggle box! 

She really is too smart, sassy, and cute for her own good. 

 

She left this Valentines message to the family that morning on our whiteboard... 

It brought a big smile to my face!

 

XOXO

A Sunny Day

Who cares if it's 30 degrees...

The sun is shining!!!
30 degrees and sunshine is something to celebrate around these parts :)

We ran out and threw snow balls, splashed in the melting snow, rode bikes, climbed snow piles, and RAN until dusk.

It was wonderful!