Lately...

 I have been using my phone to take the majority of my pictures, so I needed to get them out of the phone and into the blog :)

 We went to Oklahoma in May to see Dr. Erin Allen (aka EE) graduate. We also learned some other very exciting news while we were there...we are gonna be having a new cousin in December! Super cool! While we were there the boys got to go to the Baylor/OU baseball game and had a blast. It was a great weekend. Congrats to EE, Nonah, & Cash on their growing family.

We kicked the summer off with lots of swimming as usual. Brady & Owen got out of school two weeks before Luke did, so we snuck in some swim trips while he was still in school (shhhh). Don't worry, Luke wasn't left out- he got to go to Jackson's birthday party at ChuckECheese where he LOVED playing skeet ball.

 Luke drew a picture of his school mascot, an Owl. He has been practicing and getting better and better. Owen loves Bruiser (all three boys do) several times a day I catch him perched on the side of the table where Bruiser sits just watching him be. Brady & Luke are also pictured above having fun at their friends Kyle & Little Luke's birthday parties!

Two super cute boys that I love so very much :)

Brady chillin'- Owen's first jump off the diving board- Owen is quite the swimmer now :)

Thursday = Craft Day

Thursdays are our craft day this summer and the boys wanted to make a turtle to kick things off. 

(they are really into turtles these days since we got Bruiser) We made these out of paper bowls, construction paper, and googly eyes. Simple & Fun!

Mine & Luke's 

 
Brady's

We can't wait for more fun craft days!

Summer Fun List 2012

Last year we started a fun tradition of making a Summer Fun List of things we would like to do while the boys are off for summer break. Now that summer is officially here, we made our 2012 Summer List and we can't wait to start checking things off!

 I also made a daily Summer Schedule for the kids this year. I am hoping to eliminate the everyday question of "what are we gonna do today?" This way, they know what days we will be doing one. I have allowed for some activity days and some rest days. Hopefully this will be helpful :)

End of Kindergarten

On May 31, 2012 Luke got on bus #219 for his last day of Kindergarten. 

It was sad to see Mrs. White, his bus driver, for the last time- but we were all ready for summer!

 I was so happy to finally be able to put this note in Luke's lunchbox!

On the last day of school, the kids were able to bring their favorite board game and blanket to have a free day since it was early dismissal. It was a fun time to let loose and say their good byes.

Hugs to Mrs. Soders and his friends & we were off to get our summer started!

Happy Summer Everyone! Let the fun begin!!!

Finishing Up With a Bang!

The last few weeks of Kindergarten have been so much fun! The whole year has been fun, but this just puts a cherry on top :)

First, there was Field Day.

If you know Luke, you know how much he likes PE, well Field Day is like PE all day long! Seriously! He had a blast.

 Luke & Luke

 I was able to join him for "Jammin in the Gym" which was so much fun. We got to dance together and see some of the songs they have learned this year.

 Luke had such good moves, that he was asked to go on stage! He froze when he was in the spotlight though...Oh well. Singing is not necessarily his strength.

They also had a picnic, tug of war, movie time, and free play outside. What a fun day that was!

Then, they had Pajama Day. 

The students had reached their goal of 18,000 AR points and got to celebrate by wearing PJs to school. This was Luke getting on the bus in his pajamas which he thought was the COOLEST!

Kindergarten Award Ceremony

Each student was introduced and given different awards. As they were introduced, the teacher read out loud  what they wanted to be when they grow up. Of course, Luke wants to be a football player :)

Looking over his award.

The whole class with Mrs. Soders

At the end of the ceremony, the teachers had made a slide show for the kids filled with pictures that were taken throughout the year. When the slide show was over, this popped up on the screen! I was a wreck...

A few photos with his buds and that was the end of that! (also, notice...it was free dress code day)

Sweet Mrs. Soders. We will never forget her. Later that afternoon would be the year end party. Pics to come...

Last Day of Preschool

The last day of the year at In His Steps is always Splash Day! Brady was up early and ready to head out the door!

 They had some really awesome inflatables for the kids to play on before they had their party.

 Brady & Patrick have become great friends this year.

 After the water fun, they enjoyed popsicles.

 I had lots of fun watching Brady & his friends have a blast together.

 Back in the classroom, Mrs. Symms had planned a Pirate & Princess party for the kids complete with balloons hanging from the ceiling. She is so cool!

 Brady decorated a pirate sword & hat with jewels.

By that time, it was time for me to hop over to Owen's party. I got there just in time for their lunch. What a sweet little group of kids! I love going into their class. All of the babies are learning to talk now and they are adorable and so friendly to each other.

 Owen with his friend Tyler & Connor in the background.

 Ms. Gemma & Ms. Breanne. By now, Owen was past tired and ready to take a nap!

Back to Brady's class to finish up some Pirate fun!

 Tattoos, Cookies, Cupcakes! What more could a kid ask for!

One last hug goodbye from Mrs. Symms and we closed the chapter on Brady's PreK 3 year & Owen's first year of Mother's Day Out.

Thank you so much to their teachers who did an amazing job with them all year. It's always sad for me to say goodbye to wonderful teachers who love my babies so much.

Mother's Day

Mother's Day was a little different than normal this year because we were driving back from EE's graduation in Oklahoma that day. We had a wonderful visit with our family and were very proud of EE.

The boys all made me a Mother's Day gift at school. Luke made me a coupon book. Brady made me a vase with flowers and Owen made me a picture frame. As always, I LOVE the things they make.

I didn't get to spend much time with my mom on Mother's Day, but we ate breakfast in Oklahoma with Yaya which was very nice.