Preschool is over

And we've slipped right into our summer schedule! Thinking about staying up later and sleep in longer! (I'm hoping!)

Anyway, Grace had a field trip to the fire station on the next to last day of school. It was fun to go with her and see her in action. :) Learning fire safety has been an eye opener for me. Tim and the kids practiced getting out of the house one evening when I was gone. And we'll be talking about 911 calls later this summer as well. Just more of the real, scary world I have to teach them about. :(

The picture of the little guy holding her hand... he REALLY wanted to hold her hand! I thought it was funny, assuming she would tell him to stop if she wanted him to stop, so I took pictures. His parents called him over and told him to leave her alone. Probably the better parenting move. :)

And, they had a picnic on the last day of school, so there she is -all ready for her last day with her lunch! I still can't believe it, but bring on PreK!

Faith Village

I am the director of our children's Sunday school hour at church. We are studying Doubting Thomas this month and we acted out the story in "Real or Not Real" fashion, deciding that Thomas believed only after seeing Jesus and not having been told by a Super Hero or a Fairy God Mother!

Mother's Day

Gettin' my van detailed after our summer fun! Best family EVER!

SPRING!!!!

Spring means....

Garage sale time! (Bonus Nick time this year!)

New tricks on the swing set.

And, first legs and arms!!!

Preschool is coming to an end...

We had a parent conference last week at Grace's preschool. She got all good marks! Below is her self portrait - which they told us looks almost identical to Mrs. Burton's example! She did tell me she didn't have the right color for her shirt, so she made it purple, and that she forgot to make her hands the same color as her face. :) I asked her if she would draw a picture of all of us, but she pointed out we would all have to "stand here until I'm finished." She quite possibly has some boys who call her their girlfriend, and she helps keep the teachers on their toes, by being very mindful of rules and procedures! (Turns out I have two kids with that problem!) I can't believe her first year of preschool is over! So proud of her!

Also, we took flowers to her teachers for teacher appreciation week.

And, I took a picture of her lined up with her classmates to always remember how tall she was next to them all! :)

Also, last week, I met with the teachers to talk about Cooper and his CAH. I tried not to freak them out, but information is the key! Grace has already been giving Cooper advice... "Ok, Conner is my best friend, but he plays rough. BUT! We do not run at school!. And, when the teachers ask you a question, you have to answer them." It was too cute!

Spring Time in Indiana

More indoor fun: Rock painting!

Or, if you can't beat the rain - join it!