'WE' Graduated

Five years ago, on May 13th, this happened...

 And, we met our little man for the first time.  

One of the days in my life I will never, never forget.  

The day this new chapter of life began.  

And, just like that... today- he graduated from preschool.  

This past week, they 'learned about Z' according to Kaleb.  

And, once you know about Z, you are 'ready for Kindergarten'.  

 They they sang their songs... like the Itsy Bitsy Spider 

  

 and 'the bear is waking up, the bear is waking up, spring time is here, the bear is waking up'. 

 The lovely Ms. Carol the teacher helper.  So incredibly patient and kind and gracious to the kids.  

 And, his teacher Mrs. Obrien.  It can be tough to pay attention and to focus and to not get distracted by silly things.  But, Mrs. Obrien wormed her way into our little man's heart.  Made him feel loved and that she was proud of his accomplishments.  And, then it all started clicking!  

 And, now- a whole new adventure awaits.  

Kindergarten

Oh, the things to learn and know.  

Science and Math and Numbers and Words and Geography. 

So thankful for the time, effort and patience poured into our little man this past year.  

 After celebrating with Grandma Betty and Grandpa Robert... a crazy thing happened.  

We actually, finally, totally, completely and fully graduated from all things involving Sturgis.  

Which made us kind of yell and scream and shout with happiness!!!! :) 

A new phase of life... daycare is a 1 minute drive away, Wes can leave our house and be at his office in 10 minutes.  Kaleb is officially open enrolled to the great elementary school just 6 minutes away.  Church is currently 3 minutes away.  It's like we crossed some proverbial finish line on Friday evening.  Praise the LORD!  So thankful for where He's placed at in life right now.  sa

Mother's Day...A Day FULL of Blessings!

We had a rare treasure this year... spending Mother's Day with both the moms/grandma's!  

 Definitely a treat!  So thankful for the hard work, dedication and crazy adventures these two have extended our family.  

 Mother's Day is a day I absolutely never take for granted.  Never.  It can be such a messy and hard day for so many people.  A day full of unmet expectations.  Of things lost and things longed for.  

So, I am always incredibly, incredibly blessed to get the honor of celebrating Mother's Day as a mom.  It was wonderful day.  We went to church, came home to a house filled with the smells of a good old fashioned Sunday dinner in the oven, a nice lunch and time spending together.  

 Tasty indeed with sweet fellowship and some angel food cake smothered in cool whip and strawberries too!! 

And, bubbles with Grandpa!  Fun times!! 

But, wait... there's more

Soccer, Fish & Ice Cream= A Great Day!

It has begun.  The craziness of activities and kid things.  And, so far we're loving in.  We were excited that Bob & Bonnie were in town on a soccer Saturday :)  Lots of fun watching their practice and little game.

Then, after a lunch at home and a quick little down time... we headed north to go check out the fish hatchery.  Always a fun, simple and easy treat to take in!

 Look at all those fish... 

 Grateful the grandparents could come for a visit! 

 George, Ted, Tom and Abe.

Grandpa Roth's still a teachin' kids the important stuff!  

 A lovely time indeed! 

And of course... we wrapped up the evening by enjoying ice cream for supper :) 

Life is Grand with the Grands :)

Nothing brings a smile to our kids' face more than time with their grandparents!!  Wes' parents joined us for an extended weekend and everyone had a wonderful time.  We played, went on a few adventures and enjoyed lots of time hanging out.

First stop... Old McDonald's Farm.  

 The Pig Race.. + Kaleb :) 

 The wagon ride... Elsie lasted about 1 minute before breaking into a full-on wail.

 Kaleb basked in the fun of having the whole ride all to himself.  

So much fun! 

 Time to feed the bucket calves! 

Checkin' out the baby chicks... 

 Ewe'd think they never got any treats ;) 

 Fearless Elsie dove right into the goat mob! 

 Treats, treats, treats for all.  

So much fun! 

 Bonnie was a pro... I think Bonnie needs a farm and some goats.  

It would be fun!! I think she's a natural :) 

Sweet Stay-Cation!!

Compliments of a sweet coupon from Groupon... we had a fun little weekend.  Because it was cold and rainy, we skipped a trip to see the baby buffalo.  However, we did have fun checking out the waterfalls :) 

 And, the creek too... fun watching nature bloom this time of year! 

 Then, we headed to town for cotton candy.... 

 At the circus!!!!

It was a blast :)