summer hair

The weekend after school got out Parker shaved Easton's head.  It was getting so shaggy and it is nice that I don't have to put gel in it anymore.

 a couple before shots

 a couple during shots

 the after.  ready for summer.

preschool graduate

Keagan has officially graduated from preschool.  She was so excited and insisted on wearing her wedding dress for the graduation.  Luckily, her little friend wanted to wear his batman costume, so she wasn't the only one "dressed up."  

 Talking with her teacher after the graduation.

 Her teacher, Ms. Karli.  We loved her.  

 Her other teacher, Ms. Konnie.  We loved her too.

 Her teacher made this cute picture setting for the kids.

 She looks ecstatic in this one.  I love it.

Good job, sweet girl.  You have done amazing this year and we are so excited for you to go to Kindergarten next year!  

last day of school

Easton's last day of school.  

sad faces because school is over.

 now happy faces.

 funny faces.

it has been a good, crazy year for Easton.  he learned so much this year and (most days) loved school.

memorial day

memorial day weekend.  we always go to the cemeteries to visit the grandparents and my dad's sister on Sunday.  the kids all think they are so strong carrying the flowers to each grave.  then hearing Buddy's stories about each person as we stop at the graves.  a good tradition.

then on Monday we go to JoJo's house for sourdough pancakes.  soooo yum.  then the annual wiffle ball game with all the cousins.  watching my super competitive cousins be cute with the littles as they get up to bat.  and all the uncles trying to act like they are 30 still....  :)

easton waiting patiently for his turn to bat.  he was so cute cheering on his teammates.

 out in the field.

 then off to grandma and buddy's for a bar-b-que.  we did the sprinklers before it turned chilly for the evening.

a good family weekend.

mother's day

I am not going to lie...I have never liked Mother's Day.  I don't really know why, I just think it is a stupid holiday.  This year I didn't mind it as bad.  My kids were not perfect, but I was okay with that.  My house wasn't spotless, but I was okay with that.  

As stupid as I think Mother's Day is, I am so blessed to be a mother to these two crazies.  I don't know what I would do without them.  They make me a better (and sometimes crazier) person.  

reminiscing

one of my all-time favorite teachers was retiring this year, so me and a couple of friends met up to go to her retirement open house.  it was good to see her and see our old pictures that she had displayed.  oh, the early 90s....cute hair.  

she seriously was the best.  she helped instill a love of learning for me that has never left.  

1st grade program

In April Easton had his 1st grade program.  He was so cute.  I got there 20 minutes early to get a good seat, and I had a really good one, until the tallest man alive sat in front of me.  Also, the teachers that were helping with the songs came and blocked my view of Easton pretty good.  Lame.

 This was his art project hanging on the wall of the gym.

 Easton with his amazing teachers.  on the right is his Port. teacher, on the left is his English teacher.  We love them both.

spring break, continued

One day we went to the boardwalk and got ham and cheese croissants (so yum) and doughnut holes (extra yum) and went to a park to have a little picnic.  It was kind of chilly in the shade where the tables were, so Easton went to go sit in the sun.  Remy and Kasen wanted to follow him and be just like their big cousin.

 Sweet baby.  This one is so good, you almost forget he is there.

 We did Ooblek one day.  The kids thought it was so fun.

cali, children's museum

While in California we went to the Children's Museum there.  It was way crowded, because it was California's spring break also, but it was still fun.  

Shelley's car is big enough to fit all of us.  With her three in the middle seat and my two in the back seat, it was anything but a quiet ride, but it was nice to be able to drive all together.

 At the museum they had an Indiana Jones exhibit, which Easton loved, and outside in a little courtyard they had a huge bubble exhibit and then an awesome bubble magic show.  

 The kids got to meet Bob the Builder.

 After we were leaving, standing next to the bubble poster.

While at the museum, we were in the dinosaur section and the worst thing happened.  Easton got lost.  I thought he was right behind me, and with 5 kids 7 and under, and just me and my sister, it got crazy.  I noticed he was not by us, and the dinosaur section is not that big, so I started walking around looking for him.  I circled the dino section twice and started to panic.  A dad came up to me and said, "Are you looking for a little boy in an orange shirt?"  I said, "Yes!!"  He said, "We saw him crying and took him to a worker and they took him to the front of the museum."  I. felt. horrible.  The whole thing was probably not more than 5 minutes, but it felt SO much longer.

At least I knew he was safe, in the safety of the staff, at the front office, rather than all the horrible things running through my mind...  So I went to the front of the museum and he was standing in the office crying.  I just went up and hugged him and kept saying, "I am so sorry!"  worst feeling.  He stuck to me like glue after that and still now, a month later, won't let go of my hand in public.  I have scarred my child for life.