Last day of school!

We celebrated that last day of Kindergarten and 2nd grade with milkshakes from Sonic!  Overall, we had a great year!

The fish...

Jonas told me one day that he wanted a fish.  The very next day, a man from our church called to offer us a fish tank with 5 fish!  The amazing thing about this story is that I hadn't told anyone, not even Troy, about Jonas's request!  It was a great opportunity to show him that God answers prayers even before they've really been said out loud!

Preschool Program 2014

In May, Poppy and Lachlan had their end-of-year Preschool Program.

Lachlan is an old pro at this now.

 This is his whole class with his teacher Ms. Berta.

 Poppy, on the other hand, was very serious about her job on stage.

 This is her whole class.

 Lachlan's class had a special graduation ceremony.  He refers to this as his "first preschool graduation" since he is going again this year for a "gift of time" class.

 Isn't he cute?

 At the end of the program, we said goodbye to longtime director, Ms. Theresa.  She did a great job running the preschool and it was sad to see her go.  Lucky for us, she lives close by and we still get to see her lots!

It was a great end to a great year of preschool!

More Sea World fun!

Sea World was open on the Thursday before Easter, so the big boys and I took advantage of going while the little 2 were at preschool!  We were so excited to ride the big rides, only to find they didn't open till later than we planned!
We made the best of it, though.  They rode the spinning worm ride that makes me want to throw up!

We grabbed some Dippin' Dots, which is extra-special since we NEVER buy food at the park!

They thought these sculpures made from recycled trash found in oceans were really cool!

And then my phone died, so there are no pictures of Journey to Atlantis or Rio Loco, but we still had a great day!

A big group of friends headed back to Sea World for Battle of the Flowers Day.  We hoped it would be empty while everyone else went to the parades.  We were very wrong, but still had a fun time!
I took the big kids to Rio Loco.  They were excited!

For our very last time to Sea World with the Torres family, Crystal and her boys joined us, too.  While Erin took the big kids to ride a ride and I stayed with Max and Eli and Matthew, Crystal took the others on Abby Cadabby.  This was Poppy's first ride!

Sleepover with Liam

Before Liam moved, we made sure to have him over for a special sleepover with Lachlan.

I took them on a special date to Sonic.

 Silly picture!

 Then we came home and watched Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

They all had a great time and made special memories of this very-missed friend!

Mother-Daughter Brunch 2014

Northside hosted a Frozen-themed Mother-Daughter brunch for Mother's Day this year.  Of course we signed up because we love all things Frozen!  Gigi was able to join us for this special occasion.

Poppy had a pretty new dress to wear from Gigi, and Erin gave her "fancy" hair.

She had to bring her purse and baby Elsa with her!

There were so many fun activities at the "Frozen lunch"!

She loved all the accessories that were provided!

And we took a fun picture all together!

Open Gym

We joined some friends for Open Gym at a gymnastics place in the spring.  It had a GIANT foam pit and was a HUGE hit!

Can you see my guys down there?

This girl is ready for her own gymnastics class!

There's Jonas hanging from the high bar!