Makes me Smile

This makes me smile.  Allyson is such a little artist.  

New Kittens

We got a mamma cat and her 6 babies.  The kids love them!  They have been earning their keep by catching mice and being cute!

 Mamma's name is Stripes, and the kids keep changing the babies names.
The kids are convinced that the girls are the ones with white on them and the boys are the ones with just gray.

Tooth Fairy Visit

Allyson has lost her first tooth.  

Order's Up

Allyson loves to play with her kitchen set and take orders.  

 Here she is writing what is on the menu.

Parade

We love going to parades.  The kids like getting candy, seeing friends, and seeing the floats.  We were there a little early to get our seats.  The kids were playing "freeze tag" and Caden got hurt.  

 The battle wounds.  It must have hurt pretty bad because the first half of the parade, he didn't even get up to get candy, just sat there and watched.  He has a great sister that was willing to share her goods.

Smore's

We love to roast marshmallows and hotdogs on warm summer nights.

  

School Programs

In May, the kids had 2 school programs, a week apart.  The first one was just the lower grades.  Here is a picture of all the kindergartners.  Both programs were so good.  

How do you...

How do you keep 3 kids entertained while getting ready for church?  They were all ready and picking on each other while the adults were getting ready - so I got out Caden's homework book from school and had them take turns reading.  They did great!  

Soccer

Most of the kids soccer games this spring were played dressed like this...
It was cold/rainy/windy and Brrr!

 Towards the end of the season, we were able to get in some games with sunshine and shorts.

Both Caden and Allyson enjoyed soccer.  They learned a lot and did a great job playing.

Kindergarten party (2)

Allyson's kindergarten picnic was a rainy day.  We still had a picnic, but had it in the classroom.  It was a bit crowded, but the kids still had fun.  After we ate our sack lunches, the parents could stay for a little bit and "play" with the kids.  

Here is a picture of Allyson sitting on my lap, drawing horses with her two friends Ashlyn and MaKayla.