Driving Without A License

Had some fun meeting up with some friends over the holiday weekend and of course, the kids jumped on a few rides at one of our favorite festivals! Looking at this picture makes me think that kids might be more content riding in the car if they had their own steering wheels to steer with.  Love our backseat drivers!

They Could Live Outside

There is nothing better than a lovely spring day! Our kids do not want to stop playing to come in to take baths in the evenings and it is hard to blame them! Here is ARM decorating the driveway with the sidewalk chalk that the Easter Bunny brought.

New Grad

This little girl makes us so proud.  She had a great year of kindergarten and learned so much.  She is reading well above grade level and does well in math, too.  Mrs. Steiner, her teacher, knew how to make learning fun for the kids and made each child feel important.  Here they are on "graduation day" - a day when many parents (definitely me) had tears in their eyes.

ARM chose to wear this white dress, which was also her Easter dress, and a headband she picked out at a craft show we attended together.  We had fun taking pictures with her friends and going for ice cream at Annie's Frozen Custard with her pal Sydney afterwards.

Sydney surprised everyone right at the very end of school by chopping off her hair and donating it - so she looked completely different to everyone with out her long thick hair!

A funny story from the custard stand: the people at Annie's thought it would be fun to kick off summer by putting some fun toys on their patio for kids.  Not just any toys...water toys.  It was a beautiful day and there were definitely other guests enjoying ice cream there.  After EMM finished his treat, he grabbed a water gun and shot it straight into the air, raining down drops all over a man and his high school age daughter.  They did NOT look happy.  After a quick apology, we packed it up and headed home...but definitely a funny memory!

Dining Al Fresco

Everyone has really enjoyed the little patio at the rental house.  Since the kitchen is small, it was nice having the extra space.  And no matter how messy these children were, those crumbs were just bird food!

Something Must Be Done

 Yes, it makes a really cool tub mohawk, but I think Evan is due for a trip to the barber! Summer is coming and this little boy is really warmblooded. The minute he starts running around his hair gets sweaty so we normally opt for a pretty short do when the warm weather hits.

May Flowers

This colorful bloom came home with EMM today.  The picture was taken after a few of the seeds (black beans) had fallen off, but you get the idea.   

Pick-me-ups

What parent doesn't like little love messages left for them? Melts your heart!