Happy Birthday AnnaJoy!

WOW did we pack our birthday girl's day tight! I brought her to Libby Lu's for a total princess experience then it was off to Aunt Katie's graduation open house for loads of fun with family and friends. Check out the spiffy Babie cake! Anna's comment was, "Mommy, this isn't Cinderella...it's Barbie!!! I wanted a Cinderella cake!" (sigh) ya can't please them all can you?

Pool Fun!!

This was Luke's 2nd time in the pool, HE LOVES IT! And, if you hadn't noticed is getting quite daring when it comes to standing independently!

Reagan turns 6 today!!

Aunt Katie graduates!!!

Congrats to Aunt Katie (Mike's sister) graduated from LHS tonight!!!

All worn out!

After I went to the gym this morning, I put water in the pool for the kids again. I put Luke in the swing while I did that, and this is what happened. He passed out, so for about 35 minutes he slept outside in the swing. Then I got nervous that he would get a sunburn and took him inside.

It's HOT outside!

We put the kids pool in the backyard this year they love it as usual.

Memorial Day

Around dinner time Mike's family came out for hotdogs and hamburgers. They kept the kids busy for me outside in the HOT weather, and also made homemade ice cream. It was yummy!

The Newest Toy!

So, our backyard pretty much looks like a playground! We bought a trampoline for the kids and they love it! Everyday they beg to go jump. Luke even likes to play on it!

Anna's Preschool Graduation Program

At the end of preschool on Friday, all the kids sang all the songs that they learned throughout the year. Then they were given a certificate of promotion. Anna was very excited!

Three Happy Kids

10 months old

Luke turns 10 months tomorrow and what bounds he has taken! He now crawls like a champ, pulls up on everything, walks along everything and would like to walk alone, but just isn't ready. He has 5 teeth with a 6th one coming in soon. He loves table food and would like to say goodbye to baby food. He waves bye-bye, says dada, and tries to say mama. His other favorite thing to do is screech! He is turning into quite the ham!

My boys!!

So, like I have said multiple times, Jake is quite sure that HE is actually the baby of the house. Luke doesn't seem to mind donating the spot, as he likes to cruise all around the house. Today he went tearing through the kitchen and dining room and sat in front of the garage door for like 15 minutes. Then, Jake insisted that Luke go in the walker. After I agreed and put Luke in I realized why he wanted him in the walker. Jake went tearing through the kitchen and dining room with poor Luke stuck in the walker as Jake's "car" toy. Luke was making scared sounds while Jake was going, "VROOOOM" at the top of his lungs. It really was quite funny to watch. That's my boys! Notice the good hair cuts? We finally got their hair groomed back to perfection. Have a great day!

Anna Enjoys Our New Underground Sprinklers

Yesterday wasn't even a HOT day and Anna decided that she wanted to try out our new source of water fun. Jake, however, is very afraid of the water and hides very close to the cars so he can't even see the sprinklers! (didn't get a photo of that!)

Tulip Time

We brought the kids to see the tulips while they were actually looking great! That's the first time ever we actually made it there early enough. All the kids enjoyed the flowers (and the black squirrels...didn't get any photos of them) Afterwards we took them out for dinner...might be the last time we do that, but we had a fun evening!

Anna's final Preschool field trip

Anna's class went to Hagar Park today for a nature walk and to play. They took time to get a quick class picture. Anna is the 3rd girl on the left up on the monkey bars. Do you see Jake trying to run up the monkey bars on the right side? One of the moms is trying to catch him, I tried to cut her out of the picture, but her expression was priceless as she lunged for my crazy Jake!

Wait a minute!?

Yet another photo in the saga of, "Who is the baby in this house?" Jake likes to climb into Luke's bed.

WOW!

Check out those rolls! Don't you wish that everyone thought all rolls were cute? Only babies! Ahhh, must be nice!

Pretty Princess

Grandma G. got this shirt for Anna, it says, "Princess". SO, Anna thought we should do a photo shoot to show how beautiful she is.

A Whole New World!

Now that Luke crawls well and pulls up on EVERYTHING, all things are brand new to him, he loves to watch out the window and say "AHHHH"

The Gang