Pudding Pops - May 28

We celebrated our first day of summer by making some chocolate pudding pops.

They were messy, but really yummy!

Bike Day - May 27

The last day of school is always "bike day" at the kids' preschool. The kids have been looking forward to it for weeks!

I brought Zane's bike up to school so that he could ride around with the kids. He felt like such a big boy!

Monique was could hardly wait for her classes turn to ride in the parking lot. She asked me to take lots of pictures of her!

Wyatt enjoyed a snow cone with his friends during a break from all of the bike riding.

Sabrina and her friend Hannah were all smiles while they were swinging and eating their snow cones.

Colter has been practicing all month so that he could ride his bike without training wheels on bike day. He was so proud of himself!

Sabrina's Graduation - May 26

Sabrina's preschool graduation was today and she could not have been more excited about the day's activities.
At her graduation all of the kids shared their favorite thing about school and what they want to be when they grow up. Sabrina said that she likes playing with her friends and wants to be a mom when she grows up.

Our sweet little girl - a preschool graduate, ready for kindergarten!

Zane's New "Stool" - May 20

A few weeks ago I put the little potty in the bathroom just to see what Zane would do. He sat on it a few times and looked at a couple of books before he discovered it's true value as a stool. Now he regularly drags it out of the bathroom and uses it to watch the fish or climb into his chair. Yesterday I did find him sitting on it in the bathroom (fully clothed!) after I had told all of the kids to go potty before we got in the car! So we're hopeful that eventually it will become more than just a stool!

Sabrina's Dance Recital - May 15

These are just a few of my favorite pictures from Sabrina's dance recital...


She loved being up on stage - her eyes were sparkling the entire night!

Just look at those cute fairy wings!

Because her recital was in Amarillo, Meme and Ken (the girls foster parents) were able to come watch with us.

Noni, Aunt Megan and Aunt Cathryn also drove up from Lubbock to watch out sweet little ballerina.

Sprinkler Fun - May 12

It has been pretty cool around here the past few weeks and the kids have been anxious to play in the water. Finally today was warm enough to pull out the sprinkler and the kids had a blast running around the backyard. Now if it will just warm up enough for the swimming pool...

Happy Mother's Day - May 10

Danny was on call this weekend, so the kids and I spent Sunday in Lubbock. We had a fun afternoon and evening just being with family.

Sirens! - May 6

Today was Community Helper Day at preschool. Zane, Wyatt and I went up to check out all of the emergency vehicles with the rest of the kids.

Colter loved exploring the inside of the ambulance (especially after I told him that sometimes Daddy gets to ride in the back of this ambulance!).

Sabrina walked across the back of the fire truck.

Monique cautiously checking out the Sheriff's truck with her class.

Playdate with Abi - May 1

Noni and Abi drove up for a playdate today. Craig told Abi that she could get extra dirty today, so we made sure to spend some time in the sandbox!