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!

Spring Music Program - April 27

Colter and Sabrina had their Spring Music Program for school tonight. They have been excited about this program for weeks, so it was lots of fun to get to see them perform.

What a great group of kids. We are so blessed to have our preschool!

These two would seriously not know what to do without each other. They have developed a truly special bond!

Colter, Sabrina and Mrs. Pybus

Colter's Coloring Contest - April 20

Colter won a coloring contest at school today. His picture will be hung up at the bank and he got a new coloring book and a bag of candy. He was very proud and excited about his accomplishment. Yeah, Colter!

Megan and Nathan's Wedding - April 18

Just a few of my favorite pictures from Megan and Nathan's wedding...

Wyatt getting ready - originally he put on his jacket without the shirt. We don't get dressed up very often!

Two beautiful flower girls...

and three handsome ring bearers.

Zane wore the same tuxedo that Wyatt wore in Kim and Craig's wedding and that Colter wore in Jerod and Cathryn's wedding. We definitely got our money's worth out of that little tuxedo!

My last bridesmaid's dress - after twelve years, the wedding season in my family is over!

Our family - dressed up and ready for the ceremony to begin.

The beautiful bride...

Monique helped Abi walk down the aisle, but she couldn't quite get her up the steps!

The ceremony was beautiful and the kids did a great job!

Colter signing the picture frame that will hang in Megan and Nathan's house.

Sabrina relaxing with Aunt Megan during the reception.

Easter in Denver - April 11-12

We drove through Denver on our way home from Utah so that we could spend Easter with Gigi and G-pa. Danny's grandparents were also there from Florida, so they got to meet the girls and Zane for the first time. It was a fun weekend and a great ending to our vacation.

On Saturday we dyed lots and lots of Easter eggs to get ready for our big Easter egg hunt the next day.

Sunday we got all dressed up for church and took lots of Easter pictures.

Even though we had to move the Easter egg hunt inside because of rain, the kids still had a lot of fun hunting for eggs all over the house.

We enjoyed a wonderful Easter dinner and...

celebrated Gigi's birthday!

Zion National Park - April 4-10

Our trip to Zion with our friends the Griffins was wonderfully relaxing (despite the fact that we had a total of eight kids running around!) and breathtakingly beautiful. Danny has all of the details and more pictures on his blog - www.griffisfamilyoutdoors.blogspot.com.

Packing for Zion - April 3

We are currently in the midst of packing for a week of camping and backpacking in Zion National Park. We will be meeting our good friends the Griffins who live in California. It will be quite an adventure, 4 adults and 8 kids - ranging from 6 years to 6 months. We are going to drive through Denver on our way home and spend Easter weekend with Danny's family. Be sure to check our blog the week after Easter for pictures of our exciting week.