Memorable May

I love the excitement of the month of May. The kids are finishing up with school and have a lot of fun things planned with their classes. Caleb was so excited today because they were having a reading party for the first half of the day, and a game day for the second half. His two favorite things! Jake's class has been counting down since day 26 with a special thing to do for every letter of the alphabet. My kids have such great teachers and I am so grateful to these wonderful ladies who put their heart and soul into teaching and lovingly caring for my children. They do not get paid nearly enough for what they do!

David just finished up the two week long flower planting season at the temple. He logged about 110 hours in just two weeks. It was a long and difficult two weeks but so worth it! The grounds look fantastic and he was able to help many volunteers come and serve at the temple. We celebrated all that overtime by taking the kids out for a night on the town- Dewey's Pizza and cupcakes from Smallcakes. I love when I don't have to cook or clean up.

                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David ran his first 10K and rocked it! He looked good out there and we were able to come and cheer

him on. The kids were so excited for him and enjoyed the Bubble Bus that the race hired to blow bubbles. I had to wash my hair afterwards because it was so soapy!

  
My parents came to visit for a week and it was great fun. The highlights were birding, eating, shopping, watching Doc Martin and pedicures for Mothers' Day. The kids LOVE them some grandparents! It was a nice, relaxing visit and we enjoyed the company immensely. Thanks for fixing my lamp, Dad!

 

Jacob graduated to another belt in Tae Kwan Do and Master Edwards requested that they "dress to impress". That was right up our alley! We matched Jake's bow tie to his belt color.

Love the parents photobombing in the background. lol!



Jacob also had his program to graduate from kindergarten! Yay Jacob! His teacher this year was Mrs. Weber and she adored him. He has learned so much this year and has excelled in everything he put his mind to. OK, brag session over.






































Last Saturday we went strawberry picking at Eckert's Farm in Belleville, IL. We wanted to make a pie so off we drove across the river. They let you eat as many as you want while you are out in the fields and we took that to heart. They were so juicy and delicious!







What a Goob!














    





























Just because :)