Headed to Lake City, CO

Memorial Day we headed to the airport to catch a plane to CO where Mims and Pa have a cabin. This trip has been planned for several months now and the anticipation has been killing the kids (and Lyle and I:). Our plane didn't leave until 8 am but at 4:15 am I found Ella in her room completely dressed with her carry-on on her back!! I wish I would have recorded some if the conversations between Ella and Luke that morning. They were SO excited!! Ella woke Luke up and he ran to his room and started putting on the clothes we had lined out the day before. He couldn't wait to get on the plane!

Let the Summer begin!!

We kicked off summer break this year by going to our new neighborhood pool. It was GREAT!!

Last day of school!!

You better take a look at this picture because it will be the last time you see this girl as a kindergartener!! Today was her last day of kindergarten. She was very happy to start summer break. This was a very sad day for me. I absolutely loved her kindergarten class!

Walking in Kindergarten for the last time!

We celebrated her last day that morning before school by having breakfast at ihop. They love chocolate chip pancakes!!

Mother's Day

We celebrated Mother's Day this year with a fantastic dinner at one of our favorite restaurants and I received the best present ever....the kids were perfect!! We all talked and laughed and the kids gobbled their food! The pic below shows Luke thoroughly enjoying his dinner. Then the bottom picture shows one of the gifts I received from the kids....and yes I wear them but I wanted to post this picture so in the future I have proof that I sacrificed a lot to make my kids happy:)

Crowded bed

While Lyle has been on night float at work I let the kids sleep with me most nights. I really don't mind them with me. They absolutely love it and I love that they feel safe and protected when they sleep.
They go to bed before me which means in order for me to get in bed at night I usually have to do some "re-arranging".
The picture below shows what I mean. I texted this to Lyle one night and asked, 'Where am I supposed to fit?'