Dentist Appointments

 We spent the morning at the dentist for the kids cleaning. They did amazingly! They were polite, they followed directions and they were brave. I barely had to do anything the whole time. Great appointments with no cavities!

Ryan's First Day of Kindergarten!

He was so excited for today, he woke up extra early and got ready in record time! He even went for a run around our street he had so much excitement energy. I hope the enthusiasm is still with him when I pick him up this afternoon!

Ryan is hiding behind his classmates in this picture

Grandparent Visit

Don's parents came for a visit this last weekend. The kids really enjoyed them being here and Ryan was even able to help grandpa with a construction project. They added trellis under the back deck and a long bench along the length of the porch so there is now seating on the lawn. The second they left Ryan asked when we could go to Massachusetts to visit them. 

Quick Update

This is probably the worst I have been at keeping up with posts since starting here... it is a combination of big changes and a lazy summer. The kids are only in school 2 mornings a week, so we have a lot of downtime, and there isn't much to write about downtime. The kids ride bikes around the house (yeah I know- but there is construction on our road and it's hot out there). The big changes I will announce at the end of the week. Other then that- we have bought Ryan's kindergarten school supplies which was fun, it's easier to imagine him going because his friends have already started- our county has a lot of year round schools.

Charlotte Bridal Shower

Confession- I am slacking at certain things in order to get through other things. It happens. There are only a certain number of hours in the day. So anyway I will be short but I thought I would write a quick update....

This weekend we went to Charlotte for my future sister in laws bridal shower. Don was in Vegas with my brother for his bachelor party so with my mom and I both going to the shower we had very little in terms of child care options. Luckily my parents were game at making it a vacation and my dad flew in from North Dakota to take the kids while my mom and I were occupied. It was a crazy weekend- filled with lots of being late- trying to feed picky children, very little sleep and then my first Ikea experience. The weekend was so crazy I literally didn't take a single picture. Not even on my phone. So that's that, we made it back last night- the kids and I were in bed by 7:30pm and Don didn't fly in until 3:00am. Hopefully this week doesn't have too much in store for us so we can recover a bit.

First Day of the New School!

Ryan and Audrey started their new school today. They were really excited and luckily the excitement stuck with them all day. Ryan even told me when I picked him up that I did it too early and I should have left him to take a nap there (this from the kid who hasn't taken a nap in 2 years). They were lucky, their first day had a special guest Birdman Dave who brought a special parrot for the kids to see.  So far so good, their teachers said that they had great days! This is the school they will be attending in the fall. Audrey will stay in her classroom and Ryan will move up to the kindergarten at the end of August.  I hope that this was a sign of a great year ahead! 

Happy Birthday Sweet Girl!

Audrey turned 3 today! She was very excited about the whole thing- in fact she had been talking about it for weeks. We started out with breakfast out, picking out a cake for her party and decorating... she had a princess themed party.  At 4:00 we started partying with her friends! Lot's of great food, friends and gifts. She had a great time the whole day! I just can't believe she is 3! 

Happy 4th of July!

We celebrated the 4th with what has become a tradition of going to our friend Amy's house and having a cookout. We did water balloons, slip and slide, fireworks (thanks to Andy they were the big ones), lots of playing and lot's of eating. We had a great time, what a great way to celebrate our Independence!