First Day of School

Today was Coles first day of Kindergarten! Up here it is all day, so I was sad about it. But happy for him to have this new adventure.Here is his Superhero backpack
And his new shirt that he picked out himself. He is very specific on what he wants to wear!

As soon as they had him line up... he burst into tears. He was trying to be brave but was having a hard time. Watching my little guy walk down the hall to his class wiping his eyes broke my heart! I bet he comes home smiling though, he usually has fun once he tries new things.

I smiled and told him how much fun he would have and that he would make lots of friends. Then as soon as I walked around the corner I broke down! Luckily I saw a friend there who was crying too... so I had some moral support!

All about TY!

This boy is almost ONE! I cannot believe how fast he is growingEvery morning his sister likes to go get him and play with him for a minute when he first wakes up
He has some pretty blue eyes!
And lots of teeth
He hates getting strapped in
Loves to hide in the cupboards and mess everything up!
Hes always happy and easy going
And hes learning to walk!
Here he is clapping for himself....
YAY!!!!

I will miss you Grandpa

Tell me a story grandpa

Tell me a story grandpa,

One of my favorites please

A fairytale of Peter the Prince

Or your childhood memories

He spoke so kind and gentle

As I sat upon his knee

In my heart I felt his love

As he shared his words with me

Tell me a story grandpa

When you left this earthly life,

Did angels come and carry you

Away from all pain and strife?

What is it like to step into

that glorious and heavenly place,

To walk towards our Savior

And feel of his embrace?

In my heart I hear his voice

His story is not yet done

The greatest of all is awaiting

His story has just begun

I will close the book for only a time

This chapter has come to an end

His memory will stay with me

My beloved grandpa and friend

By Lindsay Skinner

Swimming

Cole and Ali take swimming from the best teacher! It gives us something fun to do once a week since now that I have 3 kids, I dont like doing too much extra stuff. "Maam your daughter is drowning... " Yes every week someone thinks I am just neglecting her.

1. She swims in the lap lane for her lesson

2. She seems too little to be able to swim

3.She likes to pretend shes drowning for fun

4. She loves going under and stays under for a while

5. People are nosy and dont mind their own business

6. They dont realize shes in a lesson!!!

Cole and Kaleb with matching goggles
Ali and Libby take together and love it!
And cute Ty just hangs out and watches. If I was a really nice mom I would jump in and swim with Ty, but hes totally content sitting out.

Mothers Day

My kids were so excited for Mothers Day this year. Chuck was cute and took them to the store to pick out something special. They chose these cute flowers. And also some chocolate covered strawberries... which they ate most of! They are from Ty too... but he was sleeping when I took this photo. The best part was the handmade cards from them. Then Chuck and his brother and their friend got together and made us a yummy dinner after church and I got to take a much needed nap. PERFECT DAY!

Mothers Day Tea

Cole had his Mothers Day tea party at school and it was adorable! They had a little dancing, sang us songs, served dessert and answered some questions about us. And he made me this beautiful hat. Loved it!Coles answers.....

How old is your mom? 20 years old, maybe?

What is her favorite food? Cereal

What is her favorite color? All colors

What does she like to do? She likes to play with us more than cleaning

What does she want for Mothers Day? Flowers I guess and a new dress

My mom looks pretty when.. She wears dresses

So glad he put nice things and nothing embarrassing! He is my sweetie pie and always treats me so good. He is famous for saying "Mom you are the prettiest mom ever." I love this little boy!

HAPPY EASTER!!!!