End Of The Year Blur

The end of the school year always comes with some crazy, busy days. May 24th was one such day. There were 3 kids that had something happening at 3 different times. Thankfully they were at different times and I was able to make it to each event.

We started our day at a picnic lunch with Ailey. Her kindergarten class had the opportunity to walk to a park near us and the families were welcome to join them at the given time. It was super important to Ailey that I showed up, so I packed her and Jace a lunch and we went and met up with her.

Ailey had the option to come home with me or go back to school to finish out her day. For some reason, she decided to go back to school. It worked out well though, because my next stop was the Jr. High to see Shaylyn get an award.

We didn't know what the award was going to be and I was thankful I found a seat next to some friends, who gladly held Zach so that I could get pictures of Shaylyn. They still ended up blurry and the award was for Honor Roll.

Shaylyn did want to come home after the award ceremony and because I was in need of a babysitter in order to attend Nate's activity, I let her.

I was only home for a few minutes before I had to leave, so I got the little boys situated and made sure Shaylyn was good to go, then I headed out.

Nate had a sort of read-a-thon thing, but where the parents could come and the kids could either read to the parent or the parent to the child. The teacher also provided some snacks. Nate was so excited to see me and we both read to each other. I kind of let Nate decide who read what.

While it was a busy day, it was very fulfilling as a mom. It was nice to have the chance to support 3 of my kids when they had something important happening in their lives.

What Happens Next...

April's Antics

April was full of fun activities...

{...YE OLDE RENAISSANCE...}

Lex being in sixth grade meant he had to participate in their Renaissance Faire. Thankfully this kid went with a simple 'project' and took drinks. However, his costume cost some money. He wanted to be a knight, so because I wasn't in the mood to be creative and we found a costume for a good price, he became a costumed knight. He made it look good.

{...CARTOONS OF THE 90'S, REBORN...}

There was a cartoon I knew about when I was a teenager, but I never watched it. However, there was enough advertising about it that an image stuck in my mind. And image that Lex inadvertently created one day during Spring Break...

{...CUTIES...}

{...NON-HIRED HELP...}

While cleaning the bathroom one day, Jace said, "I wanna help." So I gave him his own gloves and let him help me. How can you say no to that cute little face.

{...JUST BECAUSE...}

One day this appeared on the porch. It was delicious and so needed. Just wish I knew WHO it came from.

What Happens Next...

The Last Recital

This proved to be Shaylyn's last piano recital, at least for the foreseeable future. She decided she wanted to do cheerleading again and in an effort to help us with the cost she decided to quit piano lessons. But not before performing in her last recital.

She had both songs memorized, but maybe didn't practice as much as she could. But bless her heart she just keeps going and corrects where she can.

What Happens Next...

March's Mayhem

Here's the quick recap of the other events that took place in March...

{...SWEET LITTLE BABY FACE...}

Why do we feel the need to take so many pictures of babies when they are young? I don't know, but I'm extremely guilty of it.

{...ARTSY FARTSY...}

Shaylyn is a great artist and shows such great promise. Here's a look at one of her first art assignments for a class in school. They worked on drawing pictures using a grid on the original. She hadn't quite finished the assignment when I took the picture, but it still looks good.

{...SO SLEEPY...}

I love watching babies sleep...no matter how old the baby is. Plus, sometimes you get some awesome pictures.

{...ZOOTOPIA...}

On a bit of a whim, we decided to take the kids to see the new movie, Zootopia. The kids all enjoyed it and Zach made it super easy on us and slept through the whole thing.

{...BIG SISTER SNUGGLES...}

If there's one good thing I can say about the age of selfies, it's that Shaylyn is good at taking some with her siblings. I wouldn't get some of these moments without her.

{...HE MAKES IT LOOK COOL...}

Shaylyn got a pair of costume glasses for a decades dance she went to at school. Since then the little kids have found it fun to put them on. Gotta say, Jace looks pretty cool with them on.

{...BROTHERLY LOVE...}

Sometimes Jace enjoys being with his brother...

{...DOWNSIDE OF THE DIGITAL AGE...}

And here's the downside of kids in a digital age. You find all sorts of fun things on your camera when you let the kids borrow your phone...

 

What Happens Next...

February's Fun

And this is all the random things that happened in February...

{...BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION...}

Grandma Shirley made sure we celebrated Shaylyn's birthday. She had a cake for the girl and made sure she got the photos she wanted. Ignore the bandaid on the girls head, she has a habit of injuring herself in the most random of places.

{...LITTLE HELPER...}

While I was in the hospital having a baby, Grandma Shirley had a few of the kids. Jacen was one of them. Grandma does a lot of things wearing gloves and it appears that Jace wanted to be like Grandma.

{...CREATIVE=MESSY...}

While Jace and Grandma were cleaning, Nate and Ailey were being creative and making a bigger mess to be cleaned...Gotta love Play-Doh...At least they weren't fighting????

{...JUST TOO GOOD...}

Then there are times in life when you just can't decide between taking a nap and snacking...I know, it's happened to me a lot. I've just never decided to go with both...Maybe I should try it sometime.

{...BYE, BYE BABY TOOTH, BYE, BYE...}

Ailey lost her first tooth and was super, super excited about it. 

{...SLEEP TIGHT, LITTLE ONE...}

I'm a sucker for sleeping babies...I want to snuggle up with him right now...

{...CAMERA'S & KIDS...}

What do you get when the 5 year old uses your phone on the way to church? This, people...this:

{...BIG BROTHER...}

Tanis really is a great big brother and a huge helper to me. So glad I caught this moment.

Onto March we go...

What Happens Next...