Last day of School!!

Bennett had his last day of school over a week ago!  His end of the year party was earlier in the week.  It was with all the other classes his age on the soccer fields.  We just did a picnic lunch and then let the kids run and play.  There were bubbles, popsicles, and water balloons so all of the kids had a really great time!

Running around barefoot with his popsicle

This crazy boy held his own with all the big kids.  He had a blast!

B running with some of his friends

It was a hot day!

Friday was his last day and I was really sad he had to leave his teachers.  I loved his teachers this year and his class.  He got so lucky and ended up in the sweetest class this year.  His teacher even said all the time how wonderful they all were and how well they all got along and it really was true.  Bennett was one of four boys in the class which ended up going down to 3 when one of the boys moved away.  The other two boys have become really good friends of Bennett and luckily their moms and I get along great and have become friends too!  Bennett always seems to have friends that are girls so I am happy he made some friends that are boys and really sweet boys at that.

First day of school

Last day of school!!

My big boy!  Where has my baby gone!?

Bennett had such a great year so I treated him to frozen yogurt after school

It was such a great school year and I am thankful we have been blessed by such great teachers and kids.  We left for the beach the day after his last day of school so we are now home and starting our summer.  Bennett has playdates, VBS and swim lessons planned so I am hoping we stay busy!  

Mother's Day

I had a great Mother's Day this year!!  We started out the day by going to church.  After church we went and grabbed brunch then headed home to relax.  My dad sent me and Lyndsay to go get manicures and pedicures as our gift from him.  It was great getting out for a little bit with my sister and getting pampered!  After my mani/pedi my dad came over to watch the boys for us so Jeremy and I could go grab dinner.

With my boys!

So thankful for these two that made me a mom!

It was a great day spent with Jeremy and the boys!  I love all my boys so much and how special they make me feel!

Easter!

We had a great Easter this year.  I was so happy Bennett was able to hear the story of why we celebrate Easter a lot this year.  Between his Sunday school, preschool, and class at my Bible study he heard it numerous times.  It made it easier for me to explain the story of Easter with him and even though some of it still went over his head I loved hearing him talk about Jesus and His resurrection.  A 4 year olds perspective on things like this are funny!

We started off the week making resurrection rolls.  If you aren't familiar with these you should google  them or look it up on Pinterest.  They are a great activity to do with kids to give them a visual of the empty tomb.  Again some of this went over Bennett's head but I feel like he can't hear this story enough, plus they tasted really good!

Having a good time baking!

Also when did my kid start to look like he is 8 years old??!!

Then we dyed eggs.  We waited for Walker to go down for a nap and Bennett and I did this together.  Walker would have made the biggest mess so maybe next year he can get in on the fun!

On Good Friday Bennett had school and his class had a party and an egg hunt.  It was raining that day so we missed the egg hunt because they did it early to avoid the rain, but got there in time for the party.  It was fun for the kids and Walker acted like he owned the class room.  Any questions I had about him being ready for preschool were answered for me, he will be just fine!

On Saturday we went up to Jeremy's parents house to spend the day with them, Josh, Tamara and Carder.  With all the stuff I brought up there I totally forgot my camera so I missed out on pictures of all the fun they had.  We had such a great day with them and the kids had fun playing together.  The boys got spoiled by Gigi and Papa Daddy and came home with loads of candy and toys.  

Easter Sunday we went to church and afterwards we put Walker down for a nap and once he was up we headed to my sister's house to eat dinner and let the kids have an Easter egg hunt.  They had a great time with each other!

Checking out their baskets

Sweet brothers!

Good cop, Bad cop!

These boys love sunglasses

Handsome boys!

Me and B

Real life folks!  It is hard getting a good picture with these guys.

After bribing them with M&Ms we finally got a decent picture

Love my babies!

Love these 4 kids so much!

This guy figured out how to hunt eggs very fast

Walker ended up finding the most eggs out of all the kids and we had to take some from him and give them to the big kids.

Playing with their bubble guns they got from Pop Pop

They love bubbles!!  Pop Pop always gives the best gifts.

It was such a great weekend spent with our family.  We are so lucky and blessed to be surrounded by amazing family!

Ella Turns 4!

My sweet niece Ella turned 4 last week and on Saturday my sister put together the cutest party for her.  Ella is such a girly girl and obsessed with everything princess.  Ella's favorite princess is Cinderella, so my sister hired Cinderella to be at the party…every little girls dream!  All of Ella's little friends came over dressed as their favorite princess.  They got princess lessons, read a story, and had their faces painted. The boys headed outside to play and avoided the princess all together :)

Cinderella and Ella

She is so beautiful!

Ella and Bennett

With my sweet girl and a sleepy Walker!

Best buds!

It was such a fun party and day celebrating Ella.  She is the sweetest girl and it was great watching her have such a great time at her party while being surrounded by all the people who truly love her!

Happy Birthday Ella!  We love you!

Spring Performance

Last week Bennett had his Spring Performance at school.  The performance was for all of the kids in the 3 year old classes so it was a large group of kids and they did such a good job.  I have to hand it to their music teacher because she does such a good job getting those kids up there and performing everything so well!  I know that cannot be easy.

Bennett did a great job singing but didn't really get in on the dancing!  We recorded the whole thing and he asks to watch it all the time.  You can tell during the video when he gets embarrassed and he threw a couple looks mine and Jeremy's way that were like "Mom and dad stop waving at me you are embarrassing me!!"

This crazy child!  We barricaded him in the aisle with his stroller just to contain him.  I brought so many toys and every snack I could think of so he could make it through.  He does not like to be still but he did pretty good!

Sweet Bennett!  He is on the back row second from the left.  

All done…Phew! 

Walker was so excited to see Bennett when he was done.  It was adorable!

Love this boy!

I took Bennett after the performance for a little treat since he did so well.  He told me I deserved a treat too because I watched him so we all had a little something yummy!  It was a fun day and I was so proud of Bennett.  

Snow and Valentine's Day

I am way behind on posting what has been going on, so here is an attempt at a recap!

Last month we had two snow storms hit and keep us stuck at home for days.  Bennett missed so much school!  The snow was a lot of fun to play in with the boys and luckily Jeremy can work from home so we had two rounds of family time.  I will admit towards the end we all got stir crazy and the snow wasn't that much fun anymore!

Isn't he so cute in his snow boots!?  

When it snows you must wear sun glasses

Making snow balls!

Sweet baby enjoying his first time in the snow!

The second snow storm came the week of Valentine's Day so Bennett's school party was postponed because school was closed.  On the morning of Valentine's we gave the boys a few little gifts.  Luckily the snow was melting that day so we were able to get out of the house!  We went to have dinner as a family and had a low key night.  It was fun spending the day with my 3 Valentines!

Checking out his fun stuff!

He was confused, he just wanted food!

My sweet boys!

The following week when they were back in school Bennett got to have his Valentine's Party finally.  He loved exchanging cards with all of his friends.  It was a fun week but I really hope we do not get any more snow!