The End and the Beginning

We hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend! We sure did. We had thoughts about going somewhere or camping or something like that, but in the end decided to stay home and go car shopping. We  let the kids camp in the backyard. The weekend weather did not disappoint anyone expectations of being hot and muggy, so Sean and I decided to let the kids brave it on their own and we cracked open our bedroom window, expecting them to get scared of the dark and come in anyway. They stayed out there the whole night. Josh set up the tent with a little help from me, they got all the bedding themselves, and took out books and flashlights. Josh read to them for awhile, then they came in for a quick water/bathroom break, and then they stayed out there for good! We were impressed.

On Saturday Sean took the van in to get the breaks fixed and ended up buying a new car instead! I stayed home with the kids and enjoyed the Slip 'n Slide. Later that afternoon Sean came home and picked us up in this!

A Honda Odyssey. Most important feature: a DVD player! It also has more space and storage, so it'll be really nice for our road trip this summer!

Saying goodbye to the old van. Lots of memories. We drove from San Diego, California to New York in it. It was a great reliable car.

Last day of school. I dropped of Nathan so I could pick up all of his diabetes supplies (they filled two bags, I didn't realize he had so much) and took a picture of him in his classroom. Last day of kindergarten.

Getting off the bus and ready for summer!

Josh, after getting home. He was a little emotional getting off the bus, so I didn't take his picture then. He missed his friends.

That night we let the boys stay up and catch fireflies. I still think it's so cool that they can do this. I'd never seen a firefly till we came here to Ohio.

Kindergarten Graduation

Our second child has graduated from Kindergarten! Time goes way too fast. He did a great job in the short, simple ceremony they had on Tuesday. They walked onto the stage, sang us their good morning song, sang it again in Spanish, did the ABC's in sign-language and then performed other songs they had chosen in groups. Afterwards they received their diplomas! We're so proud of Nathan. He's really blossomed this year. He's really enjoying reading and can't wait to be able to eat lunch at school next year. Great job Nathan! We're so proud of you!

Getting lined up on the stage.

Doing the ABC's.

Getting ready for his group song, the Crayon Song.

They also helped the other groups sing the other songs. 

With his teacher and his diploma!

Isaac did a great job.

Josh took this picture of us.

Family Fun Day on the playground. They got to tie dye t-shirts and play games. 

Nathan's Field Trip to the Farm

Nathan was looking forward for this for months and I was glad I got to with him. It was an all-day field trip so I took the boys to school that morning.

They started off by planting some wheat.

 Now that's the way to get a garden going!

 They got to harvest some Swiss chard. In the farmer's Southern Kentucky accent it sounded more like, "Swissard".

Brushing a miniature horse.

Feeding a kid a bottle of goat's milk

He got to milk a goat. One of the infamous activities of the kindergarten field trip.

I got a turn with the adults after the kids were done. I can say I've milked a goat now!

Finding the eggs

One of the highlights was getting to hold a baby chick.

Class picture.

Silly Picture!

Isaac rides without training wheels

This weekend Sean took the boys out for a bike ride and they came back in later saying that Isaac was riding without training wheels! It took a little practice, but by the afternoon he was riding all the way down the street, confidently by himself!

Way to go Isaac!

Hannah takes her first steps

Hannah's walking! She is so excited about it too. She giggles the entire time, thinking that it's the biggest thrill. It's amazing how fast she's growing up!

Surprise!

Sean and I got a wonderful surprise last week. We found out that we're expecting another baby! We're very excited, though still wrapping our minds around the concept of becoming the parents of five children. Without going into details on the blog we can definitely say that this is a miracle child, that the hand of the Lord was in it. We are so grateful for ALL the blessings the Lord has given us, including the chance to welcome another special spirit into our family.

Oh, and I'm due in December. That was another surprise I got when I went in to see the doctor. I was a month farther along that I thought!. Along with a list of surprises that we had with this, I thought the next thing he might tell me was that we were having twins, but no, there is only one baby in there!

All the way to the top

When Sean picked up Josh from Cub Scouts last night Josh saw the climbing wall out in the parking lot that the YM/YW were using for their joint activity. He asked Sean if he could climb it. Sean said he could. He went all the way to the top! It was about 25 feet high. Sean was proud of him.

Getting ready.

Slip 'n Slide!

The boys have been so excited to try out the slip 'n slide we got a few weeks ago. Finally on Saturday it was warm enough again. They invited their friends join them and they had a blast.

The whole group. We're so sad that these boys are moving this summer. :(