THE END

...Of the Garage Project
....Of Cub Scouts
(Jake got his Arrow of Light tonight)

...Of Park Days


....Of Soccer

(The team went undefeated thanks to the great subbing of these two).

...Of a Swim Lesson

( It isn't the end of swimming
but this is what the end of a lesson with Miss Karen looks like:
Stamps Suckers and Smiles)

.....of School

...Of Art Class

...Of the Unit on Rome (which led to The Roman Feast)

...Of Third Grade with Mrs. Hannah

....Of Fifth Grade with Mr. Hodor.

And Jake wanted me to add one more...

It's the end of being 10 because

tomorrow, this kid's 11.

It may be the end of many things,

but it's the beginning of a

FABULOUS SUMMER!

Can't Even Wait!

Little Jumping Beans

Nothing better than doing this with someone else your size.

Jumping, running, giggling, bouncing, rolling, laughing.

Watching them made my morning!

Glorious Mother's Day

Started off with a good solid sleep in, breakfast in bed, and presents!

After chuch, we had a nice peaceful dinner....

Or was it? Actually it was. Jer delivered on my favorite Rays and I was in Mother's day heaven.

We've kind of trained the kids to spell things out rather than ask for them in front of the Lukester. So tonight they asked if they could have S-O-D-A with their dinner and Luke immediately said, " I want R-P-T-O-S too!". He may not know how to spell, but he knows if it's being spelled, he wants in on it.

Then a little quiet time while the kids jumped.

Followed by a fabulous walk.

A Dreamy Day!

Thanks Guys!!

And Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing moms

and women out there that I completely adore and want to be more like!

Especially you MOM!

Bree and her skills

She was magnificent in her piano recital last week

(thanks Denise!)

And then she went on to show her skills on the field.
Check out Breezy in white.... she's outnumbered 5:1.
No worries, Bree can take the heat.

Go Golden Ladybugs!
(Don't let the name intimidate you)

Lest I appear to be playing favorites, this kid has skills too.
And Jake....his skills involve getting strep a lot.

So he missed the piano recital (which he would have slayed) and his soccer game!

Next week, we'll be showcasing him without his strep!

Garage Envy

came down with a bad case of it, so....
Meanwhile, dang garage=
big time neglect of Luke.
Sacked out while watching Scooby Doo.


Jake took this pic.
His lips are doin' that thing they did when he was a baby.
Ohhh! lovin him!


Well, all done.

But with the way the walls turned out I just couldn't bear to
leave the floor looking like this:
So I got me a new recruit (kind of studly one too)

We scrubbed the floor til midnight, then the next day...

I think I'm in love.

Now what to do with all of this,

cuz there's no way it's going back.

Love how I can rarely get Luke

to hold still and smile for me in a pic,

but the second I tell him to get outta dodge,

he's posing perfectly, unders and all, refusing to move.

Fight Night

Amazingly enough, no casualties tonight.

Not 1 household item was broken.

Not 1 tear was shed (miracle).

Not even 1 hair of the boys' new hair-do's was out of place.

(owing that to Jamie's secret cement...

she must have known it would come in handy tonight)

Best of all they're all sleeping like babies now.

Fight Night will do that to ya.

Disney!

We took advantage of

Disney's Give a Day, Get a Day

and got a near free day at Disneyland!

Luke LOVED all the rides.

And he even did great waiting in line

(he was entertained by his cousins)!

Nat sure looks like she could use a peanut butter M&M.

But where would she put it?

Yo Ho!

Little guys hitting the Pooh ride while everyone else braved

Splash Mountain.

Jake and two of his Favorite cousins.

Bree and Nicole and Emily

Enjoying a tasty treat

Thanks Grandpa!

It was fun to see Jackie and Mike!!

So glad they could come!

So fun to be there with everyone!

Bree's Pick: Autotopia

Jake's Pick: The Pooh Bear Ride

Luke's Pick: Pirates (more scary rides!)

Jer's Pick: Splash Mountain

Cam's Pick: Thunder Mtn at night

Short lines.

Great weather.

Perfect company!

So glad it worked out!

I'm the luckiest girl with the best family on earth!

Thanks for coming everyone!!!

My Better Half

While I was away Jer took the kids to his parent's house

where they just sat around missing me bad.

Right guys?