Kaden's Birthday

Kaden turned 6 on May 28th. We ended up having to have his cake and grandparents over on the 27th because Nate had to go out-of-town on his birthday. Our poor children hardly ever get regular birthdays.... maybe they like it though. He did get to open his gifts from his grandparents so I'm sure he didn't mind a bit it wasn't his actual birthday yet. I had this goal of making fun homemade cakes this year, but I'm already two birthdays down and have failed miserably! Tye's was a plain old chocolate cake with chocolate icing in a rectangle pan. I did make it though.... from a mix. Kaden's.... um, well, Walmart made batman cupcakes. Oh well. There's always next year!

The morning of his birthday he woke up at 6:15. He came to my bed, woke me up and asked where his presents were. Whoops! I forgot to wrap them! I told him to climb in bed with us, go back to sleep and when he woke up again they would be ready for him. I slept for 45 more minutes then got up and wrapped them. I couldn't believe I forgot. I hope he isn't scarred for life!
He pulls some of the best faces! I love it.

Happy birthday, Kaden! We love you!

Last Day of School..... boo hoo hoo

Boo hoo hoo is right..... but I'm not the one crying. I'm actually excited for lazy summer days. So Rachel meets me over by Kaden's classroom and says she is sad that she isn't going to see her first grade teacher ever again. She is moving and will no longer be at the school. We talk about how the year was fun and her teacher was so nice. The next thing I know she's clinging to my leg crying. I assure her it's okay to feel sad that she will miss Mrs. Johnson, but that she'll have a really fun summer. She stops crying and we go about getting Kaden and head home. When we get home she's the first to enter the house. When I come walking in she has her head down in her arms and is sobbing because she just can't stop thinking about her teacher. I felt so bad her last day of first grade turned into the saddest day of her life!

Kaden was excited to get his picture taken with his teacher, but was good to go after that. He and Rachel both had Miss Myntti for kindergarten. She's great!

Our neighbor had a fun water party to celebrate the end of school. The kids had lots of fun in the sun! I had fun sitting in the shade of my umbrella.... although I could use a tan!

Happy Summer!

Lucky

I never got a Mother's Day post made, but boy do I think I'm lucky! They may be a bit dirty and their clothes may be a tad worn out, but they still give the sweetest hugs and say the cutest things..... I love you, kids! Thanks for the breakfast in bed, all the notes and the flower basket you gave me for Mother's Day! {A big THANK YOU to Nate, too. Love ya, babe!}

Accident? I think not!

I had told the kids we were going to go to the store after dinner, but Rachel and Kaden disappeared. I finally found them at the "dirt pile" (some land that's in the middle of being developed in our neighborhood). "It was an accident," they told me. Ha! That's no accident! We did not end up going to the store.... that was their punishment. I wasn't as hard on them as their faces {especially Kaden's} portray. Kids will be kids! I wouldn't want it any other way.

Tye Turns 4!!!

Tye's 4th birthday was on Wednesday, May 13th. His most exciting gift was a new bike with training wheels. His little legs have finally grown long enough that he can actually reach the pedals! He's so used to his trike that he's a little hesitant on his bike, but he feels like a big boy now and is very proud. His birthday dinner request was...... ramen noodles!! What?! Am I that bad of a cook??? Well, what a birthday boy wants, a birthday boy gets!
He enjoyed the attention he got from his Grandpa and Grandma Swensen and his Grandpa and Nana Bishop. They both were spot on giving him Hot Wheels toys. He's a car boy for sure!

We thought maybe a little bear cub tried to taste his cake, but......


.....it was just our one and only Haley.

Happy Birthday, Tye!! We love you!