"Celebration Day"

Last week we had Kaylie's "Celebration Day" at preschool. This year Kaylie went 2 days a week and next year she will go 3 days a week. Next year she will have "Graduation Day." I was happy knowing she will return for another year because I am not ready for "real" school to start. She absolutely loves preschool (her teachers, friends, field trips, fun activities, etc etc.).

I can't believe how much Kaylie has grown and matured this year. My baby is really growing up and becoming so much more independent. I get a lot of "mom, it's o.k. I can do it." Like today, I was getting everything ready for lunch and she went and made her own peanut butter and jelly sandwich. She has done that several times in the last few weeks. She is a big helper to Landon and loves to help/teach him. I was so shocked when I looked at these 2 pictures.

Here is Kaylie on her first day of preschool... And her last day of preschool... Teachers Outside of school Friends Mami and Grandma Ceremony During the ceremony the kids sang about 4 songs and Ms. Sarah handed out awards. It was really cute because she made up awards that fit each child. Kaylie's award was "Most likely to be Ms. Sarah or Ms. Carie." Kaylie was very excited and it fit her perfect because she was telling us on the way to school how she wanted to be a teacher when she grows up. I could not get a close up video of Kaylie singing during her celebration day so I decided to have her sing one of her songs at home and take a close up video. :)
My big boy... Here is a video of Landon singing his ABC's. He has been doing it for awhile but I could never get him to do it for the camera.

Baptism and Field Trip

Last Sunday my niece Caitlin was baptised. We were all able to go to the baptism and Jeremy was the god father. The kids enjoyed watching Caitlin's special day.



Kaylie and Landon love holding and helping Caitlin. They do a great job with her!



This week we also had Kaylie's last field trip of the year. I have really enjoyed going on all of Kaylie's field trips and they always do so many fun things. The nice thing is Kaylie's teacher is great about allowing siblings to come along on the field trips. Landon loves being a part of the fun and it is fun for all of us to experience it together.
For this field trip we took a hike through one of the local woods. The kids had fun talking about and exploring nature. After hiking, we went to the park to have a snack and play. It was so fun to watch Kaylie interact with her school friends. She had a blast and was all smiles the whole time. I thought she would want Landon and I to stay close by but I was wrong. :( She ran off to play with her friends until it was time to go. Although it made me sad at first, it also made me happy to watch how happy she was.






These are my favorites series of pictures because it shows the true happiness and joy on her face. :)



Landon had a great time as well!

Spring helpers

We are having a great spring and loving this beautiful weather. The kids can't get enough of playing outside and Jeremy and I love it as well.

This past weekend we decided to freshen up our mulch. The kids always love to help with projects. I went to the store and got them some shovels and their own wheelbarrow. They were actually really good helpers. It took about 3 hours to get it done and they helped for atleast 2 1/2 hours of that.







We also thought we would try our hand at planting a "garden." This year our garden will consist of strawberries planted on the mounds in our back yard and carrots, cabbage, and lettuce planted in boxes on the back porch. We also bought seeds for pumpkins and may try watermelon.



We have a pretty bush that blooms in the spring and I just love the flowers. Kaylie of course loved posing for a few pictures. :)




My mom and grandma came to visit at the beginning of the week. We always have a great time when they come visit us. On Monday we went to Miami Whitewater State Park in Cincinnati. We took a hike, played on the playground, rented a 4 person bike, and had a picnic lunch. It was a fun day!

Easter

Here are a few pictures from our Easter...