NO MORE:((

Today I woke up to little man beside my bed. It is a usual thing on Sunday morning the kids join us in bed. We usually lay together for awhile then get up and get ready for church. It seems like it is the one morning we are not in a hurry to get somewhere. So today was no different.

Blake has got the cutest little face, and may I say I am a little impartial to my own, so I love to kiss on it. I was kissing and kissing some more to hear the little words of "Mommy that is enough". I was crushed. I could not believe my two year old could even tell his mommy that.

It then became a game and we kissed, laughed and said "Mommy that is enough" for awhile. What a morning. It does not get any better than that.

SUMMER I CAN'T BELIEVE IT IS OVER

School started today. My little girl is off to first grade. I am glad she will be back in a schedule. It makes life a little easier. I have had a crazy month of August and feel like I have not been good about my blog. Last weekend was my brothers wedding and we all had a blast. I love those times with family and friends. It makes the meaning of life come to the surface. We need to enjoy every day and just have fun. I will post some photos when I get my laptop back. The hard drive crashed and I have all my photos on that computer. I am very upset about that. I hope I get it soon.

Blake was the ring bear and Morgan did the programs and bubbles. She was so excited. I think she lost her flower during the night somewhere because she was excited about wearing one. Blake thought he was hot stuff in his camo tie. Morgan ended up sick at the end of the night. To much to drink, eat and exhaustion had set in. The girl was so upset when we sent her home that everything came up. We had a very long week helping my parents and brother. The wedding and reception were beautiful and a great time was had by all.

Jason lost one of his friends from school in August. We went to Des Moines for the visitation. I think this is a wake up call how fragile life is. I know it hit Jason and makes him realize when your time is up God will take you. We had several conversations about that and I hope he enjoys every day like it is his last and lets the small stuff go. I know it makes me enjoy every day and sometimes my emotions are strong.

Vacations were great this summer will have more to follow and now just setting back into a routine. Enjoy the school year. Time flies by.

WHAT A CRAZY SUMMER

Well Morgan has lost two more teeth this summer all within a week. She lost one on Friday July 3rd. That was her fourth tooth. I can't believe that she is getting old enough to loose teeth. She also has her top front tooth loose. We are just finishing Morgan's day camps this week along with getting ready to take our first vacation this summer to a Yogi Bear Camp. I am looking forward to it.

Blake rode is first rides down at steamboat days this year. He loved everything-except the roller coaster. He even loved the Ferris wheel. That kid is my dare devil. I love him to death but sometimes I wonder about him.

The kids loved our camping trip to the Yogi Bear Camp and I will post some pics soon. We just finished a very busy week with VBS at church this week with up to 150 kids attending. This was a new record and we loved having them all there. I was definitely exhausted from the week but more so from all the preparation up to last week. Our summer is winding down and Morgan is just finishing her reading program at the library. Blake has finished his reading program and received his free book.

SO MUCH TO DO WITH THE KIDS

Our Summer has already kicked off with lots of things to do. I have got the kids signed up for the summer reading program and much to my surprise the kids love it. Blake is so into looking a the books and Morgan loves to check out her own books. The whole process is a great learning experiance and Morgan already has asked me if she can do this again. I told her we have all summer to come the the library and check out books.

We have also been getting props ready for our Vacation Bible School at our church. I have had the kids help so we are getting that under way.

Morgan is playing t-ball this year again at the Y. This year the pitch to them. Her dad is helping coach and she enjoys that. We only have two more weeks of t-ball and then she is done for the summer. She needs to practice a little more but she is doing well when she focuses on what she is suppose to be doing. Next year we are moving her to the National League.

Morgan has learned to ride her bike this past weekend. On June 13th she took it out of the garage and had me help and off she went. She was a little timid as first but picked it up very quickly. Her Aunt Hoovy went for a bike ride on Friday when Morgan was with her and she could not go because she could not ride her bike on her own yet. That got Morgan thinking and on Sat she was motivated to learn. On Sunday the kids and I rode our bikes over to my moms house and Morgan did very well. Only a few parked cars and me were the victims. I have attached a few photos showing her excitement.

I attended Morgan's field day at school. We had a blast. The classes all were differnt tie died shirts and compete against each other in different field events. It was a great day with lots of kids. The kindergarten and 1st grade classes were on the same day. They had tug of war, shoe kick, hula-hoop and tie pull to name a few. The kids that is was awesome as well. What a tradition for Morgan to have at school. Her kindergarten graduation was cute and sad for me. They sang us a few songs and watched a slide show of the kids from the year. Then they were given there certificates for moving into 1st grade. Time goes by so fast. I can not believe were I am at in my life with my kids. I just try to enjoy every moment with them.

WHERE DOES THE TIME GO!!!!

We have had a few game nights this month at my brothers house. Blake just loves to play with all of the girls. This photo shows how much he loves girl things. He put on a few pairs of Hannah's shoes. One pair was very sparkly silver. He was getting mad when I went to take them off so I just took a picture of him and that made his day. The boy has a few issues with liking girl things. But on the other hand he really is all BOY.

I was doing errands and seen that Fun City had the horses here. Blake and I detoured to take a sneack peek at them and while we were there we grab a few photos of him. He was very amazed at the horses and I had a hard time getting him to look at me for a picture. This is the first time Blake has been that close to horses so it really got his attention. They were neat to see and they had a lot of visitors in the parking lot the day we stopped.

Well what a month of May. Morgan has finished up dance for the season and we had her last dance recital on May 16th. I love watching her dance it brings a smile to my face to see her so happy on stage. She does very well. Her outfit was very cute this year. Enjoy a few of these photos. I hope to get a few more when the weather gets nice. It was so cold outside on dance day I did not get many of them outside as I would have liked to.

Morgan also had her music program at James Madison for K-2 grade. They did a cheese theme and they all had shirts that matched by grade. It was very cute but hard to see because the place was packed. She is such a trooper and not afraid of going on stage. She really does like Mr. Barner the music teacher. We are also finishing up a few Girlscout events and getting ready to have our Garden Party on June 7th. This summer we will just do a few fun events with the girls and maybe a day camp. I can't belive I have made it thru a full year of Morgan in school and looking back the time has went by so fast. I am happy for all she has accomplished but sad that my little girl is growing up so fast. I will soon miss these days and want to cherish every moment I have with them. Until next time. Enjoy