Memorial Fun!

THANK YOU to the Eekhoff family! Lincoln and Lindsay Eekhoff and their boyz Griffin & Gable are dear friends from Eldora, IA that traveled 3 hours in order to spend an overnight with us on Memorial Saturday! We had such an awesome time hanging out with their family. The kids played perfectly together-chasing chickens and gathering eggs was a favorite activity!
Saturday included a visit to the Lumberyard, the park, and a fishing trip...(Dads and kids) check out the pile of fish they caught! Griffin caught a big monster! They picked up a pile of ticks too at the pond. I think each kid had 10 ticks!!!! Sorry, Lindsay--I forgot to fill you in on that part of visiting Southern Iowa, the ticks are thick!!

Making Smores....


Josh--the designated "fish cleaner".....

Caden showing off...or being dangerous....however you want to look at it!

Tired, starring eyes at the fire....


A loose tooth....

The "fish cleaner" went to sleep first!!!

Star Wars Wii was a favorite for the boys!

Lincoln in his PJ's....hahahaha...sorry, Lincoln!!!

We are so very, very thankful for friends to share life with! Especially friends we don't see for 2 years and can pick up where we left off!! We had so much fun, please come again Eekhoff fam!!

Memorial Day Monday Daddy time! Looks dangerous, but he did have it under control!


Off they go....to make a fort in those trees way yonder!

Another year bites the dust!

On the bus in August....

Off the bus in May!! Yah!! It's Summer!!!

And Julia wrapped up Pre-School with a cute little graduation ceremony!
Sooo cute!!!

WOW! The year flew by! It has been a fantastic year!
Thank you, Lord, for a great school year!
We welcome Summer with open arms, big smiles, and thanksgiving in our hearts!!

I said, "Noelle, are you a baby?"

Noelle said, "NO- I am a walking, talking BARBIE!"

I guess I missed the boat....at some point my BABY girl has become a BARBIE in her little mind!!

She is Anxious!!!!

It has been a great year of Pre-School for Julia...however, she is counting down the days until she is DONE!! We made a chain today in order to motivate her to finish the year strong (with NO more whining when she gets up and has to go!!). Only 8 days on the chain until she officially gets to be in the school with the big kids. She cannot wait to go to school with the big kids. Tomorrow the Pre-School class is eating lunch and having recess at the Elementary, and she informed me that she will "gladly get on the bus in the morning with Macy". That will not be the case in the morning, however, Fall will come way toooooo fast!!!!! Julia has grown so much this year, she has taken leaps and bounds in her classroom at Pre-School and I am glad the Lord has shown me in a number of ways that she is ready to go to Kindergarten! Stay tuned in 8 days for a Pre-School graduation picture....she will be so happy!!!!

Monkeys for the Weekend!

Thank you to my priceless friend, Julie Peterson, for inviting me along with this group of ladies to Women of Faith in Des Moines last weekend! It was a fantastic time of laughter, tears, food (note to self: take chocolate next time for late night cravings!!!), crazy driving on unfamiliar streets, listening to Gods Word and heart changing testimonies--WOW, I had such a blast!

One speaker was Dr. Henry Cloud, author of the book "The Keys to Happiness".
A worldwide survey was done of people whom claim to be "happy".
These are the top 3 qualities found in the "happy" people....
1) GIVERS (your body chemistry actually changes when you give!)
2) CONNECTED (they had Monkeys or small groups of people who knew their heart)
3) THINK DIFFERENTLY (they claim to think differently than the rest of the world)
You'll have to look up the book in order to obtain the rest of the qualities! I am feeling impacted by pondering these 3 since the weekend!

Josh's brother, Joey and Kristen's Wedding!