End of 4th grade!

Caden - a little shocked,by the look on his face - to receive a Presidential Academic Excellence Award! With an A- average and scoring higher than 85th percentile on Basic Skills Math and Reading Comprehension, a bunch of his classmates received this award. It was nice to see a lot of his friends also receive this award. He worked hard this year, I'm happy for him! He is definately ready for 5th grade! Mom is ready too....I am glad to see him growing just as God has planned!

His buddy Tyler...

Caden also played the part of 'Butler' in his class plays.

GO CUBS!

Never thought we'd see Josh in a Cubs hat! He says "only for the boys!". He loves coaching Little League and I have to say he is awesome at it! It has been an enjoyable season thus far to watch. Caden even hit a home run this week!

Mothers Day

What a beautiful day it was on Mothers Day! I hope all of you Mothers enjoyed the day as much as I did! My "request" was to visit my Grandma in Washington, IA. She has a neat dining hall with yummy food in her living quarters. She made us reservations and the kids were on their best behavior (whew!) during the meal. My parents also joined us, so we got to hangout with Grandma Joy and Great-Grandma Lyle. Noelle in her dress, I couldn't resist a picture!

The kids did lots of posing! With Great Grandma!

With Grandma Joy!

With Mom!

I am thankful for a legacy of strong, beautiful, God-Loving Moms in my life!

Ball Players

Ball season is in full swing! These two put their hearts into baseball/softball! They are both champs! They give it their all!! We've got a Pink 'Fusion' softball player and a 'Cubs' baseball player, not too many of their games conflict so that is nice. Caden has a super cute coach...I will try to get his picture posted in the near future! Julia and Noelle are enjoying lots of bubble gum from the concession stand!

HIRED!!

Summer help has officially been HIRED!! This means I get to be with the kids and not juggling work! Thank you to a God that continues to hear my heart and a Husband who fights for me! Pool, picnics, eating Popsicles, A lot of hanging out....just around the corner! I feel like a vacation is coming but I don't have to go anywhere!

Random pictures I found

Oh boy....I just want to stop time! I posted these mostly for myself, I cannot believe how these kids are growing! I realize that every age will be enjoyable while raising kids (and I definately don't miss the baby stuff!)....but these precious faces from two years ago have grown!! Enjoy each day, there is no doubt about it...we should enjoy each day!