Father's Day

This year for Father's Day I got ambitious and decided that we would make Pratt's gift this year...I know right, crazy!?!?!?! Anyway, thankfully there is this really great craft store called Michaels and they make it really easy to do crafts for the craft impaired. So the children and I headed over there and found a whole section dedicated to Father's Day. They had everything we needed to make picture frames for Pratt's new office and I couldn't have been happier with the result! Shelby and JP had so much fun painting their little frames, picking out which picture they wanted to put in the frame of them and Pratt, and then giving the presents to Pratt on Father's Day. Everything went smoothly with the whole project except I forgot one little thing....the children painted those little wooden frames that you put the little peg in the hole on the back of the frame to make it stand up; well, I didn't think to look at the hole placement before we started and they ended up painting on them upside down, so they don't exactly stand up like they are supposed to...ooopppsss;)

I decided that it didn't really matter in the end. They had fun, I had fun and Pratt can figure out what to do with them at work.

Here is a close up of Shelby painting. I just love profile pictures....doesn't she look like an angel?? Okay, I might be a little biased, but still....



And here is JP. He really surprised me at how much he was into it. Shelby loves doing crafts of all types so I knew that she would be excited and work hard, but I was a little concerned about how JP's attention span would be. Turns out, it was great. He worked diligently on his frame and made sure that he even painted the the edges.



Father's Day was an absolute blast and since it was his day we let him pick whatever he wanted to do. Pratt decided he wanted to go over to John and Sandi's to enjoy the water and get in a little boat ride. We were pleasently surprised to get there find that some of Pratt's cousins and their children were there as well. We had a wonderful day and I hope that Pratt really enjoyed himself.

Shelby, my little fish......



Pratt and JP enjoying some father/son time...I wonder what they were talking about???





Pratt, we are so blessed to have you as a daddy!!! You are a wonderful husband and fantastic dad. Thank you for all your hard work for our family. We are so proud of you and love you very, very much!!!!

Erik and Rachael's Wedding

Sometimes it is crazy hard to leave the children and other times you just know if you don't get away soon you might end up in the nut house. The latter times are kind of how I hope that it is when ever I have to go somewhere without them, because when they are being super obedient, fantastically fun, and crazy cute I basically have to pry myself away from them and then I spend most of the time away beating myself up over how bad of a mom I am for leaving those cute little bugers. Fortunately and unfortunately the last time Pratt and I had to go out of town they were being down right difficult; which made me worry about how they would behave for the grandparents who were so gracious to keep them for us but of course in true kid fashion, they were pretty much angels the whole time....at least that is what I am told;)

Our dear friends finally tied the knot and it couldn't have been a more perfect day for an outside wedding in Hotlanta. We had the best time and really enjoyed spending time with friends and with each other. The trip, although busy and tiring, really rejuvenated us and got us ready for the summer and renewed Pratt's energy as he began his new job.

One week shy of 11 years together and more in love than the day we got married



The happy couple the day before the rest of their lives together

Memorial Day 2011

Right now I should be preparing for our trip this weekend. There is so much to do to get the children ready, the dog ready and the house ready, but I think it would be a good time to post a blog about our Memorial Day weekend....What is wrong with me?!?!?!? I have become such a procrastinator about nearly everything-ugh!!

We had a great Memorial Day weekend!! It was so relaxing. The children really behaved wonderfully for how sleep deprived they were and we just enjoyed some good ole family time with no tv or any distractions. The Rowe family joined us for a few days too and it was so much fun to watch JP have some real boy time.

The children enjoyed things like, running and jumping off the dock......



Fishing and taking the time to talk about if it is better to use crickets or worms or minnows (thank goodness Matt and Pratt were around to bait the hooks!)



Being thrown off the dock....



Eating popsicles and having some girl time.....



Even Daisy got into it. I don't think she has ever had so much fun!! She loved just running free and swimming. A couple of times she jumped off the dock too.



By the time we got home 4 days later all were very tired and everyday since then JP asks me first thing, "Mom, can we go back to the lakehouse today?"

Soon, buddy, real soon!!!

Shelby, The Kindergarten Graduate

A week ago today we all gathered together to celebrate and recognize the MRM 2011 Kindergarten graduates. It was a perfect evening for the event. The rain held off and the church was a beautiful setting for the ceremony.

All the children looked gorgeous all dressed up and they did a great job singing all their cute little songs. And, I am not gonna lie, I could hardly hold back the tears!!!




Shelby, we are so proud of you and can't wait to see what the Lord has planned for you. You are our precious gift and we love you so much!!