May Fun!

May has been very fast & furious for us. Kevin has been working a lot & the kids & I have been travelling to see friends & family. We travelled to see one of my great friends & then to K.C. to visit my family. We also squeezed mother's day celebration in between! Our May celebrations rounded out with Memorial Day weekend fun. Here are some photos of all our fun.

I was in need of some good friend time, so I went to Arkansas to visit my college roommate. She has moved & has had a baby since I'd last seen her - so it was fun to see her home & her 2 kids (the recent baby is actually 1 now - it HAD been a long time!) There really is nothing like good time with a good friend - who knows you really well! Thanks Nicole for blessing us in so many ways & for letting us come visit on short notice! We had a ball. My kids are still asking when they get to see Cash & Exie Claire again. :)
The top pick is 1yr old Cash & this photo is Isabelle reading to Exie Claire & John Michael. Isabelle loves to read to little ones & Exie Claire loves to be read to - so it was a perfect match! They would have read more if we'd let them stay up! TOO CUTE!!!

MOTHER'S DAY CELEBRATION

For mother's day, Isabelle requested that daddy pick out a beautiful flower at the nursery that I would love. He brought home this potted "fox glove" It was really pretty & Isabelle was very pleased with her surprise for me. She also wrote a very sweet note to accompany her gift. Kevin & his dad grilled us steaks & made a lovely dinner. John Michael was in charge of the salads - he was hilarious washing & tearing the lettuce. He enjoys being such a great helper!

Three generations . . .

MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION

For the weekend, Kevin & his 2 brothers took their dad to Arkansas for a guys weekend. It was a gift they'd given him for his 60th b-day. The boys had a great time, so great we have no photos to share because the camera was washed in the river on their canoe trip! :) The went golfing, bowling, hiking, & canoeing. . . FUN FUN FUN!! One of my sister-in-laws met in us Parsons for some fun of our own. Before Sarah & her son Jaden got here, Judy & I took the kids to a little known berry patch to pick strawberries. It was fun! We picked about 30lbs of strawberries. WOW is right!

We spent Saturday at Katy Days - the local celebration for Memorial Day weekend. It was so much fun. The kids got ot ride the train, get their faces painted, go to the petting zoo, & participate in the Pied Piper of Percussion Show - this last thing was great. As you can see from the photos above, it was a very interactive show - the kids learned about tambourines, maracas, & drums - they got to use each of the instruments as well. After each instrutment, a grand prize winner was chosen - Isabelle was chosen for the best maraca player & received a special princess maraca as her prize. She was pumped!!

WHEW . . .what a marathon of activities & the summer fun is just beginning. Check back for more updates. We'll be travelling to Haiti shortly & will have LOTS to share upon our return!