Field Day

So as the school year winds up the kids are starting to have all their fun activities at school. Well Monday was Field Day and the kids got to go out do lots of little activities. I took Josh along with me, which in the end was a pretty bad idea because he was not allowed to do any of the activities with Brooklyn which made him pretty mad. But it was fun to see Brooklyn play with her friends and have a lot of fun.

Birthday Party Fun

Brooklyn and Josh went to our neighbors birthday party this last weekend and had a blast. They had Party Pets come to the party. The kids were amazed at all the animals the man brought. There were snakes, a huge tortoise, a guinea pig, a ferret, a rabbit, a gerbil, and geckos. The best part of all of it was that they got to hold the pets. I was amazed that Josh held them all, without showing any kind of fear. Very fun stuff.












So that one of Josh looks like fear, but I think it was more of having the picture taken because he seriously did love it.

Playgroup for the Boys

I just had to put pictures up of Josh and all his little friends that get together once a week for Playgroup. He is usually good for a couple of days after playgroup but then he starts naming off all the boys and begging for them to come over again. He loves playing with them and can't seem to get enough.














Caleb, Cameron, Josh, Justin, and Grayson taking a break and having a snack.

Kindergarten Presentation

All of the Kindergartner's got to do a small presentation for their parents. They sang songs about everything they had learned throughout the year. This included riding the bus, washing your hands, brushing your teeth, having a good attitude, and how to be polite. Brooklyn got nervous before it started but I managed to get her to her classroom and it was cute to see her singing all the songs and doing all the hand motions that went with them (one of the few kids that actually did it). It is really weird to think that in 3 months she will be going to school as a first grader. I guess it is time for me and John to get busy and make another baby. (just kiddin' John) But seriously Brooklyn and Josh are just growing up too fast!

Here are some pictures with the camera. If I can figure out how to upload the video camera on here I will put some of that on too.

Author's Tea

Every year, the Kindergartners at Brooklyn's school get to show off all the stories that they have written throughout the year. So I arrived at her classroom and all the kids were sitting at their tables with their writings in front of them. I sat down with Brooklyn and looked through her big binder of writings and read all the stories. We then read the "big story" that they had focused on for this day. It was amazing to see how much her writing and story telling had improved through the year. It was really funny to see her even trying to read some of the stories that she had written when school had first started.

After we were done looking through all her things we sat around waiting for something to happen, but nothing did. For some reason I thought there would be a little presentation from all the kids, but that didn't happen. It was probably better since I am sure Brooklyn would have had a major breakdown.

In the handout that we got from the teacher it said we would be able to take our kids home with us if we wanted to. Now remember, school starts at 7:30 and this started at 8:00. So after 2 hours of school the kids were allowed to leave. I asked Brooklyn if she wanted to stay or go home and of course her answer was to go home. We decided to take full advantage of this and we all headed to Carowinds for an afternoon of roller coasters and fun times.

It ended up being a really fun day for us and Brooklyn got to be the star of the day!!

End of the Year Volleyball Party...Part 1

My Carolina RISE Volleyball team got together this last Monday and celebrated our season. We went to a good Mexican restaurant called La Unica. This is only the first half of our party. We are planning on doing a pool party when the weather and water gets a little warmer. Everyone came but two of the girls. (I think one of them is still mad at me because of the way the season ended, hopefully she and her parents will realize it was just a game and there is no reason to be upset about it anymore.) It was fun to get together with the girls and their parents and to reminisce and see what everyone is up to.

Weekend at Myrtle Beach

We spent this last weekend hanging out at Dunes Village at Myrtle Beach. The kids were first apprehensive about going to beach, but when they woke up in the morning and saw what all there was to do, they were so excited. We spent a couple of hours in the morning at the indoor water park at our hotel. It was extremely awesome for kids. The water was so warm, compared to the ocean, and there was lots to do. After the water park, we headed out to the beach. I am used to warm water oceans and very sandy beaches. I have yet to find that any where on the east coast. The beaches seem to all be full of rocks and shells and the water is so cold to me. I may need to head further down south, like Florida, to find that warm water I need and the hot sand.

Anyway while we were down at the beach, we got to watch a small little wedding happen. It was pretty cool, for me anyway. There were only about ten people there, but still very cute.

John and the kids played around in the water, while I did a lot of people watching. John dug a huge whole in the beach. I am not quite sure what he was looking for, but he just kept digging. When John and Josh got in the water together, they nearly got stung by a jelly fish. So that ended the water escapades. We then headed back to the water park for another hour or so and then headed home. It was short but very sweet. The kids had fund and we all got to relax for a little.

Our hotel from the beach









Playing at the Water Park



















Fun at the Beach


















Attack of the Jelly Fish...this one lost









Lunch at Thorny's
This restaurant had the best idea. Each table had their own television. We were able to keep the kids entertained and have a good meal.