Wordless Wednesday-Preschool Mismatch Day

The Cutest Gardener in Town

He may have not been the cleanest gardener or the most experienced, but I do believe he was the cutest gardener in town.  As I  have said before, I had every Friday off in May. For Logan's day with Aunt Court, we took a trip to the greenhouse and planted my patio flowers. We had fun picking plants and of course playing in the dirt. Of course after all that planting, we were pretty hungry so we headed to the local Mexican restaurant for some yummy food and then topped the day off with an ice cream treat.

Concentrating

So proud of the finished product

Flashback Friday- The Minnie Dress

The dress that Madison  has on in these pictures is my dress from D*sney World circa 1984.  She is very proud to tell everyone that she is wearing Court's dress. I have my mom on a mission to see if she has a picture of me wearing the dress.

Don't Blink

I feel like if I blink, it is going to be Logan's graduation day. I can't believe that Logan graduated from preschool this year and is headed to kindergarten in the fall. I feel like we were just in the hospital it this tiny newborn and now 5 years later he is headed to school. I know I say it but time goes too fast. I want to hit the pause button and stay here for just a little longer.

Logan's preschool does such a wonderful graduation program. It is not too long but long enough to savor the moment. The go all out with cap and gowns and a ceremony in the auditorium. I always love going to his program and taking it all in because I know these days are precious. Luckily I was able to arrange it with my college professor so I could leave class a little early so I could be there. I did my final presentation (which I got an A on) and headed out the door to graduation.  It is so much fun to see the kids walking up the aisle and singing all the cute songs they have learned.

 

 

Starting the walk down the aisle

I think he was a little excitedd

Ready to perform

Waving to his adoring fans

How precious

Receiving his diploma

The graduate

It's official we are headed to kindergarten

Posing with Aunt Court

His teacher was wonderful and worked so well with Logan

 

All Aboard Madison's Adventure

I loved having Fridays off in May. It was a great opportunity to take each of the kids for a special day out and not have to fight the crowds. My parents scored some great tickets for a model train museum that included a behind the scenes tour. It was pouring down rain that day, so it was the perfect day for an indoor activity. We enjoyed lunch out and then headed to the museum. We were lucky to get our backstage passes for about a half hour time slot so we had a little time to look around before our tour. I really enjoyed the behind scenes tour but it was a little over Madison's head so we ducked out a little early. She really enjoyed the kids area which has interactive displays and a play place. It was the perfect way to spend a rainy day and get a little special time with Madison.

Enjoying the train displays

They have a fun play area for kids

Going behind the scenes to the train repair room

I love how she is on her tiptoes to try to see if it is real snow

They had an adorable carnival display

More playtime

Look WHOOOO"s Expecting

NO, NO, NO it's not me!!!!  I had the pleasure of hosting a baby shower for my cousin Kim. Our family was so excited to celebrate a new one joining the clan. When we started talking about the baby shower, she mentioned she really liked owls. Now must people that know me well, know that I DO NOT like birds or owls. So I had to chuckle that I was going to be planning a shower that consisted of owls. I have decided that the whimsical owls are cute, but the real thing-not so much! I had so much fun planning the shower and decided to use bright colors which was perfect for spring.

We  had tons of yummy food, including chicken salad and pulled pork, dips and cheeseballs and my cousin Kim's favorite- grape salad.  I was so lucky to find a local lady who did the cupcakes for an incredible price and they were so good. We had a wonderful day and she was blessed with many wonderful things.

My grandma(on the right) with her 4 sisters

The sisters and some of the cousins (there are tons more, but they had already left)

The cupcakes

The entry table with favors and games. I had each guest sign a copy of Kim's favorite book that she read as a child.

I made a diaper cake for the cake table.

The guests

The cake table

My cousin Mandi is a professional photographer so she took some pregnancy pics that day

Aren't baby girl clothes the cutest.

She got just a few gifts

Mother and Daughter Banquet

Every year, our church celebrates all the ladies with a mother/daughter banquet. It is always a great evening full of yummy food and fellowship with the ladies of our church. This year my aunt Louise, my cousin Amanda and Amanda's grandmother in law from Oregon were able to join us. We kept teasing Lani that if there was a prize for traveling the farthest, she would get it. It was so nice to get to know her, since this is the first time we have met. Madison also joined us for the first time this year. She enjoyed coloring and of course getting lots of attention from everyone around her.

Madison loves playing with Aunt Weez

All the ladies

All the ladies in my family  (me, Madison, My Mom, Aunt Louise, and My Grandma Pat)

Amanda and Her Grandmother in Law Lani

See I told there was a lot of good food and this is just the dessert table.