How Does Your Garden Grow?

Interestingly, I recently noticed something odd growing in my flowerbeds...it was a paintbrush, like a small one that comes with watercolor paints, planting brush up right next to my impatiens. I chuckled at the idea of wondering which of the boys planted this and what they may have been thinking when they did it.

School's Out

May 15 marked the last day of preschool for Leyton & Nathaniel. They really had a great year & enjoyed it very much. That night there was a closing program where they sang several songs they had learned this year. Some of them were: John 3:16, Romans 3:23, Hebrews 13:6, Squeaky Clean (through Jesus Christ). Along with the songs were actions and I think my favorite were the actions to Squeaky Clean. Leyton really acted them out, Nathaniel was a bit more reserved, but just as cute. They seemed very proud about the big closing program and talked about it most of the day. I am working on our summer agenda to come up with ideas of what to do. I'm sure we'll go to the zoo some, swim, go to Deanna Rose, and who knows what else. And, I'm sure summer will fly by faster than I can believe!

Taking a break for a snack

I delivered some apples to the boys the other day & they wanted to eat them outside. When I went back out, this is what I saw. It was so cute...they were just sitting there carrying on some serious conversation. I had to sneak out with the camera for it.

All in a Day's Work

What a busy Monday at our house. The boys managed to do the following today: 1) paint the house & their cars, 2) be conductors on the train, and 3) "have babies".

Definitions:
1) they "painted" the front porch and their Cozy Coupes with their paint brushes and bowls of soapy water.
2) we went to the park and they stood atop the play equipment for the longest time yelling, "All aboard, anyone riding the train today? All aboard." It was very cute.
3) this one really got me. I walked in the living room and they were all three lying on the floor holding the vacuum hose on their belly and pushing it around saying they had babies in their belly and they were pretending to be having a sonogram.

What a day. It really made me chuckle.

What we've been doing

Well, hard to believe the boys' last day of school May 15. I really can't believe it's going to be summer. Although I am ready for the weather to have us outside more. We've been enjoying that. Last weekend we went to Washington for Ben's 30th birthday party. We went to Patke's Dairy for ice cream while we were home...it was closing after 54 years of business. Yummy place. They said they just couldn't keep up with the rising costs of purchasing their products. We went on Saturday and Sunday was to be their last day.

We had a nice visit. Grandma & Grandpa were visiting Lissy & the family in TX for Allison's First Communion. That was probably the weird part...the kids thought it was pretty weird to stay at their house when they weren't even there. But, we did also get to visit Grandma Mary & Grandma Rita. They are both doing well.

I'm sure I've forgotten a few things I wanted to mention, but maybe it will come back to me later.

Leah's Recent Pictures

These are her 6 month pictures, so a bit late as she's 7 months already on Mother's Day!

Question of the Day

Today we talked about what we were going to get ready for Grandma Sally & Grandma Donna for Mother's Day. They were trying to understand more about the day and why we want to do something special for the grandmas. Long story short is that they realized that we celebrate Mother's Day & Father's Day, etc. Leyton brilliantly & seriously came up with a great question that I honestly didn't know how to answer at the time but had to chuckle:

"Well when is it going to be Little Boy's Day?"