A few pictures and a BIG hole....

Here are a few pictures from the last week or so, it's been busy around here!

Lots of rainbows :)

 

hmmmmm......

 Last Saturday Tim took the girls to "the lake" with his kids. They had the best time, they climbed trees, rowed boats and peed outside (ask Gracie about it sometime :))

 

Apparently they weren't much help rowing...I'm stunned :)

 

These sweet (and very dirty) little girls picked me some wildflowers.

 

Wrigley's favorite place to lay.

 Last week they finally dug the hole for our new house! It's all done and ready for the footings and foundation to be started. Unfortunately it poured last night and the forecast says it's supposed to rain every day this week :(

 

That's a BIG hole!

 

  

The forms all ready to be used!

 

 

from inside the hole

 

 

 

Who needs 2 pacifiers when we can share one???

Last night Reagan was having a particularly hard time, the girls saw her fall down the steps are were so upset. It took a couple of hours to get them to calm down, in the end Gracie asked Maggie if she could sleep with her. It took them a long time to fall asleep and they complained about the other one when they woke up, but they've also both asked me if they can do it again tonight :) I hate that they were so sad, but I'm so glad they find comfort in each other.

Maggie's 8th Birthday!!!

On Friday Morning we officially had an 8 year old in the house! She started the day helping out with her baby sister, we made a trip to the Animal Shelter, then mid afternoon we took her to the new house to give her a Birthday surprise :)

 

 

Playing school :)

 

Surprise!! Maggie has been asking for a 4 wheeler (for several years actually). We told her over and over

that we didn't think a 4 wheeler would be a very safe present and that we were worried about her crazy sister and a 4 wheeler.

She was really surprised. We took her to the new house to give it to her and she noticed it but thought it belonged to the

workers :)

 

 

Daddy decided to teach Gracie to drive.....yikes! Maggie did a great job sharing. One of our children was a very cautious careful

driver and the other was pretty crazy.....can you guess which one?

 

Friday night Maggie requested Sand Bar for dinner (her favorite Prime Rib) and then Brownie Sundaes for dessert. Grandma and Pops were home to spend the evening with us, we had a great time celebrating....I must not have taken any pictures! Saturday after lunch we headed for Omaha to see Grandma and Grandpa after their long trip and celebrate Maggie's Birthday one more time!

 

 

 

I think Maggie would tell you she had a great Birthday and it was fun to get to celebrate all week. In her first few days of summer she's read 6 chapter books (she's going to have cleaned out the library by the end of summer!), spent lots of time playing with and walking Wrigley and now she spends every spare moment tearing around in the yard on her new Birthday toy. Our field has ALOT of tire tracks! 

Last day of Preschool and Graduation!

Thursday was Gracie's last day of preschool. She is so excited about Kindergarten, but I know we will both miss her preschool. She's grown and changed so much in their care. She made friends, she came out of her shell a bit, she learned to read and so many other things, it's just been an awesome place for her. I told her teacher I feel like it was my last day of preschool, I've been picking someone up there several days a week for 6 years....I won't know what to do without their smiling faces. Maggie and Gracie were both so blessed by the wonderful teachers, before we know it Haddie will be old enough to go there.

 

This is a picture from Gracie's first week of school at Montessori, she was about 2 and a half. It was still

taped in the bottom of her drawer on the last day.

 

Thursday evening was Preschool Graduation. They've been practicing and learning their songs for weeks. She was so excited.

 

 

 

Gracie and Lily.

 

An official graduate!

 

 

 

CAKE! All week she kept telling us, "after graduation we get cake and punch!" she was

ready for her piece :)

A video of one of their graduation song- Slippery Fish-

https://youtu.be/cl3xogUq2Do

Maggie's last day of school and birthday party!

I can't believe 2nd Grade is finished! Maggie had such a great 1st/2nd Grade teacher, we are really going to miss Mrs. Vanness. The last day of school was a half day, so Maggie got to pick lunch. Surprise, surprise she picked Arby's. Then we went home and set up for her Birthday Party.

 

 

Maggie wanted to have a last day of school/Birthday party with the girls from her class. She asked them all to bring donations for the animal shelter instead of presents. They had pizza and a "drive-in" movie! I think they all had a good time. Maggie loved it and she was nice enough to let her sister hang out and be a part of the party!

 

The girls and all their donations!

 

the movie "theater"

 

It got pretty chilly, but the fire and lots of blankets seemed to keep the girls warm.

 

On Friday morning we took all the donations to the Animal Shelter. The girls got to meet all the
cats (and kittens) and dogs. Maggie can't wait to go back and volunteer.

 

The director of the Animal Shelter gave Maggie a tshirt while we were there. She had changed into
it before we were even out of the parking lot.

 

Haddie is a month old!

Last Saturday, May 14th, Haddie was a month old. WOW, that happened so fast! She's growing like crazy. She weighs 11 lbs and is 22" tall. She's in about the 87% for both measurements, so she's a big girl just like her sisters always were. She's a great eater and sleeper. She wakes up once a night, usually about 3:30am. She's having some reflux issues, we're working on making her more comfortable. She's working hard on smiling, most frequently at Maggie :)

 

 

Smiling for Maggie.

 

One month old!!

 

 

Just for fun, Maggie at one month.

 

Gracie at one month.

 

Where we going now mom?

 

 

 

 

hmmmm, maybe this explains why Haddie spits up :)