Latest and Greatest in Pictures

Ava is in the sweet little stage where I find love notes from her at random times.  She loves to leave them for me on my night stand.  Nothing leaves a bigger smile on my face than finding one of these notes.

Recently Dawson told me "Mom I always want to sleep RIGHT HERE."  Recently we had two nights where we caught him wandering around downstairs.  He woke up and went downstairs and took the dog out of the crate.  Poor Mike woke up to a face full of doggie kisses.  Then another night I heard footsteps on the stairs and I went and got him.  Thankfully after a little discussion he has stayed in his bed at night.

Ava my little artist

At their school they do an ABC countdown to the end of the year and D day was "Dress like what you want to be when you grow up."  She looked so adorable in her beret!  These special days have made it exciting for her to go to school and have really helped with the crying in the morning.  There are still tears and crying about her belly aching, but overall we have had many better days.

On Saturday Mike and I ran a 5K at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  It was a lot of fun and I loved running past the McKinley Monument.

Thank you so much to Grandma for taking care of the kids so we could go and spend the morning together!!

I swear this boy is going through a growth spurt.  For the longest time he basically lived off bananas and milk and all of a sudden his appetite is going crazy!  This morning his breakfast of half a cup of oats, a granola bar and a cup of milk only filled him up for an hour before he was asking for a snack.  He is also in a really into hot dogs.  It is kinda adorable when he asks for a "ot dog."  It's not unusual for him to put away two hot dogs, an apple and carrots for lunch.  And by the way, the hot dog has to have no ketchup or bun!

Look at those freckles popping in the sun!  

I spent about two hours this weekend in Carter's room cleaning it out.  He was a little emotional that day and he was crying to me that none of his pajamas are warm enough.  I was feeling pretty bad that he was cold at night so I was talking about finding warmer pajamas.  But after cleaning I realized his heating vent was closed!  That's the problem!  But he refused to let me open it because the zombies would climb in through the heating vent.  ZOMBIES ARE NOT REAL!!!!!!!!  Your imagination really does get the best of you!

Mommy I made you a cross to remember Jesus.  

What a talented little master builder!

Recently we visited Aunt Pam's radio station with boy scouts.  How much fun is that!!  

I'm so thankful for this little blog to help me remember all these little memories!