my graduate

Today my little man got a little bigger. He has officially graduated from kindergarten and will be heading off to 1st grade next year. It makes me incredibly sad that he is growing up so fast and I can’t get it to slow down. I am so proud of how much he had grown up this year.

Jacob~ I hope you know how proud I am of you and how much I love you. I am blessed that God gave me such a sweet boy. Love you lots, Mom.

He got his diploma!

Jacob and his amazing teacher! She did such a great job with him this year.

Our little family outside Jake’s school.

homemade teacher gifts

This year Jacob wanted to make something special for his teacher for the end of school. So we talked and walked around Hobby Lobby for hours. Finally we thought that it would be perfect to use a class picture I had taken months before and personalize a frame for her. That way she could keep it on her desk or at home. 

R for Rodgers

Her favorite color is purple, so we used purple rhinestones.

I tried using the same colors for the flowers that was in the R.

I really love how it came out and Jacob was so excited to have something wonderful to give to her.

end of year fun

Last Friday at Tyler’s school we had an end of year party to welcome summer with some fun in the sun. There was lots of friends, yummy food and a BIG inflatable waterslide. I really like helping out at Tyler’s school because I get to hang out with him and I have met some really wonderful moms. Plus, it makes my heart burst with joy knowing that Tyler wants me to hang out with him all day!

Tyler LOVES hot dogs!

With the lack of rain around here everyone is putting this artificial grass in their play areas or backyards. I happen to love it since I can’t get my grass to grow, so I think that we are going to put it in our backyard so the boys have a nice place to play this summer!

bbq and a birthday

{all photos via iPhone}

Today is my amazing husbands birthday! And what did he want for his birthday?

A new iPhone of course :)

Since it was his birthday I let him pick what we were going to eat that night, and he wanted steak...
so here are the two prettiest I could find.

They smell awesome too!

And he did not want a birthday cake... he wanted a BIRTHDAY PIE!

Here is the peach birthday pie...

Make a wish!

We love you and hope you had an awesome birthday!

Love You Lots

freedom isn’t free

Have a blessed Memorial Day!

our slab sprung a leak

A few weeks ago I was walking through our kitchen and noticed that the floors were kinda squishy and warm to the touch. And with Pergo floors you never want to describe them as squishy. If you have ever had the pleasure of dealing with a slab leak, you know that they ARE NOT FUN! Good news is is that it was a simple fix that cost a lot less to fix than I thought.

Now we are in the process of trying to find a contractor to come in and replace the sheetrock in the walls so we can repaint them and lay new floors. Unfortunately, that has been proven to be harder than it seems. Most of the contractors I have had the pleasure of talking to are less than ideal.

Here are a few photos to show you what my kitchen looks like right now…

{p.s. please forgive my super messy floors}

bucket full of play-doh

I have decided I don’t take enough pictures of my boys. We do so many things that I could have a TON of pictures by now. I need to quit being so lazy and start taking some pictures. These boys are growing up so fast! So yesterday while my boys were playing with the play-doh I thought I would snap a few shots :)

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Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children are a reward from him.
Psalm 127:3

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I have to tell you real quick about these awesome jars that I found at Wal-Mart for $7.

They are perfect for storing our art supplies!

Chalk for our soon-to-be chalkboard wall in the kitchen :)

Now back to the play-doh...

I love to watch the boys roll out the dough to make little shapes. Then they roll it back up and do it all over again.

I liked how well the jars were working for our art supplies that I decided to get some for snacks too!

rainy monday

I know that I have posted a lot of pictures of the stormy weather we have had lately but it is such a blessing that we have had so much rain that I just can’t contain myself.

This morning we had a line of storms move in and it was absolutly gorgeous to watch!

So I decided to get my camera out and take pictures :)

Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.

Leviticus 26:4