Fire Hydrant

"Oh, it's a robot! "

Bowling

Yesterday we had a big disappointment hat resulted in
Much crying. Then we had another this morning -more crying. So, in order to make our raining, gray day happier I took the kids for their first game of bowling. It was a lot of fun. Maile loved it! I love these days of fun times with my babies!
P.s. apparently this app wont let me post video so ill have to fb that!

I Spy

This weekend Maile was complaining that her right eye was blurry. I dismissed it at first but when she persisted I thought maybe she really had a problem. But then she started talking about wearing glasses like her adorable friend Sarah. Again, I wasn't sure if she was complaining just to get glasses. So after much nagging from Maile I called and made her an appointment. It turns out that blurry eyes at her age are common , and that reading glasses would benefit her, and that she should grow out of needing them in about a year. So, whether or not she was making it up just to glasses, I will never know! When we were walking out she said "now my dream has come true! " (I.e. getting glasses was her dream) . On a side note J had to come with us and he is quite a handful! He did help M read  her letters -although his started out as numbers and ended as an adorable rendition of ABC's the eye Dr liked. Then he helped her pick out her glasses -thank goodness none got broken during the ordeal. Here are the ones we decided on from the limited options.

MLP

No, I am not talking about my little pony. Today, I want to say a few words about my little princess! My wonderful m.I.l. provided a way for M and I to have a mom and daughter day. We had so much fun together! We saw Brave (I will dedicate a post to that later) . We went to the mall, picked out earings, spider jumped, rode the carousel (I rode too!), ate dinner, window shopped, and then had frozen yogurt! Just to laugh, chat, and even have quiet moments with my precious little one was so sweet to me. I will cherish the memories we made! She even picked out matching outfits for us to wear for our special day. And the sweetest part to me was when i overheard her tell Grandmama that when we were leaving the mall to go home she couldnt even talk because she was smiling so much from being happy! Trust me, I felt the same way! I am so proud of how grown up and loving and sweet she is. She and I are both dreading kindergarten, but for different reasons. I am going to miss her being with me all day! She has been my little shadow and best friend for five years now. I look forward to her new adventures, but I will really miss my precious princess.

July Third

Since I love Independence Day so much we started our celebrating today. We had a wonderful day together at Lake Tiak O 'Khata. That place may gross me out if I think about it too much, but it never lets us down! We swam, picnicked, and swam some more . After about 5 hours in the water we dressed and ate the buffet there. (Much better than last year, btw) . Then spent time on the lawn with lollies which resulted in Johnny's first yellow jacket sting. He was fine after a few minutes of crying. But, he was worn out! My good friend Melissa and her Fam were there and the kids had much fun playing in bubbles and dancing to the music! After fireworks on the lake. (Which johnny fell asleep half way through ) we had a very quiet drive home -only snores coming from the back! The kids are wiped out! Happy Birthday America!
(The pics are :J helping me load the trunk, picnic, playing on the lawn, tired boy) .

Moving

We are finally out of our now former abode! I am so relieved to be finished. (I wish this app would let me post the pics in between writing but it doesn't.) I have learned a few lessons about moving that I will remember for the next move :
-Make sure to have plenty of help. I could not have done this without my parents, in - laws, and friends.
-Leave about two weeks for "the little stuff. " I thought I was pretty much done and then I was packing odds and ends forever! So frustrating!
-Then when you think you are finished, do a walk through to find all the things you've forgotten! I had a whole box of forgotten stuff.
-I left all the cleaning undone for the past several months since I knew I was leaving : bad idea! I had a lot of scrubbing to do today!

Truly, I am so thankful to my dad and so many others who helped. I could not have done this by myself.

Big changes.

Well, it's unofficially official : we are moving to Berrien Springs, Michigan. All we have left to do is solidify our housing situation, rent a moving van, and get Maile registered for kindegarten. I have so many mixed emotions about it, but I hope it will be a great adventure for us . It feels really good to know we are one giant step closer to our family goal/dream. So far the Lord has taken care of us, and I have no doubts he will continue to do so. I will certainly miss so many parts of our life here :family,  bugs, our house, family, friends, our branch , family . I will miss being in the South, but I am southern so at least I can take some of that with me. Anyway, now I have to go into project mode bc I refuse to take 1/2 finished projects with me. These pics don't have anything to do with this entry, but I have the cutest kids!