Friday, June 15, 2018

A Look Back ~ May 2018


My weight loss continued this month and t-shirts that used to be too small were starting to get too big!
Mitchell Cafe: One day Gavin and Lilah opened a cafe in our garage.  They made a sign, menus, and served real food.  So cute and such fun memories made!


 Spring Soccer: Lilah played soccer at the Vann league this spring.  She had a lot of fun!
Dairy Queen Treat: Aunt Katie gave the kids DQ gift cards for Easter and we used them for lunch one day!
Yardwork: We tackled several projects in our yard.  The first one was one of our fencelines.  Our neighbor was kind enough to come over with his tractor and rip out a bunch of bushes.  It left a few ruts in our yard, but it was so worth it!




Pool: We were blessed this year with a pool!  Someone gave us a pool and even delivered it and set it up!  We kept the secret from the kids until we were sure it was happening.  To say they were thrilled is an understatement!  It's 16ft diameter and 4 ft deep.  I was happy that they can all touch.
Good Bye Miss Tina: Macie had her last mneme therapy session with Miss Tina.  Tina is moving to Florida.  Macie cried the entire last session.  Thankfully, Macie will get to meet her new therapist in July and see Miss Tina again.
 Pool Fun:

40lbs Lost: In May, I hit 40lbs lost on WW!!  We were at Rural King one day and I saw a 40lb bag of fish pond food.  I picked it up and it was so heavy! It is crazy to think that I carried that around all of the time.

More Yardwork: This area by the driveway has driven me crazy since we moved in.  The bushes were full of thorns. It was terrible getting in and out of the car on that side.  I was so happy to knock that out!

 Spring Soccer Pictures:

Wesselman's Science: Macie and Gavin continued to go to monthly science classes at Wesselmans.  One month it was about birds and they made the cutest nests out of rice krispy treats and Gavin filled his with robin eggs at home.
Future Hairdresser and New Shoes: Macie has been watching lots of videos to learn different hairstyles.  She's getting pretty good. I'm impressed with what she can do now! She's also growing like a weed and in a size 6 shoe!!




 More Pool Fun:

 St. Joe Field Day: We surprised Lilah during field day.  She was happy to see us and we were able to watch her play a few games!


Cutie Pie: We watched Ari one day for my mom.  I needed to change her diaper and she ran and hid under a chair.  She's a mess!

Relaxin' Gavin:

 Last Day of School:
 Gorgeous Girl:
 Andre's Preschool Program:





Sleepover Fun: Lilah went to Sturgis for her one on one time right after she was out of school.  I decided that would be a good time for Macie and Gavin each to have a friend spend the night.  Macie had Lilly and Gavin had CJ.  They had a great time.  Lilly unfortunately ended up sick early the next morning and we had to take her home.  Macie was disappointed but she still had plenty of fun.  I didn't get a picture of the girls but these boys talked and played and played and talked.


Monday, April 30, 2018

A Look Back ~ April 2018

Easter: Easter morning started out bright and early with excited kiddos!  The Easter Bunny didn't disappoint.  He brought jellybeans and other goodies!






Brian and I are down a combined 66 pounds in this picture!
 After Mass, we hung out at Allie's for the rest of the day!


End of Bowling: Although it is broken down into 8 week sessions, bowling is a long season!  It goes from August to April. Gavin was happy to get another trophy!



Happy 4th Birthday, Andre!: Andre had a dinosaur themed birthday party.  All he wanted was a dinosaur cake and that is what he got!  He talked about it for weeks before!



The kids had dinosaur eggs to pop and get the baby dinosaurs out of!



Crazy Hair and Dress Day: During Library week, Lilah had a lot of fun theme days.  She had crazy hair and dress day and she was so excited!

Zoo Trip: The kids and I made a quick zoo trip one afternoon when the weather was actually nice.  Rupert, the new rhino, came up to say hello to the kids, so we snapped a few pics!

Marriage Retreat: Brian and I went to marriage retreat at Kenlake Resort State Park.  It was put on by the Owensboro Diocese.  We went to it last year and really enjoyed it.  It was nice to get away for a few days and focus on our marriage.  Hopefully, we will be able to do it again!
 Baby Wearing: Macie made her own baby wrap out of t-shirts she cut up.  She is all about baby wearing:)


 Mneme Therapy: Latest paintings....




 Mad Scientist: Gavin came out of the shower one night and said, "Mom, I look like a mad scientist!"
 Happy 2nd Birthday, Ellie!:

 Please Pretty Please!!: This is Macie begging me to take her to lunch one day!
 Face to Face: First picture is my wedding day and my highest recorded weight outside of pregancy...
Second picture is a few weeks ago...WOW!