Kate's Graduation

My sister's 2 year journey to her master's degree has finally come to an end, and we couldn't be more proud of her.  Today we celebrated her graduation from UW-Madison with her Masters of Social Work.

 This has definitely been a long journey with lots of hard work and stress.  Working a full time job, completing an internship, going to school every Saturday, raising a family and being pregnant...this girl is beyond amazing!

 

 

 Kate, we are so proud of all your hard work.  Congrats on your Masters of Social Work!  We love you!

Chesney {4K Visit}

Chesney had her classroom visit for 4K today at St. John Vianney.  She was so excited to see the classroom and meet her teacher.

 She listened to a story and then colored a butterfly while she was there.  Then she played a little before we left.  She had so much fun meeting the other kids and seeing her new school.  After that visit, I'm pretty sure her first day will be harder for me than her.  My baby girl is growing up way too fast!

Sun and Fun

We had a warm and fun weekend with lots of outdoor time, meals on the deck and dirty bare feet.

 I don't know if it was this warm, but she wanted to play in the sprinkler.  And she had fun.

 Brecken had to help Daddy with some fixing.

 

 And Chesney wanted to learn how to knit.

 On Sunday, Chesney woke up bright and early and came running in our room.  Daddy told her to tell me happy Mother's Day which she did and then promptly asked "where are our presents Daddy".  Daddy explained that it was Mother's Day not kid's day.  Chesney told him over and over "Daddy just say it's kids day".  After a few minutes he just gave in and told her "Okay it's kid's day too".  Chesney didn't miss a beat saying "Well then where are my presents".  And that is one of the best things about being a mother, never ending entertainment.

Then I got the perfect card.  I would almost think Charlie called the card company to have this card personally made for me.

 

 We celebrated Mother's Day with Grandma and Grandpa.  We had lunch on the deck followed by some gifts.  Chesney recorded a book for Grandma with Brecken laughing in the background.

 Meanwhile, Brecken decided he wanted to sit in Chesney's baby highchair.  He was pretty proud when Grandpa put him in it.  Grandpa gets a kick out of his little buddy.

 Chesney and Grandma on the other hand have a special relationship.  The pictures below pretty much sum it up.

 We did some playing and cleaning after the little party.  Then we scrubbed the little ones clean before bed.  These warm weekends sure are lots of fun.

Mother's Day 2014

I have said if before and I'll say it again, my favorite role in life is being a mommy.  I have been blessed with the most amazing children.  I just love them to pieces.

 Happy Mother's Day to my mom and my little one's Grammy.  You are always up for a trip to the park or a walk and these littles love it. We love you so very much!

Happy Mother's Day to the Kristoff to my Anna, Terence to my Tinkerbell, Flynn Rider to my Tangled, food dodger to my beast and most of all, grandma to my babies. We love you Grandma!

Weekend Adventures

Last weekend was full of beautiful weather and lots of family fun.  We started Saturday with swimming lessons followed by some outside play while Brecken napped.  Chesney did some sidewalk art and then flew a kite.

 

 

 It was quite a job to keep that kite flying, but she loved it.

 

 

 

 When Brecken woke up, the kids spent some time outside playing together.

 

 Brecken's favorite thing to do is check for mail.

 

 

 

 And he loves bubbles.

 

 Daddy added the glider to the swing set while the kids did some swinging.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 We had a picnic dinner on the swing set.  Chesney triple loves picnics.

 

 

 Brecken took his dinner for a ride down the slide.

 And then finished eating it.

Daddy worked with Chesney for a short time on Sunday on perfecting her bike riding skills.  By the end of the quick lesson, she was turning around in driveways, catching her balance and using her brakes.  After Brecken's morning nap, we rode to a nearby park. Chesney rode all the way and did great.  In the afternoon, we decided to ride to Grandma and Grandpa's house about 2.5 miles from home.  Chesney again rode the entire way there and back without an issue. Poor Brecken was lonely riding by himself in the trailer.   We are so proud of Chesney!

Needless to day, we had two tired kiddos on Sunday night.