Off His Knees

Thankfully Ian has officially decided to start walking.  He often still needs help getting up but once up, he is off.  Some mothers may dread the busy walking child, but I love it.  No more holes in his knees, dirty hands and going outside now will be a lot more fun for the both of us. :)

This is how Ian was getting around for the past month or so.  The kid mastered the art of knee walking:


This is how Ian is getting around today:

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Mother's Day

Today went just as wonderful as I could have designed it to.  The kids woke up and instantly I was attacked with hugs and kisses.  We then went to church, following that I opened all my beautiful Mother's Day gifts.  We also went to the Children's Museum where the kids, Nate and I joyfully played.  I ate a dinner provided by Nate and tucked the kids into their beds for more kisses and hugs.  Overall, it was such a glorious day and I'm so thankful for God for giving me the gift to become a mother to the four blessings we have.

I hope all you moms out there (especially ours) had a wonderful Mother's Day too!

Ian also decided to give me a gift, officially spent his day walking and got off his knees.

Fire and Rescue

On Wednesday the local firefighters visited Caleb's preschool and even let Kallen be apart of the experience.  So it's only fitting that for the last two days our house has been protected by the two cutest firefighters I have ever met.

Early Mother's Day

Since my mom is visiting her mom and sisters this upcoming weekend, she worked it out to be able to get sometime yesterday to celebrate Mother's Day early with me.  Nate was working all day; so her, the kids and I spent our time playing, going out to eat (we were celebrating and neither of us were going to have anything to do with the kitchen), and took the kids to their last Awana for the year.  It was very fun and easy just like Mother's Day is suppose to be.  Therefore, if Sunday is anything like yesterday, I am really looking forward to Mother's Day this year.  Love you, Mom!

The Kitchen Drawer

Just like all kids, Ian loves going outside.  I was able to catch his normal routine on camera last week on what he does whenever I ask the kids if they want to go play outside.  The boy instantly stops what he is doing and goes to this drawer in our kitchen where he opens the door and attempts to get my sunglasses.  Such a sweet and helpful little boy.

"Beauty and the Beast" the Musical

One of my favorite childhood memories involved the first time I saw my first musical.  My mom and I got dressed up and went to the Disney's Broadway's Production of "Beauty and the Beast".  I loved every minute of the night.  Therefore, when our local school put on the exact same production, I knew it was a tradition I just had to make.   So Elyse and I got dressed up just like my mom and I, and then we sat back to enjoy Elyse's first musical too. The musical was fantastic and it was so fun watching her enjoy it with me as much as I did with my mom.  I know there will be many more musicals to come for Elyse and the boys, but Saturday involved creating one of my favorite adult memories.

Our Little Gymnast

Tonight Elyse started gymnastics.  She was so excited and it showed throughout the entire hour.  She had a huge smile on her face the entire time.  I couldn't believe how many flips and trampoline activities they were doing the first night.  I can't wait to see what she is doing on week five.