All Done

And just like that . . . the 2013-2014 school year is done! Hello summer vacation!!! :-)



***This has been such a wonderful year for all 3 boys. I have completely LOVED all of their teachers; they each grew and learned so much! We're already praying for wonderful class and teacher assignments for the fall.

Just Fletch & Me

Last Thursday, Fletch and I enjoyed a lazy day at home. We watched a frog climb around on the outside of our front door, played around the house and ate lunch in the backyard. What a beautiful, wonderful, relaxing day!





Holden is now finished with Kindergarten, and Q wraps up second grade this week. It's almost summertime!!!

Wrapping Up K5

Holden's first day of Kindergarten:


His last day of Kindergarten:


After graduation, he brought home a calendar filled with sweet pictures from this past year. On the last page were his favorite Kindergarten memories:

Memorial Day Weekend

What a wonderful holiday weekend! We've been happily busy with soccer games, pool time, church, and family fun.









***We are forever thankful for all the service men and women who make it possible to enjoy this weekend and all of the freedoms that we so often take for granted.

Our K5 Graduate

Today was a BIG day for our Holden - Kindergarten graduation day! What a bittersweet time! We are so very proud of our big guy; we cannot wait to see what the future holds for him.




















After the ceremony, we went to party and picnic at Go Play Outside Now. What a fun way to wrap up such a wonderful year!

Brotherly Love

Ever wonder how brothers show their love for one another?

*Holden's note for Q. "You are the bomb!"

Holden's BFF

I love that the big boys' school is K-12; there are great opportunities for the older kids to interact with the little ones. This year, one of those older kids was a high school junior helper for Holden's kindergarten class. Holden has talked about "big Jacob" all year (not to be confused with "little Jacob" in his class).

Holden thought that big Jacob was super cool and completely awesome. He wanted to make sure that he gave his cool, new buddy an end of the year gift. We decided on an iTunes gift card inside a homemade card.

Look at Holden's sweet card! All the thoughts were completely his! ;)

Fletch's First & Last

First Day of 3's Preschool (Sept 2013):


Last Day of 3's Preschool (today):

***Oh my! Where'd my baby boy go? Sniff, sniff!

Art Museum

Fletch and I went to the big boys' school today for the "Art Museum". The kids pick one piece of artwork to display. It's always a neat way to see what they've been working on all year.

Fletch and I first toured the exhibit with Q's class:




Then, we toured again with Holden's class:



*We had a double dose of "culture" today! Ha!
**Note Fletcher's sucker in both pictures? It was to help keep his little hands off the artwork! :-)

Geography Project

One last 2nd grade project for Q, and it's done! Woo hoo!

After choosing an African country, he wrote a 1-page report, made the flag, and drew a map of it. His country choice? Djibouti!

***Yes, Djibouti sounds just like "ja booty"! Any guesses as to why he would choose this particular country? Hahaha!

Just Jammin'

A little afternoon, impromptu front porch jam session started as a duo:


& ended as a trio!

Chicago Cell Phone Pics

A few more Chicago pics from Brant's phone . . .

The bean:


The Sky Box:


Looking serious in front of "American Gothic":


Brant's selfie with Van Gogh's selfie:


On Wed, Papa Tom took the train from South Bend, IN and had a little big city fun:

Q's Sweet Gifts

The Mother's Day gifts that Q came home with last Friday! Can you tell that Q's teacher is also a photographer? I LOVE the picture she took of him; I'll treasure it forever!

Mother's Day Fun

We had a fun weekend celebrating our moms and enjoying family time together. Happy Mother's Day!

Wilmington visiting Mama Quinn on Saturday:


Sunday before church:




Sunday lunch with Mama Carol: