Memorial Day Weekend

We did lots of fun stuff this weekend. Daddy and Dylan did a little fishing at Nana's pond. Dylan only caught seaweed, he did catch some big ones though. He is so good at casting and it craksme up to see this little guy throw clear out over the pond.
Dylan's favorite food is corn, he loves it any way you make it. Everytime we go to the grocery he begs me to buy corn on the cob, so in the spirit of summer I bought them some. Macy and him did it all themselves and they did great.
Grandpa Jeff was doing some farming this weekend and needed a little refreshment so the kids got to take him some water. I thought this was the neatest photo opp. The kids love to do anything they can to help dad, they are young enough to think farming is cool.
Nana had a cook-out for the kids. They like to turn everyday in the extra special. Kenzie is very tolerant of her obsessed little cousin Maddie. The kids and I ran from our house to Kris', pushing three kids in the stroller was a great workout and they were so tired that the slept the whole ride and got to wake up at Nana's.

We took advantage of the warmer weather to run in the sprinkler for the first time. Maddie is the only one who would pose for a photo, Macy was sleeping and Dylan was being a silly.
We are happy to welcome summer, we off camping for a few days so we will have cute photos when we get home.

Maddie Graduated Pre-school.

Maddie had such a great year in Pre-school this year. It is so sad to see her growing up so quickly. I guess my baby really is gone. Mrs. Ash did such a great job with them this year, and she met some great friends. She took a second to pose with three of her favorite friends from this year, Maddison, Will, and Maggie. Aunt Tina came to her program and was impressed with all of the great songs.

We made our first trip of the summer to the zoo on Monday. It was really cold, the kids were bummed that they did not get to play in the fountains. The cooler weather did mean that the animals were all out and about. We also took Grandma with us.

Macy was taking a little rest in the hammock along the way. She really liked the animals more than the other kids did.
The orangutans are always my favorite, I think they are so cute. They do always seem a little sad though.

Grandma's Gardners

The kids are planting a garden at my mom and dad's. They have planted everything imaginable, so far the only thing to grow is radishes. They had fun planting the seeds and watering everything. Something tells me their enthusiasm will not last the whole summer and grandma and grandpa have a lot of work ahead of them.

Dylan's Pre-School Program

Mommy, Daddy, Maddison, Dylan and Macy at New Beginings Preschool on
Dylan's last day of school.
Grandpa and Grandma Gurtner joined us at Dylan's program.
This was Dylan's teacher Mrs. Hewes.

We had such a fun time today at Dylan's program he did such a terrific job. He was so proud of himself and so happy we were there to hear him sing. We took advantage to the opportunity to get a photo of our family and the kids with my parents. It was a fun day, we went to Pizza Hut to celebrate afterwards. This is Dylan's favorite, he love the the frosted cinnamon sticks.

Our T-Ball Team

Dylan and Maddie are both playing T-ball this year. They are doing a great job, it is amazing how much better Maddie has gotten in a year, not to mention how much better she is behaving. We had team photos this evening. We are so lucky that we have great coaches. Michael's life long friends Nathan and Andy are coaching and they are so great to the kids, and very patient. It is really neat that the kids get to have this experience with their friends like Hayden, Dawson and Gavin,



This is a picture of Maddie, Gavin and Dylan. My kids love Gavin so much, he is a great little boy.

Macy first dentist appointment.

Macy got to go and have her teeth cleaned today. She was such a big girl, they said she does a great job of brushing her teeth, and she was not scared at all, she did not even want me to go back with her. She usually is a little shy but she answered all of their questions herself. Of course getting a tooth brush when she was done was also a highlight. She has carried the toothbrush everywhere she went all night long.