Balloons, Balloons!!

We went to the Howell Balloon Fest last night with our friends. The boys LOVED it! Seeing all the different balloons was very cool! We also played on the playground while we hung around for fireworks. We ended up driving over to McPherson hospital parking lot to watch the fireworks. It was a fun night! Here are a few pics from the event. :)

sitting on the blanket waiting for the show

enjoying tootsie pops and balloon watching

Mommy and Ethan balloon watching

Wow! What a beautiful show!

Daddy and his boys :)

Summer!!

We had a great first day of summer!! We ran a few errands this morning, which included picking up a new pirate ship pool for the back yard. The boys had a blast playing in the pool, sprinkler, and their playhouse in the yard today. I loved just sitting there watching them. They're such good boys and I am blessed to have them. They played so well together and I am looking forward to this summer with them! :)


The builders will finish paint and trim tomorrow in the basement. The ceiling is scheduled for Saturday, and the carpet will be delivered next week. I'm getting so excited to see the finished product!! It will be such a great space for our family, and we are so lucky we've had the opportunity to finish it this year. I'm looking forward to heading to IKEA next week for shelves and then working this summer to organize and move all the toys and my craft room down there. It's going to be great!

too long...

It's definitely been too long since I posted. It seems that May and June are probably the craziest months of the year for us! On top of school ending, we are in the midst of finishing our basement. It has been a fun adventure! I can't wait to post pictures of the finished product in a couple weeks! They put the primer on the walls today, so it shouldn't be long now!

JD finished his first year of preschool in May. They ended the year with a field trip to the farm and a Tot Spot picnic. He loved every minute in the Cow Room and can't wait to be in the Lion Room next year! He is reading like a champ and says the cutest things. For instance, in the car today he said, "Mom, I think that in Heaven Jesus pops popcorn without the black kernels cuz Heaven is everything good and no bad." Seriously...I couldn't have put it into words better myself!

Ethan is cracking us up more and more every day! He tries to keep up with JD and loves to climb and play like a big boy. I love that he says, "No way, Jose!" and "You kill me, Mommy!" even though he doesn't really know what those phrases mean...he only knows they make us laugh.

So, I promise I'll be better with the updates this summer! Tomorrow's the last day of school, so I will have plenty of time now!! :)