Beginning of Summer!

This summer has started out busy. They spent two weeks at VBS. Last weekend, we spent the weekend in Oklahoma with family! On Saturday, we traveled to Tulsa to spend the day with my aunt and uncle. It was great day! My cousin and his family, my parents, my sister and her family, and my other aunt and uncle were there. My aunt Kathy made two very delicious meals for us. The kids swam in the pool and did crafts.

kids swimming

Crafting!

My mom and my aunts with the kids

Grandma watching

Kathy and Gracie

brothers

Napping

sweet kiddos

Kathy with the kids

Being at my aunt and uncles has always been relaxing. It was fabulous day of just being together. Not worrying about anything and not being in a hurry. It reminded me of being a kid and visiting them. Always fun!

Kindergarten Graduation

Back in the early part of June, Lizzie and Gracie graduated from kindergarten. They were so excited! It was really cute. Each child was called up and then given a special award that was specific to them.
Lizzie's was Fabulous Fashion and Gracie's was Lovely Listener.  The kids wore mens button up shirts backwards and made mortar boards.

Gracie with her class

Lizzie with her class

Their mortar boards

Sweet girls

I can't believe that these two sweeties have completed their first year of school and are now first graders. 

We Are 6!

Last week, the girls celebrated their sixth birthday. They had a fantastic birthday week. We started the Saturday before with their birthday party at Build-A-Bear. Then led up to their actual birthday on Wednesday. Grandma and Papa came to celebrate at the party.

The girls loved the party! Their friends had a blast! It was a really great party.

picking out our bears

waiting our turn to get stuffed

our finished bears

hearing happy birthday

Silly girls

On their actual birthday, we took them to Rainforest Cafe. It was their first time to go. They had a blast watching the animals and eating.  

silly faces

our sweet six year olds

Each year, I tell them the story of their birth. I leave out some of the gory details.  Each year, I think back to that time in our lives and am thankful for so many things. Each year, I am astounded who these girls are and how far they have come. It's amazing what doctors and medicine can do. These two little girls fit in the palm of Wes' hand when they were born at 3 and 4 pounds. They are now sweet, smart, wonderful girls, whom we love very much. 

Mother's Day

This Mother's Day, we spent it in Oklahoma. We had a great time with family. So much fun, Gracie said she didn't want to go back to Texas. We did eventually get her in the car and head back home.

Saturday was spent shopping with my grandma, sister and mom. Meanwhile, the kids were building a fort with all of my mom's clean blankets. We ate great Mexican food for lunch and noodles for dinner.

Chatting with Great-Grandma Susie

The fort

Sunday, my cousins Chris and Angie came for lunch and brought Dawson and Kassidy. As usual, the kids all played and had a great time. Lunch was terrific. It was fun!

Waiting for lunch.

The "moms"

The kids

The dads, my brother in law hates to have is picture taken

Close up of the guys that  would let me take their picture.

It was wonderful Mother's Day weekend. So glad, we were able to spend it with my family!

Easter 2014

We spent Easter in Oklahoma again this year. It was very fun. We saw lots of family, ate a ton of food and had fun! On Saturday, we dyed Easter Egg. The kids had a blast making them.

Eggs!

Cousins dying eggs

 For dinner on Saturday night, we had Great-Grandma over. It was nice to visit with her.

Great-Grandma with Gracie and Lizzie

 Easter morning, the girls excitedly hunted the eggs from the Easter Bunny. After the hunt, we had breakfast and got ready for church.

In their beautiful dresses

Wes, Melissa, Lizzie and Gracie

Nana, Grandma, Papa, and the girls

My parents, my sister's family and our family

My sweet sister's family

 After church, my cousins came over for lunch and to hunt more eggs. Also, we celebrated Dawson's birthday! He loved his cupcake!

Angie and Dawson

The kids after hunting eggs

 Before we left town, we went over to Grandma and Grandpa Potter's house for a visit. It was good seeing them. Grandpa gave the girls their ride in the wheelbarrow. They love the rides and they ask him for it!

Grandma Potter and the girls

Grandpa and Gracie

Lizzie and Grandpa

 It was a great weekend seeing family.

Easter Egg Hunt and Palm Sunday!

What a busy weekend! Yesterday, we took blue bonnet pictures, had the Easter Egg Hunt at church and today is Palm Sunday. It was a fun weekend.

First, we woke up early yesterday and dressed the girls for pictures. They were great! After pictures and lunch, we went to the church for the egg hunt. It was really fun. I worked and the girls did all the activities with Wes. They had a blast!

Lizzie dancing in the bounce house

More bouncing

These girls love to bounce

Gracie bouncing

Train ride!

Finding eggs!

Gracie's face painting

Lizzie's face painting

Today was Palm Sunday. The girls waved palm branches as they came into church with the other kids and sang with the choir. They were did a great job.  

Sweet choir

It was a really fun and busy weekend! Next week is Easter!

End of March

The end of March was busy. In one day, the girls had a hockey camp and an Easter egg hunt. It was a busy but fun day!

Practicing their hockey

Gracie finding eggs

Lizzie getting eggs

Love this!

Then here is the one random but cute picture. We had a large cardboard box that is the girls new toy. It's been a boat, bed, airplane and more. It's been fun to watch their imagination work. 

Girls in a box