Hello out there!

 The picture above is Memorial Day.  John looks so grown up in this picture, he is such a good boy and I am so proud of how he is growing up to such a good boy.  Whitley is wearing a dress made by my college roommate.  This picture does not do it justice.  The colors are so vibrant and precious.  They wash wonderfully, and what i mean by that is no ironing!!!  If you are interested her website is http://www.ifionlyhadagirl.blogspot.com/.  And Joseph is a happy chunky monkey!!

 John's teacher had a great program for their kindergarten graduation.  The songs made me cry.  He has a great year, but I sure am not enjoying the summer with him!!!

 John and his teacher Mrs. Major.

 What a sweet family!  HA!  This is a real picture!  Jo is crying, Whitley is being dramatic and John is probably yelling. 

 Aunt Lana, AKA Aunty "L" was in town and got to go to graduation.  Meme was there too, below.

Catching UP

 This year we stayed home for Easter.

 Above, one morning Whitley (little mama) decided Joseph was hot so she gave him a wipey bath.  The funny part was how much Joseph was enjoying it.

 Mother's day weekend we went home and got to meet Vivien for the first time.  They were in from D.C.  It was great to see the whole family.  Joseph couldn't keep his hands off Miss Vivien. 

 Whitley and Jo in deep thought and conversation.

 We surprised John and Whit with an early birthday celebration to Great Wolf.  Never mind the waterpark, the bunk beds in the "Wolf Den" were AWESOME.  We had a blast.

 Joseph's new house toy is a hit with kids of all ages.  When I put it together Whitley couldn't get enough of it, then when John and his friend Brett got home they immediately played with it.

 Just a swingin....

 Apparently I was so excited to get Jo in the swing that I forgot to wash his face...

 Last Friday night Kurt and the older 2 camped out on the patio.  I didn't think they would make it all night but they did.  Whitley came in at dark, but then after 20 minutes she decided she wanted to go back out.  The next morning Kurt and John went to work and they had to bring Whitley in, still snoozing even with the sun up.  It was a good experience.  The funny part was them sweating in their pj's waiting for the sun to go down that night.  We knew it would cool down, but it took a while!  Kurt was so glad that I had planned a campout for him after a long week of work. ;)

 This week we had an early b.day celebration at school for John.

Whit and Jo and I have been enjoying some early morning excercise this week. 

I have so many pictures on my phone that I need to post, but I haven't figured out how...I am sure it isnot hard, but really I don't have the energy for anything new to figure out.

Viva Las Vegas

Kurt and I went to Vegas in March for the ConExpo.  It was a huge equipment expo.  Kurt worked a little and I rested and shopped!  At night we saw O (amazing), ate at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant and saw Peep Show (amazingly trashy :) ).  Our pictures did not turn out very good, but at least we got a few.  We love Vegas!

 Pistachio Souffle was really tasty!

 Our view from the restaurant.

 We could see the Belagio fountains from our table.  The pictures don't do it justice.

Easter Choir Program

 John loves to dress up and I am so glad b/c he looks so cute, except his boots have a lot of "character".  Whitley loves her new gold shoes, they are fun!

It is always interesting every time 3, 4 and 5 years olds get on stage.  The first song, I don't know if anyone sang, but the next two songs had some parts they could really get loud and they really sang!  The older kids had a good concert too, I cry every time!!!

Siblings...

Joseph update

Joseph is 7 months old!  He is doing great!  At his 6 month check up he weighed 19lbs 2oz.  He is a chunk.   He is finally sleeping through the night and he is sitting up like a champ.  Rolling over.....well at least he has done it twice now instead of once.  He has the fattest rolls and they are oh so squeezable.  He smiles all the time and loves playing with his toys in the living room while watching big brother and sister play.  I have learned that is doesn't matter if it's your third child, you still don't know exactly what you are doing.  But the most important thing I have learned is; it doesn't matter if it is your third child, your love is just as strong for number 3 as it is for number 1 and 2.  We love him so much!

Western Day at School

Kurt went to Western Day at school with John.  They had a full day of fun complete with a longhorn.  Kurt had a good time and John loved having his Daddy there.  We provided the hay, ropes and roping dummies and John felt pretty special that all his stuff was there.