Pre-K Graduation & Silver Springs

Last week was super busy for us.  We had Waylon’s end of the year program/Pre-K graduation.  This year he did MUCH better, he sang all of his songs and didn’t hide his head in his shirt at all!!  Here are some pictures that we took before we left the house…

These pictures of Wyatt crack me up…that boy loves to have his picture taken & can offer a pose on demand!

The theme of the program this year was “Color My World.”  All of the kids got to pick which color crayon they wanted to be.  My kid picks white.  I’m not even gonna say what came to mind when we saw him walk in!

These three cuties did a great job with “Jack & Jill.”

OK, so when the kids came in to “Pomp & Circumstance” everyone was very serious…until we spotted Waylon with his shades on!!  I can just imagine what he’ll do in 13 years when it comes to the big graduation!!

He was so proud of his “diploma!”

Waylon with Mrs. Wendy & Mrs. Christy.  We’ve He’s been with these ladies for most of his little life the last 2 years and to say that we’ll miss them is a GREAT understatement!  Waylon has come so far and learned so much and a large amount of credit is due to these special ladies.  I can’t even begin to put into words how thankful I am for them!

Silver Springs

Last Friday we went on a field trip with TES PK to Silver Springs.  I would love to say that we had so much fun & the boys loved it, but I try real hard not to lie!!  They did like the glass bottom boat…

…and they liked the carousel…

…and they loved the SpongeBob ice cream…

…and watching a bird swim through the water diving for fish!

And, oh, I forgot, they liked the ride that took them up in the air to get this view of the park!

However, when it came time to look at these guys…

…they got whiny, and tired, and thirsty, and hungry…so Daddy had to do something major to get the fun back on track!!  Wyatt thought this was funny, Waylon wouldn’t even get close!

By the end of the day we had 4 tired, cranky people that still had a smidge of energy to offer up fake smiles!!

Rodeo!!

This past week, Wyatt’s class did a unit learning about all things cowboy, and what better way to end the unit than by having a RODEO!!! 

 

Mrs. H & Mrs. B made helped all the kids make a name & number for their backs, and also spurs for their boots. 

There were all kinds of competitions that the kids had been practicing all week for.  My favorites were the steer roping…

…and barrel racing!!

Of course, everyone had to wait their turn to run those barrels!

I also got a kick out of the “saddle bronc riding!”  Amazingly, all the kids stayed on for the entire 8 seconds!

Even with all those events, Wyatt still made time for this little lady…

I think everyone had a great time.  I know that myself and everyone else who came out to watch did, and we were so proud of our cowboys & cowgirls!! 

Say a Little Prayer…

See this…

No, really.  Look a little closer…

 

That little baby tooth that’s sticking out like crazy is caused by an extra tooth that the Good Lord has blessed us with, which is pushing that baby tooth right on out.  It’s also causing us to have oral surgery on the 20th of June.  (I say “us”, of course I mean “him.”  But since Jesse & I’ll be the ones with all the anxiety, I feel I have earned the right to be included!)  Waylon will have to be sedated, and thank the Lord his dentist office brings in a pediatric anesthesiologist with all of his monitors!!  The point to all of this airing of our dental business is that I’m calling on all of you prayer warriors and asking for prayers now and especially as the time gets closer.  Prayers for peace (for all of “us”) and no complications!  

Spring Break 2011

What a Spring Break!!  We had so much fun!!  So much fun in fact, that I didn’t take hardly any pictures.  So sad…

I had to work Monday & Tuesday, but as soon as I could leave work Tuesday, we were loaded up and headed to Crystal River.  Tania’s in-laws were gracious enough to let myself, the boys & Nana come and stay at their condo for a couple of days.  We swam, and swam, and swam some more!!  We went bowling…

This picture cracks me up.  The bowling alley had bumpers, but no ramps, so the ball went rreeealllyyy slow.  Waylon’s was sooo slow this time that the bar came down over the pins to whisk them away before his ball even made it down!!

…then took a drive down to the beach.  Wyatt loved the beach, even though we weren’t prepared to go there.  We started out on a drive because I had 2 boys in desperate need of a nap and ended up on the beach.  Wyatt was awake at that point and got out to check things out, but Way slept through.

  Mr.. Cool in his aviators…

We got back home Thursday just in time to do some laundry, buy some groceries and get packed up again.  This time we were off to Otter Springs for some camping and a family reunion.  Nana & Popa rented a cabin and we took our camper down to spend the weekend. 

I see many more camping trips in the future!  The boys loved it and the adults all had a pretty good time too. We swam in the pool, played in the springs & fished.  We had a campfire both nights and lots of food and fellowship with family. 

Zoned out & staring at the fire after a very busy day!

Kaelyn, Waylon & Tyler

Fishin’….

 

Wyatt got bored with the fishing and thought the mealworms were more fun…

This camping trip was a trial run to see how we’d like it and how the boys would do.  Let’s just say I think we know what we’ll be doing this summer!!