Summer Cuts

After bible school we decided to do the summer buzz...everyone got involved!  If you know my family well you should be able to identify each man/boy's hair in the sink!


We went pretty stinking short with the older two as usual, but even buzzed Crosby's pretty low too!  Cole got a bunch cut off, it's just not as short as the others.  He has such  "special" hair!


They are all still handsome though no matter how I trim it!

Baby Deer

Our friends raise deer out on their ranch and they allowed the kiddos to come take a look at the newborns!  They were precious and the kids LOVED seeing them.  Crosby must have said "baby deer" about 1000 times on the way there and for several days after!

Piano Recital

Caden has been taking piano lessons for about 3 months now.

 

Here is the song he played at church a few weeks ago and at his recital.  He did a great job both times.  For the church performance he had to stretch it out and repeat several sections.  

 

Professor Long Ears

Caden's class at school did a play the last week or so of school and he got to play the part of Professor Long Ears.  His teacher had them perform the play complete with costumes.  He was a pretty cute rabbit :)

Art Show

This year the school art show included all the kids from the ECC!!!  So we went over to the fairgrounds to check it out one Saturday in between soccer games.  

Carter and his penguin!

 Caden and his mask!

Mother's Day

Today was another pretty special day!  My mom and dad came up again to spend it with all of us!  Gigi is one amazing Mom and according to the boys, an even better Gigi!

My 4 blessings :)

The best part of the weekend...

Cory and Caden before getting baptized.

Caden was excited to tell everyone that Jesus was really in his heart!

Love this boy!

It is a special thing to see God get a hold of your child and see the Spirit work in his life.  My prayer is that Caden continues to listen to God and live in His will and that Cory and I continue to live a life that glorifies God and sets an example for Caden and the other boys.

Children's Day

The first Saturday in May was Children's Day at our church.  The boys were able to sing with the children's choir and Caden was given the opportunity to play the piano during the offertory.  Woohoo!  So since my in-laws had the three little kids, my parents ran up to be with the big boys.

Gigi and Pops with the bigs

My main man :)

3 of my guys

The children's choir did a great job!  Carter is quite the singer...we could hear him from the front.  I wish I could get the videos off Cory's camera because they are so cute, but you will have to take my word for it!

Caden also did an excellent job on his piano solo.  I was impressed that he wasn't nervous for his first time in front of a crowd.  His momma was sweating for sure :)

Now a few details for the BEST part of the day.  Almost a month ago, after AWANA one night, Caden was reading his Bible while I put the little kids to bed.  Once I got to him, he had a few questions and we were able to talk about some of the verses he read.  This led to a talk about what it means to be a Christian and I was able to answers his questions and lead him to pray and ask Jesus into his heart!  God reminded me again of my main mission field.  I am to live for Him so that these boys will grow to know and love Him as their own Savior.  We didn't push Caden to make the decision public, but on Children's day something seemed to click for him.  Towards the end of the service, Cory asked Caden if he was ready to go forward and make his decision public, which he was.  Made my mom and Becca boo hoo :)  So stay tuned for his baptism!

Weekend

I begged my wonderful mother in law to come down and help me make a few bows for Chy's hair.  I looked into buying some but that is just plain ridiculous...those things cost a FORTUNE!  So she headed this way and we spent the day making bows.  She really did all the making, I spent much of the day chauffeuring kids, refereeing fights, making snacks, wiping bottoms, etc.









Grammie also decided since she was coming here she would take home a few kids for the weekend!  YAHOO!!!!  Cole was EAGER to go and packed himself!




Here is a pic of my shirt she got me!  LOVE IT!





Since the three little ones were gone all weekend, the big boys helped me buy and plant flowers as an early mother's day gift!  It was a great weekend!