joshua is a 1st grader.
and bailey is a kindergartener!!!
what in the world?!?
i surprised myself by being very choked up when i picked them up from school.
they both had GREAT years.
rebekah was pretty sad this afternoon...she loved her teacher...
we had a fun afternoon playing with neighbors.
pat got home *early* {at a normal time :-)}
and we had some time together as a family!
we went for a walk.
then surprised them with a water balloon fight when we got back.
their expressions were priceless...but i didn't get them on camera because i was throwing water balloons :-)
everyone loved it except bailey.
she was not a fan.
was very confused why we were intentionally throwing things at her...
then it was time for rainbow cake!
i had half a brain and forgot to half each layer when i baked the cakes...so it was enormously tall.
we have a LOT of cake...
is this not the CUTEST picture???
i think it could earn some sort of award or something...his determination to get that cake in his mouth!
after the boys got haircuts in the utility room and all kids were bathed, we had little "bags for summer" ready for them!
books for our "school time" this summer...barrettes...some candy...just little things that they would need this summer anyways...but as a "present" it's so much more fun! :-)
once the kids were in bed, pat and i ate burgers RIGHT off the grill in the porch.
just the 2 of us.
peace OUT!
**before you think tonight was all amazing and perfect. it wasn't. when pat got home, i insisted we go on a walk. if i didn't get some energy/frustration out, i literally thought i was going to SCREAM! i vented to him the whole time we were walking. welcome home, right?? i also said, "any question anyone asks for the next 30 minutes YOU have to answer." and once the kids were in bed and we were eating dinner together i rambled on and on about all God's teaching me and why in the world can't i learn my lessons the first time??? after listening to me for a LONG time, he said, "i love you. we all love you. and you don't have to be 'happy Courtney' for us all the time. just let yourself work through this."
ok. so it wasn't perfect.
but it was an amazing night.
6 comments:
You are such a fun mom. Wish I lived closer. I could really go for some cake. :)
I agree, you make many fun memories for/with your kids. I am inspired by you to plan more things like that for our family.
And, I like the disclaimer at the bottom :) It's so easy to make things look perfect with pretty pictures and snapshots on a blog. Thanks for being fun...AND real.
Happy Summer you guys and I LOVE all the pictures. What a fun night...even the venting! I get choked up myself thinking of your kids getting older.....
i'm dying for the first day of summer so we can make our list and the rainbow cake! i'm READY!!! well, in my mind anyways. what a FUN end of year celebration for you! bailey's bathing suit is the CUTEST - and it's hilarious that she didn't get the water balloons -that's probably what callie would do too! :)
Oh my gosh, our lives are so silmiliar! I, too get very sentimental on the last day of school...its always so bittersweet. I am also with you on the runnning thing. its a part of me. I have had injuries lately, too and its been SO hard taking time off, even a week. I do find though that there are usually some "pearls" in the break time..if we are smart enough to believe they are there..and seek them out. :)
Keeep up the good work, friend.
The rainbow cake is amazing! Can I have the recipe/directions? Lucy would die. Your pic of the water balloons is so cool. You should blow it up and do something with it in the house to remind the kids of your fun day. You are a celebrating and creative mom! Thank you for your honesty about the realness of the afternoon. Not everyone would but would let/want us to think it was perfect...we are aliens and strangers here.
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