Pictures from May & June

It feels so good to get all the photos off my phone and camera, and start editing them. It has been weighing on me to get it done, or else it gets overwhelming. We have been so busy lately, busier than I can even remember, so thank goodness our crazy schedule is now winding down!  

We went to visit Gramps on Memorial Day. It was hard - I didn't like being there really. It made it so "real". Both Anton and I cried - life is just not that same without our sweet Gramps! We miss him!

This particular day I took Lilly out to lunch. I told her we could go where ever she wanted to go, and she chose Taco Time. Yuck. Anyway, she was so darling and it was so fun to be with just her. Love that little squirt! How about those freckles?! 

We have ripped out several trees in our yard. It has been fun to make the yard "ours". For some reason when we work in the yard, it makes the house feel more like ours. Anton does such an amazing job, and works so hard. We love it here!

On my Mother's Day card, Claire said "I love Mommy because she takes me to the swimming pool"! So, here we are, at the swimming pool. Couldn't help but snap a pic of her in her awesome foggy goggles.

Father's Day. I can't being to express the love I have for these three. We are blessed beyond words to have Anton. We is so adored. 

Mother's Day. Oh how I love my little family.

Claire's rad hiding spot. Lilly and I still laugh about that.

Willow Creek Swimming!! Is there anything better about summer than swimming at Willow Creek?! I think not. We love love love it there!

We have been tossing around the idea about putting Lilly into riding lessons. And, it just so happens that my darling co-worker owns and shows arabian horses so she invited us out to see the stables and ride her horses. It was so much fun. My girls were in heaven!! Particularly Lilly. Claire is still too young. She doesn't weigh enough, so her horse was acting a little funny. It could feel something on its back, but couldn't feel her legs. So, now we know we will need to wait a few years until we put her in lessons. It was such a fun night. We went with Anna and her kids, my mom, and cousin Annie! 

Last day of Kindergarten!

SO bitter sweet! How on earth is Lilly old enough for 1st grade!? I can't handle the fact that she is done with Kindergarten. She LOVED Kindergarten. Her teacher, Ms. Diaz, was amazing...both of us adored her. Lilly really excelled this year, and loved her classroom environment. She made so many darling little friends, and is sad to be switching school, but I have no doubt at what she will meet other friends. The day before her last day, she had a class play where they performed "Room on the Broom", and "The Very Hungry Catterpillar". It was absolutely darling!! Her last day was certainly fun filled. It started off with her Kindergarten talent show, where she and her best friend Hope did a little dance. Then, she had her Owl Chorale concert. I cried watching her up there. She loved her Choir - it was her first time every being in a choir - and she loved it. It was so fun to go see her perform, and see how confident she was up there. This particular concert was really sweet because my Granny came. It is rare that she comes out for things like that, but she did! Then after the concert, there was a little class room party. The next day there was a pool party for all the little girls in her class. We have been so impressed with Oakwood, and will miss being there. But, with that being said, I think the move to the new school will be the best for her. It has also been so fun to be in school with cousin Annie - they became the very best of friends by the end of the year. They are such little cuties! Congrats to my little bug for doing so well in Kindergarten!

Preschool Promotion

Well, Claire is finished with her first year of Preschool, and I can hardly believe it! She is getting so big, but still seems so itty bitty. She liked preschool, but didn't love it like Lilly did. She always had fun once she was there, but it was always a battle to get her there. It seemed like every day I heard "I don't want to go to school". I think part of the problem was Lilly's school didn't start until after I took Claire, so Claire thought Lilly and I were having a grand time without her. Hopefully next year will be better! She learned a lot this year, and I am so glad she went. I think it was good for her to learn from someone other than just me and Anton...she tends to tune us out sometimes! 

Her preschool promotion was SO darling!! She had to recite a poem, which was a little scary for her, but she did it (even though she was so quite you could hardly hear her!)! They also sang all of the songs they had learned throughout the year. I love her preschool so much - it seems so old fashioned, and just perfect for little ones.

Good job little Clairey, we love you!!