back in May...

...our C man had his last day of preschool.

It's just so funny how you cannot truly understand something until you have been there. Before we had kids and even when C was an infant, I did not get why your child starting kindergarten was so emotional for so many parents. Well, I totally get it now. Our C man starts kinder in ONE week...that's just 7 more days! And while I'm so excited for him, it's...well...emotional for different reasons. For starters, I can't believe he is 5 1/2!  And it's a new environment where he'll be with someone else a lot of the time. But I know he'll do super! 

Anyways, back to the end of preschool now. At Oak Hills Church Preschool,  the classes celebrated the end of the school year with a picnic. 

Here, the kids are enjoying popsicles their teacher brought for them. Yum!

The 2 big boys, complete with L's wacky smile he gives you when you ask for one. Is he happy, or mad? Hmmmm?

Here is the C man and his buddy, E, walking on the rocks. C and E were in the same preschool class for 2 years. And E's younger brother L will be in our L's preschool class this year. Fun!

Buddies!

And one of Baby P, who will be 2 next month!

Corbin also finished one school year at Aragon Spanish Preschool. His small class showed off what they learned and had a graduation ceremony.

So, just a few more days and our C man will officially be a kindergartener. Wow! We get to meet his teacher this Thursday evening. Yay!

our sweet niece and a new look!

Well, it's been a while but I am determined to better keep up with my blogging. Not only is it fun for me but it's just a great way to document family happenings I want to remember. And to keep me all the more motivated to blog I have this pretty new design! Thank you to Katrina at KS Designs!! She did such a a fabulous job designing just what I had in mind!

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In other very exciting news, we have a beautiful new niece!!! Okay, so she was born over a month ago. But like I said, I'm just a bit behind with the blogging situation.

I had the wonderful honor of being present for her birth! It was so amazing, and I'm so thankful I could be there.

The morning of June 29th my brother called a bit before 6 a.m. to let us know they were checking into the hospital. I wasn't sure if I should go because our Little L was sick and had a fever. But after getting the okay from my brother (he asked the L&D nurse) and finding out that my sister-in-law was already at 7 cm(!!!) I rushed to get ready and leave for the hospital. Thank goodness I did! Their sweet baby girl was born at 8:25 that morning!!! My sister-in-law did awesome and had a totally drug free birth! And my brother also did really great with being loving and supportive. It all just happened so fast!

Sweet Baby Girl E

June 29, 2010

8:25 a.m.

6 lb. 15 oz.

Doesn't this new Daddy look so in love?!

The new parents and their newborn! It doesn't get much better than that!!!

My mom and her new granddaughter. Oh, you know she's so excited!

Just call me Tia Ana!

Baby E looking up at Daddy - how sweet!

So sleepy..It's been a tough day!

Congratulations to my brother and his wife on the sweet new addition to their family!!!

More photos coming soon! Just yesterday, I got some really cute ones of C, L, and Baby P with their cousin.

almost here!

Our sweet little niece is almost here!



Any day now my brother and sis-in-law will welcome their baby girl into their lives and hearts!




 I am beyond excited about the joy they are about to experience.

Joy that will be experienced by so many, as sweet Baby G will give us new roles to enjoy- Aunt...well actually Tia, Uncle and Cousins.



Congratulations you two on such an exciting time! I know the wait is tough. But when you have that sweet baby girl to love on, you'll hardly remember what life was like before her. Love you guys!

The Vintage Pearl Giveaway

If you are not familiar with The Vintage Pearl, you have got to check out her stuff. So cute! And there is a giveaway going on HERE. The winner will be announced tomorrow.

strawberries!

Last month, I took the boys to boys to Marburger Orchard in Fredericksburg and enjoyed a morning picking strawberries with friends.





The kids had a great time. They listened attentively to the instructions on how to choose and pick the strawberries.



After listening to the instructions, away they went!





The boys really did a good job selecting nice, red, ripe strawberries to pick. Baby P even got the hang of getting the strawberries off the plant (although he managed to get a few white and green ones in our box).













Pickings were good!

I'm excited to go back for the peaches, which should also be plentiful.

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Preschool Graduation

It's hard to believe, but our C man has just about finished 2 years of preschool at Oak Hills. Wow! We are so proud of him. He has done so great. He really enjoyed being in school and making friends. The whole experience has been wonderful. His teachers have been fabulous! I'll always remember 2 things his teachers have said about him. Last year, his teacher said that she could see Jesus in him. This year, Mrs. Campbell has said that he is always smiling. The whole staff at Oak Hills is so special. You can really see how they truly love and care for each child. They show and teach the kids about kindness, encouragement, limits, fun, support, love and best of all Jesus. It's certainly helped prepare them for the adventure of kindergarten.

Today was C's preschool graduation. The kids were just so stinking cute as they sang songs and recited their memory verses!

The focus this year was putting Acts into Action. One of the ways the kids did this was by collecting money for Living Water International and specifically for the country of Burkina Faso. They raised over $5000! They also talked about simple, everyday things they can do also like praying for someone who is sick or using kind words towards others.



Here is C's class reciting their memory verse.



Smiling for Daddy.



Receiving his certificate.



All the boys in the class...how handsome.


The whole class.



C and Mrs. Campbell



Me and my boys.



And a few other photos...





Um, I think he was getting just a little tired.




C, this is just the beginning for you! You'll do great things! We love you so very much!!!