Aspen's Last Day of School--May 14th

Aspen didn't have to wear her uniform the last day because they had a Water Party and Pizza Party! Aspen loved going to school this year, she made lots of friends and loved her teacher Mrs Wisner. Now that she has completed Prek-4 she knows all her letters and their sounds and can count to 100 with a little help. She can also sound out a lot of words and loves to practice reading! I can't believe my baby starts Kindergarten this fall and will be in school all day 5 days a week!Getting picked up for the last time! We will miss you Mrs. Wisner!

Mother's Day Tea Party--May 8th

Karen invited us to a Mother's Day Tea Party hosted by their Church. The girls had a lot of fun together and it was nice to have 4 generations there to celebrate motherhood!

Lowes Free Kids Clinic

On Saturday May 8th (the day before Mother's Day) Brent and I took the girls to Lowes for their free Kids Clinic.Aspen had a lot of fun helping Daddy make this planter

Ella had her 'fun' moments but....

spent most of the morning doing this.

Mom's and Muffins--May 7th 2010

Aspen's school had a Mom's and Muffins day the friday before Mother's Day. We were able to see some of the art work they kids had worked on throught the year, enjoy some yummy muffines, and a fun program that also doubled as the PreK end of the year program.

"I may never march in the Calvary"

"My God it so Great..."

I loved hearing Aspen sing the songs she's been learning all year (and NOT singing to me at home!!) A few of the songs they sang were 'My God is so Great', 'The Lords Army', and 'I am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N".

We're Back!

We are home from our first summer excursion!

We spent 9 wonderful days in Utah with my family. We were able to have my ENTIRE family there for Memorial Day weekend and it was so fun to see all 8 of the grandkids playing. We even got to meet Michael ( 10 1/2 months) and Mitchell (almost 6 months) whom we hadn't seen yet (they are SO cute!) I will work on pics from all the fun...my dad sent me home with 4 CD'S with photos on top of what I took so it might take awhile!

Now I have just a few weeks to gear up for our drive to Southern Indiana for the Culbertson Cousin's Reunion.

What are YOU doing for summer vacation this year?

A Day in the Life...

Daily Bike Rides!

Afternoon Snack!
Grapes and Popcorn (plus carrot sticks for Aspen) one of their favorite snacks--when I won't give them candy of course!

Ella stopped napping regularly just after her 2ND birthday, not because I wanted her too though! This is a common occurrence in our house during 'quiet time', finding Ella passed out on the floor our couch. I just wish I could get her to take a regular early afternoon nap instead of the tantrums i get till 4:30 when she finally passes out after screaming in her room and then messes up bed time :p. She is such a busy body 2 year old that she won't stop until her body just quits on her!

Another 'quiet time' occurrence... the girls watching a Disney Princess Movie.

I LOVE being a stay at home mom (even when I do complain about the house work, and never getting out, etc) My children are such a blessing and seeing how much they have grown and I've grown over the last 5 (yes I've been a mom for almost 5 years!!) has been amazing. I'm looking forward to adding our 3rd little princess in less then 5 months!

Spending Time with Great Grandma and Grandpa Grassman

Just after Easter Pat needed a ride to Winter Haven to be able to bring her parents down to Cape Coral to stay with them. So the girls and I piled into the car and off we went for a mid-Spring Break adventure!

The Rehab Center Grandma was at (she had just had partial hip replacement!) was really nice, this was just outside her wing.

Aspen picked this lovely bouquet for Great Grandam

She was pretending she was the Fairy Garden Princess and this was her castle.

While we waited for the OK from Grandma's Dr to be released from the Rehab Center I took the girls to Denny's for lunch. Aspen got pizza and mashed potatoes with brown gravy (she ate every bite!)

Ella got her usual Mac'n'cheese and french fries.

Here we are all buckled up for the ride home (about 2 1/2 hr drive)

Then over the weekend while my In-laws were out of town the girls and I spent a lot of time with Great Grandma and Grandpa arranging the in home nurse/physical therapy and making sure everyone was taking their meds.

It has been really nice to see my girls building relationships with their Great Grandparents. It has also been a great blessing to me to be able to serve them. Grandma is doing better, but now Grandpa is in the Hospital and has been diagnosed with Bone Cancer and we're not sure what will be going on from here. We are continuing to spend as much time with them as we can while they wait for Grandpa to feel good enough to get him back to the Farm in Indiana. Please remember to keep all the elderly in your family in your prayers and as close to you as possible. They have so much to pass on to the next generations!