Ch-Ch-Changes

This has been a BUSY month! I'm impressed I've even had the presence of mind to take pics of anything! These pics start out on Mother's Day. Can I say I have the best kids and husband EVER!! I know every mom feels the same way - can I get an Amen!! We wanted to get up early to make it to early service, so while I was getting showered and dressed, the fam was getting an AMAZING breakfast ready for me. Curt and Cade had picked out a beautiful flower arangement for me, complete with a gift card for a massage hidden within. Do they know what I need or what??!!

We made it to church on time, but I didn't get a chance to take any pics before so Margaret took a few for me during church - bad idea!! Soooo hard to get kids to focus on a pic when there are soooo many other distractions EVERYWHERE. I wish I could say I was surprised, but not great pics on Mother's Day seems to be pretty typical for me for the past few years so I can't be too disappointed. I'm happy to even have these few. I love being a Mom to these amazing kids - I am so incredibly blessed!








Aren't we gorgeous!!


On Saturday, Caden's Boy Scout Pack had their Crossover Ceremony. This is where each member of the pack symbolically crosses over a bridge, removes their neckerchief from their previous level and progress on to the next level, which for Cade means he is now a Wolf Cub. It was a fun event, perfect weather, and Cade was pretty proud of himself and all his achievements.



Crossing Over





The new Wolf Pack!!


Since I didn't get great pics on Mother's Day, I decided to do my annual "Blooming of the Flowers" photo shoot this Sunday and combine it with Curt and I and call it good. My flowers are blooming beautifully, but they are nothing compared to the gorgeous kids God has given me to grow. Check them out...



Soooo sweet







My handsome boys - such goofballs!


Cade took this pic. Not too bad for a 7 year old!!








And last but not least...my baby is growing up. Keira has been talking about riding a bike with no training wheels for a while and tonight they finally came off. She's not riding totally by herself yet, but she did soooo good today. No fussing or whining about it, didn't fall once, and had a determined look on her face the whole time. I predict she'll be riding independently in a few weeks. What am I going to do when this girl is in kindergarten last year. I'll have lost the last bit of baby left in this house - I don't know if I'm ready for that yet!!


Getting a pep talk from Dad

Dancing Queen

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Keira's dance recital was this afternoon and was absolutely adorable. The theme was Disney "Where Dreams Come True" and all the acts had songs from Disney movies. I think Keira was just as excited to see all the different costumes as she was to actually dance! She would tell you: "There was Belle, Cinderella, dogs from 101 dalmations, the Lion King, and Mary Poppins." There were actually MANY more, but she didn't recognize some of the songs. As you can see, her class was Snow White and so very cute!!

The recital was going great...until it was time for her routine. They were song 19 in the first act and they started dancing, but about 1/3 of the way through "Hi Ho" the song stopped, the lights went out and they were rushed off stage. I think the girls were completely confused by the whole thing. The next song and dance routine went on and they brought the girls back out. Again, no song. They stood up there, poised and ready for about 30 seconds before they rushed them of the stage again. By this time, I think Curt was about ready to fight someone! Don't mess with his baby girl!! LOL! He could tell the girls were getting a little frustrated, which made him a LOT frustrated. So they finished up the normal schedule, and at the very end of the first act, the announcer even announced overhead that they had worked out the kinks and were going to let our girls dance now. Out they came, the lights came on...and no sound! AGAIN!! Keira and her little friend Julia on her right looked like steam should be coming out of their ears at this point in time. So what did they do?? Closed the curtain right on them!!! Since Keira was front and center I could see her face as the curtain was closing and she looked so sad and very confused. I seriously thought Curt was going to get up there and start singing the song for them so they could perform their dance.

Intermission went on as planned and all of our girls parents gathered to discuss the events. It was rather amusing to see how frustrated the dads seemed to be more than anyone. After intermission, our girls finally got to dance and they did great! I was worried they would be unfocused, but I didn't need to worry. They got out there and enjoyed themselves. I was so proud of my baby girl! Their second routine, their ballet routine, went off without a hitch.

Curt and I bought Keira a dozen yellow roses and a Snow White Barbie to present to her after the performance. Caden used his own money to buy her a giant Pixy stick butterfly wand. He was so proud to give it to her. I think I will always have that moment in my mind's eye. "This is for you Keira, you did really good." He was almost shy and timid when giving it to her. I think he was really proud of his sis! We are too!!!

Awww-I think you're wonderful too!

Caden's class had a special Mother's Day Tea today for all of the moms. It was soooo sweet!! I was so blessed to be able to take a few hours off my hospital rotation to be there for this special event.

When I arrived, I waited at the door for Caden to come escort me to my seat. He was such a gentleman, he even pulled out my chair for me. Then he brought me a piece of cake and some punch. He had made a special book for me that was all about me. According to Caden, my favorite restaurant is Little Caesar's, I relax by sleeping, and for mother's day I would like a new dress, a new car and a new necklace. Hmmm...I think my boy knows his mama! Hahaha!!! He also had a coupon card for me. I am the proud owner of one free help with vacuuming, sweeping, and sleeping in without them waking me up early. I'm starting to see a theme here. Do you think I need a little more sleep???

After we looked through the book, his class sang 2 super sweet songs to us. I'll admit it, I was a little tearful through the second. Then we watched a slideshow of pics of the kids with their moms. All in all, I thought it was a very special event they had put together for us. I'm so happy I'm a Mom!!! Happy Mother's Day to all the other special Moms out there!!



PS: this is the second song they sang. I tried to upload another one, but it's considerably longer and won't upload. check out my facebook page to see it until I figure out how to get it on here