Philbrook Family Fun Day

We met up with some special friends last weekend and tried something new. Our families are getting to the point where we can actually go out and do "bigger kid" things so we are determined to do as much of that as we can this summer. We went to Philbrook with the kids for the first time. They did way better than anticipated and seemed to have a great time. We spent about half the time inside and half the time enjoying the beautiful grounds. Then we headed to Brookside for lunch. We discovered that our kids love Brookside By Day and we all ended up enjoying brunch instead of lunch. We are hopeful this is a sign of things to come and that our family can enjoy more adventures like this!

Swimming Classes

Swimming classes are over for now, but we earned a few ribbons that we can enjoy over the summer.

Ben "did not cry for 3 weeks", "blows bubbles" and "participates in games and songs". He can "retrieve objects in waist deep water", "climb out of the pool alone", and do a "10 sec supported back float".

We plan to enjoy some outside swimming this summer and start lessons back up in the fall.

Mother's Day

The kids had worked hard making awesome creations in their classes this year. Elizabeth actually had three projects. Mom felt so special and loved each creation! The inside of Ben’s card had an extra special treat. He had filled in some blanks about Mom that were quite enjoyable. The highlights went from "My Mom sometimes helps Dad cook." to "My favorite thing about my Mom is doing tricks."

Before all of this though, Ben had a surprise planned of his own. He woke Mom up with an empty bucket in his hands. He said, “Do you know what this is? I wrapped up a bunch of kisses for you!” And he proceeded to love on Mom and totally start the day off right!

We also all went to church that morning, out to eat lunch at Pei Wei (where the kids were complimented on their behavior and good eating!), back home for a rest, out to the backyard to finish the raised bed garden and then out to eat frozen yogurt for a special snack.

It was such a nice day with two great kiddos!!