School's Out... Summer's here!

Reid's 1st day of the Pre-K 3's class in August 2011

Riley's 1st day of MDO August 2011

Last Day of MDO on May 17, 2012

I cannot believe this year of preschool is over for Reid and Riley has already completed one full year of MDO.  Reid has learned SO much and has grown into more of a boy than I'm ready for.  Sniff, sniff!  Riley bonded with his teachers so easily and seemed to really enjoy the playtime & socialization with his little friends.  I'm so glad I put him in this year!  I was a little hesitant since he was so young, but I think it was the best thing to do for him!  

Reid only has one more year of preschool and then he will be going to Kindergarten.  OMG! Where did time go?!  Kindergarten in 2013 seemed so far away and now it's NEXT year!  Life is moving WAY too fast for me right now & I'm NOT even close to being ready for my first baby to go to BIG boy school! 

Reid has learned a great deal at his little school and I'm so thankful for all the precious teachers he has had!  They have made a big impact on him and I am so thankful this is the place God chose for our boys to be.  Happy summer!  School's out!

Nature walk

I took the boys to a little field today... Let them go on a "nature walk." Pick up sticks, dig in the dirt, find roly polies, and just be boys!  I hope I captured some essence of the boy in them! 

Black & White photo opp

I just loved this picture of Reid & I from Mother's day. 

 

So I thought I would turn it into a B & W to see how it looked.  Just a little fun for a Wednesday!  If someone knows how I can take the back of that ladies' head out of the picture, I would be ever so grateful!

Mother's Day 2012

Sweet Flowers from my Hubs!  Love this man!

We had my parents, Rod's parents & my grandmother over on Saturday to celebrate Mom's Day.  I had the boys help me make flower pots with their hand prints on it as their gift.  I think it was a hit! 

Our sweet parents, the boys & my Mema. 

After church on Sunday.  Love my guys!

After lunch... Rod snapped a rare moment of them both standing together!

Me & my sweet Reid.  I know I say it all the time... LOVE this boy! 

A little fun at the fountains after dinner... 

Love me some Paciugo! 

Even though this wasn't the perfect picture, it totally describes my two boys.  Reid... always having fun and Riley a little temperamental and wanting to do his own thing! They are BOTH still my biggest blessings in life.  I had a wonderful mother's day and am so thankful for the 3 men God has blessed me with.  We had a wonderful dinner outside on our patio with our Moms on Saturday.  Everyone played outside afterwards with the boys and it was just a genuinely simple, sweet time with our families!  

Sunday was a perfect Mother's Day.  I got to spend a LOT of time with our little family and had a little time to myself.  It was awesome!  I am SOOO grateful to the Lord for giving me these two boys and for making me a mother.  I wouldn't be the same without them in my life.  They are THE MOST precious gifts.

Thank you Lord for my mother who is amazing and is the most gracious, amazing woman.  Never complains and is an precious grandmother to her grandsons! My Mother-in-law is an incredible woman.  Ever so thoughtful, loving, and so generous with her time & talents.  I love both of these women.  Thank you Lord for Moms!  

Happy Mother's day to all my mom friends out there.  I don't where I'd be without each of you by my side everyday!  You walk with me, talk to me, listen and help me through each day.  I love you all! 

Fun Friday pics

Caught my boys at a rare, quiet moment!

 Trying my hand at a little photo shopping lately... still a work in progress! 

Happy Friday...
and Happy Mother's Day to all the sweet moms I know out there!
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend full of precious moments with the little ones you hold closest to your heart! 

Thursday Blessings

I had 2 white butterflies land on my hand today.

What a precious gift of love from heaven.

Thankful for little blessings. 

Just like the Lord to do that... at a perfect time. 

Thankful for my two boys.  THE MOST precious gifts from heaven.

A look back in pictures...

January 2011

Feb 2011

November 2010

This weekend I went on a scrapbook retreat in Keller.  It was a weekend full of going through old pictures and putting them in a book with some sense of creativity.  In between some girl talk, eating, and MORE eating! We were well fed to say the least!  I was (still) working on Riley's 1 year album this weekend... hence the pictures above.   Found these while I was going through the hundreds of pictures I have.  I always look forward to doing these because it helps me have time to reminisce on the past and how much my boys have grown. Not to mention getting a little caught up on my scrapbooking!  I'm just a wee bit behind! 

 I can NOT believe Riley will be 22 months tomorrow and is just 2 short months away from turning TWO!!  Seems like yesterday that we were bringing him home from the hospital and introducing him to his new world and his big brother.  I have 2 boys and LOVE it!  I love their sweet relationship (and a little fighting too) and the way they are learning to play & bond as brothers.  I never had a sibling, so it's wonderful to watch them grow up together.  Here's to another 20 pages of scrapbooking done!  Whew hoo!