Father's Day 6-20-10

Well, here is the photo of the finished product! I think the platter turned out soooo cute! It's hard to tell in the picture, but Josh put his hand prints on there first, and then we put Bray's on top of his. LOVE IT! And so did Karl! We BBQ a TON in the summer and that BBQ platter has already been used more times than my oven (HAHA)! Father's Day fell on Josh's birthday this year, so we had a lot to celebrate! These boys sure do love their daddy!

Painted Pot

The boys and I met up with a few friends at the "Painted Pot" to make our Father's Day gifts. The Painted Pot is a little art studio full of different types of pottery. You can pick what you want and then you get to pick your paint colors and design and decorate your little heart out! Betsy, Brooke, and Laura all brought their little ones and we all had a great time making our keepsakes. For Karl, we picked a large platter. We painted it first and then I put the boys hand prints on it. It turned out really cute! I will post the final pic of it on the Father's Day Blog.

Let the Games Begin!

This is Josh's 2nd year in T-Ball. He was begging me to sign him up (of course I was already going to), so I did. Karl also signed up to be the coach again because he loved it so much last year. This was really exciting for Josh because his buddy Cole and his cousin Mason are both on his team. Cole's dad, Dan, is the Assistant Coach and my cousin Steve (Mason's dad) always helps out where ever he is needed on the field. There are definitely a few kiddos who enjoy kicking the dirt around but not Josh! He is always ready! He can really hit that ball too! I can't wait for coach-pitch ball next year!

Disney World

Well, we did it! We actually took the boys on a Disney vacation! What a wonderful week it was. Words can't even describe. They were SO GOOD and had such a great time! We went to Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Sea World, Animal Kingdom, Blizzard Beach, and of course Magical Kingdom. Right away Josh was super excited to meet all of the characters. Bray, on the other hand, took a few days. Handy Manny was the one who changed his views. After he met him he liked ALL of the characters! I obviously have a ton more pictures, but I tried to pick out our favorites to put on the blog. There are so many little stories that I can tell you. Every day was an adventure and seeing the happiness on the boys faces was worth every penny that was spent. Disney World is a magical place. It truly is.

Josh's Preschool Graduation

It is hard to believe that Josh has already completed 2 years of preschool. I remember his first day so clearly. We had only come home from the hospital 2 days earlier with Bradyn. Josh was so excited to go to school, but as soon as we got to his classroom he shut down and wouldn't let go of my leg. Wow, it was so hard to leave him when he didn't want me to go. BUT, as a kindergarten teacher I knew it was best if I just yanked off the band-aid because lingering only makes it worse.

He LOVED his 2 years at Cornerstone. He loved his friends, learning new things, and most of all... Miss Susan. And boy did Miss Susan love him! She loved him so much that when he moved up to the 4 year old class...so did she! She also requested that he be in her class again.

Time is escaping me as my children grow. I just want to hit the pause button so I don't miss anything. Everything happens so fast and moments don't last forever. Speaking of moments, graduating from preschool is followed by entering Kindergarten. Oh my goodness! I'm not so sure that I'm ready for this.