West Graduates from Good Shepherd

West was my first child to go all the way through one preschool. 2s, 3s and 4s. Good Shepherd is so dear to us  and was so sweet with Westy. West needs a lot of time to adjust, mom to come in and sit with him etc. They were always great about respecting where he was and true to form once he adjusted he walked right in and separated just fine each day! We sure will miss our sweet pals from the last 3 years!!

                                                  Father Shay prayed over each teacher:)

                                  West's sweet precious teacher Mrs. Michelle!!

                                                   Most of the kiddos in the day school.

                                                           Momma and Westy

                                                        Mumsey and Westy:)

                                                      Caylee Mac and Westy, her sister Caryson was in the 4s with Thomas at Good Shepherd. We've been with their family for 5 years now, we will miss them!

                  West's most dear friend Cate.. Although these 2 have had a normal separation of boys and girls interest lately, their little relationship has been so sweet over the years. Cate comes from a wonderful family & we've been so thankful for their friendship!  I'm so sad they won't be in school together anymore. We love you sweet Cate!

Happy 8th Birthday Thomas

We had a super fun birthday for Thomas last night! Wear your Camo and bring your Amo! A nerf gun party! Everyone had a wonderful time!

Water day for West

West is my 1st child to be at one school for the entire preschool years. I love that, not a fan of change! This is his last year before going to Thomas' school next year for K5. His sweet class had bike and water day last week, so much fun! Of course Hartley had to get in on the fun also... Little sister slept in her bathing suit the night before!

West learns to ride!

Sweet Westy is one of those children who is good at many things athletically.. It took him two different sessions in an afternoon each about 10 minutes to be able to ride alone and with no training wheels! Way to go West!!

Happy Birthday Thomas & Mother's Day!

Does it get any better than that? Celebrating your first born and Mother's Day all in the same day? I love all of my children equally, but differently, and certainly Thomas being the 1st makes him special in that way. Thomas is such a treasure to us. He's quiet, obedient, kind, thoughtful, very tender hearted, a beautiful pianist and swimmer! Thomas has come so far this year in school, with his piano and swimming, he's worked very hard in all areas! He's still really teeny, maybe 43 pounds? Superrr skinny, especially with all that swimming, last week was 5 days in a row! But eats like crazy! Way more than I do! There are no words to describe our love for Thomas and what he means to us. Truly a gift from the Lord that we are not worthy of! Happy 8th birthday sweet boy!!!

 We had my mom and a couple of the children's cousins over for lunch. They had a great time running around and we loved visiting with mumsey. Now going through Molly's adoption and reflecting often on the sacrifices she made for me I treasure her more and truly love her more and more each year! I think the older you get the more you appreciate your momma! Much like my love for Thomas I have not enough words to describe what my momma means to me. Tommy was so sweet this year and came up with such a creative idea for Mother's day. He bought these chairs, built them, primed them, painted them and then we did the children's hands and feet on them and decorated them into Lobsters and Crabs. We always need more seating on our deck or out front and these were just the perfect thing! Fun and practical! Thank you honey! I'm so thankful for you! My heart although full and thankful today with my babies was also a bit sad.. I thought a lot about Molly's birth mom and the selfless love that she showed Molly when she chose life for her twice. I hope that somehow the Holy Spirit will give her peace knowing that Molly will now always be taken care of and loved... I can't imagine laying down at night wondering where your daughter is.. We will always pray for her and be so thankful for her sacrificial love!

 Prayed for this sweet darling and this precious foster momma often today!! So thankful for her & can not wait to get our hands on sweet Molly!

 Tommy took the children to the Battery soccer game last night and I went to a girl's night out for dinner. I got home about 11 as did the children. They were beyond tired today! They never fall asleep like this. West literally fell asleep at the table! Then he woke up and I laid him on the couch and he fell asleep again!