May

This month has been a bit busier for us than usual! Derek has had two short trips out of town {one was a TDY to Edwards AFB in California earlier this month & the other was a trip to Idaho for his cousin's high school graduation}, we started swim lessons three times/week for the girls, we had an end of the year conference & class celebration for Hadley in addition to her graduation ceremony later this week, Shelby's Scout Week, Teacher Appreciation Week, a trip to Tucson this weekend, and Shelby's graduation ceremony on the 31st..whew! It's been busy, but not too busy..it's been a fun change of pace! Here's a few pictures from the past week or so!

{I let Shelby write her teacher appreciation letter independently b/c I was busy with Hadley & Brady. I made her go back & change the offending sentence after she showed it to me. ;)  I'm pretty sure she gets her self-confidence from Derek, ha!} 

{Shelby's school was hosting a movie night this past Friday out on the lawn. They were showing Moana starting at 7:30, so there was NO way we would be in attendance since all 3 of our kiddos go to bed around 7pm. So we improvised and had popcorn & Moana viewing in our living room after school on Friday!

 

 {See all those giant paper flowers in the background on the table behind the couch? I was in charge of making several oversized paper flowers for something at Shelby's school, but since stuff like that completely stressed me out Derek took over the project for me. ;)  He did a pretty awesome job!}

 

 {Watching Moana!}

 

 

{showing off her new goggles!} 

 {These two love playing in the water table together!}



{Watching Hadley & Brady play with the water table was giving me flashbacks to Summer 2014 when we first got it for Hadley!}

 

 

 

 

{Mac & cheese face!}

And these last two pics are from the beginning of May during Shelby's Scout week, but I forgot to share them! I volunteer in Shelby's class every Friday morning {with Hadley & Brady in tow}, and it's always a bright spot in our week! It's fun for me to have something other than laundry or dishes to do for a change and feel like I'm helping out, AND we get to see our girl in action in action/be a part of her classroom. It's such a win-win situation!  One of the perks of being Scout is leading the class during their morning calendar time. As you can see Hadley is totally comfortable in Kindergarten. ;)

And on a totally unrelated note that will probably make me sound like the worst parent ever, but I really & truly think there is nothing more annoying to me than hearing one my kids cough incessantly after I have put them to bed for the night. My guess is most parents probably feel sorry for their kids when they have a nagging cough? Nope, not me. {Okay, maybe I feel a little bad for them..but for the love!!!} Within the past month, each of the girls have taken turns with a nagging cough but no other symptoms. It is getting on my last nerve! From about 5:45am-7pm every single day, I am on full-time Mommy duty without a break from the talking/whining/arguing/crying. When they are all in bed for the night & I am relishing the quiet house, the last thing I want to hear is coughing! Gah! Okay, rant over! And I promise I really do love my kids! ;)