Makenna's Kindergarten Graduation

It seems that in the blink of an eye, my little girl went from her first day of Kindergarten...

to Kindergarten graduation so much more grown up! How did that happen?

I so enjoyed the graduation. They sang such sweet songs...

She got her diploma from her teacher, Ms. Kim. When she called Makenna's name, she told us that she wants to be a teacher when she grows up and that her favorite part of Kindergarten was the Math tubs. She wanted to be a dentist last month, but a teacher is a great profession too! :)

There was an ice cream and cake party afterwards. She is surrounded by her proud family.

Makenna just loved her teacher. Ms. Kim gave her the "sweet tart" award for being the sweetest girl in the class. I will miss her teacher. You know when the teacher really loves and cares for the kids? Well, that was Ms. Kim. She even cried when she had to tell them goodbye. I cried too!

They came in after graduation with flowers and sang "You are My Sunshine" to the parents. Then she gave the flower to me. Wasn't I just rocking her before bed singing that song to her? Where does the time go?

Makenna, I am so proud of you and how you tried your very best this year, but most of all I am proud of the way you treated others and how you let Jesus shine out of your life. You always stood beside someone even if everyone else was making fun of her. That girl will never forget that. I so enjoy watching you grow into a young lady and watching the fruit that comes from you having a personal relationship with Christ. You are off to big school next year for 1st grade. I know you are ready and will do great. The only one you have to please is Jesus. Just keep living for Him!

Now, let's go and enjoy our summer girl!

Lazy Days of January and some Fabric Flower Pins

Wow! Someone actually asked me to update! It is good to know that someone reads my little blog. Comments make my day, by the way, so if you stop by, I'd love to hear from you! It has been a lazy January and I've been a lazy blogger. The kids had almost a month off of school with Christmas break and a week long snow break.

We had so much snow that we even had to shovel our sidewalk. Crazy for our area! That, my friends, is the southerners version of the snow shovel. It worked though, and it kept my son busy for quite some time...

We have baked and baked around here...not good for the diet, but the kids enjoyed decorating some cut out cookies.

Then they put them in their "candy shop" and sold them to their cousins and little brother. I love their imagination. They totally kept themselves busy while we were stuck in the house. They did not say, "Mom, I'm bored" even once. It was kind of nice!

Here is their little store. They found my fabric scraps to jazz it up a little.

Snow days are great for hour long afternoon baths too!

I have been working on a few projects. I have been dying to buy one of these fabric flower pins off etsy, but did not have the money, so I used this tutorial and used some felt I had. They were so easy and only cost me 25 cents for the piece of felt.

You can pin them on anything really....a sweater, headband, lampshade, pillow, scarf...They add just a pop of color and interest. I am going to make one out of canvas next.

Makenna has been wanting to wear hers every day, so I am going to buy some stretchy headbands and make some more colors for her to wear.

Brayden even likes wearing it around the house.

Some other happenings around here are...we are replacing our hardwoods because of a water leak and I am trying to decide whether to go light or dark. I love the look of the dark, but don't know if I can commit to it long term. Any thoughts??? I am also repainting our living room. I just took the pictures off the wall and really don't feel like painting it, but right now the walls are 3 different colors, so I guess I have no choice. Off to do lots of painting!

Just Six Months Ago...

My sweet 3rd baby was born on Sept. 30th and we have been enjoying little Brayden ever since. He has the sweetest, most flexible personality. He goes with the flow and loves when his big brother and sister talk to him. He is starting to sit up and is just starting to think he might like some food. Before now, he has been all about that "mommy milk"! My life with three has been super crazy, but I would not trade it for a minute. I thank God everyday for blessing my life with my 3 healthy kids. Little Brayden has brought me so much joy and I look forward to many more months and years with him! Time has flown and he has grown so much...

He thinks he is so big sitting up. He still falls a lot, but he thinks it is fun.
That sweet smile melts my heart daily.

It's great when they can play, but they don't go anywhere!

Finally, A Snow Day!

The kids were ready to play!

A sleigh ride! I think they are wet and cold!

Making a snowman

We all had a great time! This was Brayden's first time in the snow and he actually liked it except when a flake would fall in his eye. The other two had a ball and so did daddy. At one point, they disappeared and I couldn't find them. They ended up getting the sandbox lid and a Rubbermaid bin lid and found a hill to slide down in the neighborhood. Makenna said that was her favorite part. Bryce said "all of it" was his favorite. We made some good memories in the snow! We finished the day with some snow cream made by dad. He uses snow collected in a bowl, milk, sugar, and vanilla. The kids added chocolate chips to theirs.

A fun time was had by all!