We are HOME!!!!!!

Mom and the boys on the Grant's Farm tram

Daddy and 2 of 3 with a Budweiser pony!

Hello all! We finally made it back to sunny, hot and humid Florida!!! June was a MAJOR success all around. I will have to do a recap in shifts, it would be too long a blog and of course there would be WAY too many pictures. I will cover everything, keep checking back. :)
Here is the fast, fast version. (May 25th) The kiddos and I made it to St. Louis safely though Kaden-man was running a major fever! (it is always something, right?!) While in STL I made it to Busch for a couple of Cardinal games at the new stadium, very cool.

(June 7th) Went to Vegas for Michael's graduation, everything went perfectly. I am so very proud of him! (June 11th) Then Michael and I went to California for a vacation. We went to San Diego for SeaWorld, the Zoo, and the Wild Animal Park. We also saw the Gaslamp District (shops and restaurants). Then up to LA, went to Thaddeus (my bro) and Jackie's house. Went to Disneyland and California Adventure. Had Thad's 30th surprise party, such fun!!! We drove back to St. Louis stopping at the Grand Canyon and then Oklahoma City, saw Kelly (friend since high school) and James and Belva.

(June 20th) Back in STL the reunion with the kiddos was wonderful! They were so happy to see their Daddy. We went to Grant's Farm there and Mike made it to Busch for a Cardinal game. So much fun, so many pictures. I will cover it all. Happy to be blogging again :)

Upside Down Fun

The 3 bros enjoying their movie.

Gabriel was enjoying his milk while watching The Letter Factory, when Luke decided to join him on the floor, and all of 2 seconds later Kaden was there with them! I cannot let a time with the 3 of them together pass without a photo, so here they are! The closer shot was taken upside down, see my toes! :) I showed Luke the upside down picture in the camera and he asked if he will be stuck that way. He is so funny.

Another quick prayer request: we were supposed to leave tomorrow to drive to Grandmom's house but Gabriel started running a high fever yesterday and still has it today. He is very uncomfortable and I don't know when we will get to leave. I do not want to chance getting stuck in a hotel with a sick baby. Prayers for a quick recovery please! (went to the doc, no ear infection or anything, probably just a virus----ugh, I am tired of that word!!!!) Thanks for thinking of us!

Doe, A Deer, A Female Deer...

I went to take the recycling out last night and there were 5 deer in my side yard. Just staring at me. I know the picture is not very good, I couldn't get the picture at all in fact, I guess it was too dark so I let my photoshop program adjust the colors. The picture didn't come out well, but you can still see them. Flash doesn't even react to the deer anymore, they are in the yard all the time.
Anyone still singing the Sound of Music now??? :) Ray, a drop of golden sun...

Chick-Fil-A Play

Who's excited for lunch??

I'm driving and I like it!

Kaden climbing way up!

Look at me Mom!

Okay, so Wednesday was just a crazy day all around. Luke had his music program at school so Kaden and Gabriel stayed with my neighbor. Luke and Kaden the had a dentist appointment at 1 pm, which is nap time for everyone. So, I laid everyone down at 11 so they could rest. I got them up at 12:30--middle of lunchtime--to go to the dentist. The dentist appointments went perfectly, the boys were all great and no cavities! The boys went back on their own, I didn't even get to go with them, and everytime the door opened I could hear Kaden jabbering away "Hi Luke, Look Luke, Chair Luke, Hi Luke", it was hilarious! So afterwards I took the boys to Chick-Fil-A and more importantly their indoor play place. The had the best time, just look at Gabriel's face! Then we headed off to Target to waste time. They were all really tired but really good there (how could they not be, everyone LOVES Target, right Kelly??) Kaden and Gabriel slept all the way home from there. They got to bed 10 minutes early and I didn't hear a peep from any of them. Crazy day for us, it makes me realize how important our routines are! I am curious at how the summer will go for us, there will be a completely new routine, no school for Luke and we will have Daddy back :) I am quite excited about that part!!!

Happy Birthday Daddy!!!

Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday, dear Daddy,
Happy Birthday to you!!!

We love you and we miss you Daddy. Hope you have a wonderful day! Happy 29th!!! Love, Your Family.

Spring Music

Luke had his Spring Music program at school today. It was so adorable, he loves being in front of everyone. Half the time he was lipsynching, but he does it with such emotion in his face----is he a pop singer in the making? Maybe he'll be on American Idol 2020, wouldn't that be cool Aunt Belva??? Kaden and Gabriel stayed with neighbors (thanks Coopers) so that I could take photos and use the video camera to capture the action. Now that would explain the kinda bad photo of Luke and his class, yeah the one where you can't even see Luke's face...well, I was taking pictures with my left hand while using and trying to steady the video camera in my right hand. As you can tell, that didn't work out too well. But you can tell it's Luke anyways (you know, the one in the yellow shirt) I think the tree photo more then makes up for the other one. What a handsome guy! Luke is getting so big! He looks so old in this picture. Why do our kiddos have to grow up so fast?

Luke and his preschool class.

GQ Luke

(Hey Aunt LeeAnn, do you think the boy in the green looks a little like Peter? :)

Dancing the Night Away

The boys and I were dancing away to Laurie Berkner's DVD and I got a photo of all 3 of them. (I know it's not the best picture but it was an effort just to get the 3 of them in the shot!) Look, even the baby is dancing. What a fun time we had! If you parents of littler ones don't have this DVD, GO AND GET IT!!!! I promise it will be a hit. The kiddos love to sing and dance to it. :) Thanks Grandmom for buying ours!