Party of Five

Monday, June 17, 2013

Pool Nights

We have been in the pool 3 times this year and all have been evening swims.

These kids are in love with the water this year!

Luke finally became comfortable last summer and thankfully he didn't forget how much he loves it.

And Paige, well, she just has the biggest smile on her face when she is in the water. She is constantly giggling!

And she is fearless, which is both a good thing and completely terrifying for me. The first night we went in, she laid on her belly and slid herself in off of the side of the pool. Thankfully she had a swim vest on and Daddy was right there. We now have the steps in so she can use those, but I think she would jump right off of the edge every time.

The first two swims were with Daddy. I'm not a huge fan of evening swims. After I get home from work, really the last thing I feel like doing is getting wet.

I did finally get in last night though. And the water was chilly! I sucked it up to splash around with the kids for a bit!

(Miss Paige was too busy to turn around!)

You can't really beat a little sun, a little water, and lots of fun!

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Two of the Best!

Happy Father's Day this weekend to all of the dads out there, but especially to my Dad and Wally!

The best dad I could have ever asked for!

The best dad my kids could have ever asked for!

Friday, June 14, 2013

End of the School Year

So school has been out for Luke for nearly a month so I figured it is about time to update on all of the end of year school activities and to see just how much Luke has grown in the last year!

The last prayer service of the year was the May Crowning.

I only had my phone with me so the picture quality is terrible but we were able to get a picture of his whole class with the teachers, principal, and Father Greg!

Luke had a big hug "goodbye" for Paigey.

On the morning of Luke's last official day in the classroom, I didn't really realize that this was his last day until we were in the car in line for drop off. I snapped a quick phone picture of him and reminded myself to bring my camera with when I picked him up! I wish I would have remembered to get a picture at home on the front porch, but such is a mom's life!

When I picked him up, most of the moms were there to give our gift to the teachers. Luke was so lucky to have such wonderful teachers this year. He will certainly miss Miss Sandy and Miss Amy next year, but he will see them as he walks by their classroom to the 4-year old room!

These two are buds! Jackson kept asking me to take his picture :)

The very last day of school was Picnic Day at Camp Manitoqua! To say the kids had a good time would be a huge understatement.

One of the mom's brought some streamer for the kids to run through as they "finished" 3-year old preschool!

Luke and I ended the day with a celebratory Target slushie!

And here are some "last day of school" pictures! (I did not ask him to pose like this - ha!)

Luke really loved school. There was not one single day that he whined about having to go. He always looked forward to it and really learned a lot. It is so fun to look through the gigantic ziplock bag full of all of his projects throughout the year and see the improvement he made in coloring, cutting, and writing. They made an "All About Me" book at the end of the year that was adorable and will be so fun to look back on in future years!

What a difference a school year makes!

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

A Baseball Game, Fireworks, and a Farewell

A couple of weekends ago we headed to a Windy City Thunderbolts baseball game with the whole Zukowski family. Unfortunately, the game was cut short due to the heavy rain, but once the rain stopped they still put on the fireworks show. And thankfully we had the party box so we stayed dry!

The real point of getting everyone together though was to bid a final farewell to Will as he and Alyssa move themselves across the country to Denver, Colorado.