May

May came and went so fast. At the first of the month we went to my brother Brett's house for his #5 baby blessing. Sadly I didn't even get a picture of their cute family. We were lucky and got to spend the whole weekend with them. We went to a couple of soccer games, went swimming, rode 4-wheelers, and ate really good food. We had a fun time after one of the soccer games the girls thought it would be a fun idea and set up a lemonade stand and I think they made a couple dollars (thanks to the grandpa who drank a couple glasses).

Makenzie, Brooke, Hannah, Maddie, Kaitlyn The big boys took the little boys for a ride. We forgot our motorcycle helmets so we used bike helmets.

Spencer and Ben, my dad in the back. Brett borrowed this 4-wheeler from a friend so they could have three of them and it wouldn't start so Brett is pushing Josh. They did this many times that day.

The week before school got out the kids had their field trips to the zoo and I had volunteered to help with Kaitlyn and Hannah's classes. The day we went with Kaitlyn the weather was so nice it was actually hot outside. Poor Spencer had been running a fever for two days before the trip and the day of he thought he felt better but all he did was sit in the stroller so he obviously was not.

Kaitlyn and her buddy for the day Piper in front of the Monkeys.

Kaitlyn and the lion.

This is how Spencer spent the day. Poor boy.
The day we went to the Zoo with Hannah's class was freezing outside. Huge difference in just a couple of days.

Hannah is in the middle in the blue.

Hannah and Spencer on the Tiger.
 We also celebrated this guys 34th Birthday. We went out to dinner and had his favorite Chinese and Cheesecake for dessert. We are lucky to have this guy he keeps things fun.

My Sweet Grandma passed away this month as well. She was amazing, she always took the time to talk to you and find out what was going on in life. She was 90 and for being that Young she had a great memory. My kids loved going to visit her house because they knew they could always play with her old toys (toys my dad grew up playing with), she would take the time to talk to each one of them, and she would always give them a penny to stick in her candy machine. She will be missed.

This picture was taken in August 2011 when we celebrated her 90th Birthday.
We have also started up with T-ball, and Softball , the last day of school was on the 25th and the month of June only gets crazier with everyone's games.  

April...a little late.

In case you were wondering if we celebrated Easter or not we did, and we had a lot of fun. We of course went to our Friends Easter Egg Hunt that she puts on every year. My kids love all of her animals the baby chicks being the favorite. This year she also had one of her horses all ready for the kids to take a little ride on. She really does go all out for it and we all enjoy it.

Spencer and Kaitlyn. You really have to pull Kaitlyn away when its time to leave, every year she begs me to bring one home with her.

Hannah taking a turn on the horse.

Makenzie, "Mom can we take this one home?" Easter Morning looks like the Easter Bunny came and they were all spoiled.

  Makenzie

Hannah

Kaitlyn

Spencer
 Also in April Josh did a Motor Cross Endurance Race, this is his second one. Last year he didn't finish because it was so hot and he was so exhausted so this year he was determined to finish. What it is is you start and you have two hours to do as many 11 mile laps you can do in that two hours. I think josh did 5 or 6 laps so 55 to 66 miles in two hours. The only thing he stopped for was to refill his gas tank and grab a drink. Not too bad.

This is what the kids do while the Dads are racing.

This is how they start them off, they stand in front of their bikes and when they say go they have to get on and start their bikes and then they are off.
 Also in April the girls had their very first Piano Recital. They were nervous for it but they both did a really good job with the two songs they were asked to memorize.

Makenzie

Hannah

This is their Teacher Heather Hall and she is really good with them. These are all of her students minus I think two. It has been fun having the girls in piano and for them to learn to play. Not so fun trying to get them to practice when you have crazy schedules but they have both done really well for their first year.