Three Little Birds

last day preschool 2014

May wrapped up Lawrence's first year of preschool, swim lessons, and Mommy School. We enjoyed the cooler than normal weather and are now back to our usual hotness!!

last day pre-k 2014

Both boys are growing leaps and bounds in so many ways. They've gotten to the point where they have exactly the same interests and play together so nicely! Watching these two in action is definitely a blessing every day.

Watching their caterpillars

Lawrence is a master artist. He loves to color, draw, paint,& play with chalk. He likes to practice his writing and is really into rhyming words right now. He's also starting to understand patterns, number sequences, and recognizing more two digit numbers...my favorite is when he'll say 38-39-forty zero :) (just realized this looks like something I'd write on his report card) But, he really does enjoy all things school and learning.

Right now grandpa is teaching him to play chess. He knows all of the pieces and is starting to learn how they move. He has the best imagination and loves to pretend what all the pieces are doing. They turn into his own action figures pretty quickly.

He also loves learning new songs on his mini piano. He picks it up so fast!! Love this little guys memory. He is also all about riding his scooter and bike when he gets a chance, and plays outside in the water all the time. No fear for this one! He has become so much more confident in the water through his lessons and I hope to get him to our neighborhood pool more so he gets better and better!

He has always been so fun to watch learn and grow and is even funner to watch as a big brother. He is always asking about his new baby in my belly , which he insists is a baby sister. He rubs my belly and gives it

kisses all on his own without being prompted. He always asks how big baby is and when "she" (he insists) will come out. and I cants even begin with how amazing he is with Evan. He is literally teaching Evan to go on the potty right now and it is amazing. We're all in for clean up crew and potty prizes, but L really takes care of the rest....so nice!

Lawrence is hilarious, intelligent, inquisitive, polite, empathetic.......and so much more. Love our 31/2 year old darling!!

Evan update, coming soon...............

The weather was so exceptionally nice this year, I almost forgot the change between winter and spring. Our heat wave hasn't hit yet so we are definitely enjoying some outside time before we're tucked away for the summer.

April has been jammed packed with travels and fun, and while typing this we still have a week left!!

Here are some pictures of all the fun!

Posing in front of their beautiful sun catcher cross

(Thanks Auntie Alexa for the fun idea!)

ILLINOIS!!!

We headed back for a super quick trip to celebrate Harper's First Birthday and Mary, Joseph & Claudia's Baptisms

Gotta love dress up/snuggle time with Nonnie

You're never too old to snuggle with your Momma

Meeting Joseph Michael. So beautiful in every way. Our babies get cuter and cuter. Of course he sleeps for everyone, but his Momma ;)

Happy 1st Birthday Harper!!!

Abby & Michael threw the cutest little Spring b-day bash for Miss Harps and we were thrilled we got to be a part of her big day. She was as cute and sassy as ever!! Thanks again for making sure we got to be there guys!!

God is Good People

We were honored to be a part of this special day, too. Larry was little Miss Mary's Godfather and I got to be Claudia's Godmother. Such a beautiful honor!! Thank you for including us guys!!

I am now officially Godmother to THREE beautiful babes and I share this great responsibility with THEE GODFATHER himself, Mr. B-Rye Hennessey (he has more, but we share three) :)

We love you Sammy T, Tunes Magoons, and Claudie Girl

(ps. Kathryn & Claudia share a birthday , too! Cute right?)

Nonnie & Poppo with their eleven under seven ;)

Headed back to AZ with brother by my side

Nothing like settling back into the good ol' AZ life (it was cold in IL) with a nice water table soak and some naked art :)

Bunny Time!!!

Evan stalked this poor thing

Art, Art, Art : Plastic Egg Prints

Egg/Letter Matching

Fun making Bunny Headbands with Mommy School Friends

Egg Hunt

Brothers!! What Momma doesn't melt when she sees big brother wait to open his treats to help his little brother first....makes it all so worth it people!!!

Sprinkler Time!!

Grandpa :)

He's officially moved in as of the middle of April and the transition has been amazing. We all love having him here and appreciate all he does for us each and every day!! (ask me the last time I did a dish??)

Our Little Fish

L and Evan started swim lessons a few weeks ago and they are making some great improvements. They're both still pretty apprehensive in our big community pool, but improving all the time!!