Slip N Slide...Take 5...Action!

Here is Braden showing me how the slip n slide works. You can also hear Kendall in the background complaining about how she doesn't like it and needs to wear her crocs. Enjoy!

Slip N Slide

Last Friday this Momma was bored. Daddy was helping out at a KC fish fry, so I took the kids to Target to buy something they could play with outside. The slip n slide was our ultimate choice. I didn't think I'd ever buy one of these, but it was only $10 and I know the kids are going to want something to do during the day and the SIUE pool is out of the question this year. Braden enjoys this toy much more than Kendall, but maybe she'll get used to it. She usually takes a while to warm up to new things. Here they are enjoying their first moments with the slip n slide!

Binky Bear

Kendall was very attached to her binky, but only for sleeping. We have talked about giving ours up ever since our friend Alayna showed us her Binky Bear at Kendall's birthday party, but she wasn't having any of it. Right after school got out we decided to try nap time without a binky. It was a success. That night we told Kendall if she slept without her binky I would take her to Build-a-Bear to make her very own Binky Bear. She had a few times during the night when she woke up looking for it, but we continued to tell her how proud we were of her and she would go back to sleep. The next morning we went to the "bear store" to pick out her new bear. She gave it up just about as easily as Braden did at her age.


We then went to ToysRUs for Braden to spend the graduation money that was burning a hole in his pocket. He wanted (he would tell you he NEEDED) a pair of roller skates. The kids had a good time, but I was worn out by noon! We ate a quick McD's lunch in the car and the headed to Super WalMart (not my favorite store) to get groceries and household items. When we got home, we ALL took a nap! I can't believe my babies are getting so grown up!

Putting the Binky in the bear...you can feel it by her left ear!

Princess Tiana Binky Bear

Roller Braden

Braden's Big Moment

At graduation, Ms. Crystal asked each student what they wanted to be when they grew up. You can watch this to hear Braden's response. He's already a clown!

Graduation Day...Kindergarten Here I Come!!

My baby (I know he's 5) graduated from pre-school. We were so proud of him! His Mimi and Papa came to watch him receive his "diploma" and perform songs for his graduation. We are so pleased with what he has learned the past two years in Ms. Crystal's class. I know he is very prepared for Kindergarten this fall...I'm not sure I'm ready for him to go!! I may have shed a few tears, but I'm attributing that to pregnancy hormones! Here are some pics of our Big Guy!

Pre-School Picnic

Each year the Pre-School has an end of the year picnic at Glik Park. I took off a half day and went to the park with Braden. We had good weather, but it was another hot day! The kids played on the equipment while I tried to find some shade. After a while the kids sat down at the tables for some sugar...I mean food. There was so much to eat! They played again for a while and then we headed for home. I was so glad to be able to have the time with Braden!

Cardinal's Game

While our friend Randy was out of the country in Turkey, we used some of his baseball tickets. We went on the hottest day of the year! This 8+ months pregnant lady was SUPER hot! Our seats were in the sun, but we came prepared. The kids really enjoyed it until about the 5th inning. By then they were HOT and TIRED. We stuck around until the 9th when the Cards tied it up. Braden started crying because he wanted to go home. We decided it was in our best interest to leave. We listened to the Cards win the game in our air conditioned car on the way to Pasta House Co. where kids eat FREE on Sundays! We had a great time, but I'm not sure we'll be able to go to another "family game" for quite some time.