Parker's dress up day

Last week Parker was learning about presidents in school. On Friday it was Teddy Roosevelt's birthday. To celebrate, all of the first graders wore there pajamas to school and brought teddy bears!!!

| Colton's harvest party |

Colton and his class had their harvest party last Friday and each of his classmates (and Mrs. B.) dressed up like a fruit or a vegetable. Can you guess what Colton was!?
They played pin the nose on the pumpkin, had a carrot toss, bobbed for apples, and ate healthy snacks!! He had such a fun day!!

Lots of pictures from the last 2 weeks

Wow! Didn't realize I had taken soapy pictures and not posted them!! We sure have been busy, but it's all fun stuff!!

{silverwood}

We spent Wednesday at silverwood with our friends, the West's. Parker's friends with their little boy Asher. And I met Laura through the coffee stand that I go to.
It was a perfect day! The weather was warm, the breeze was light and the time spent together was wonderful.
I even had to pull up my big girl pants and "let" Parker go on the log ride BY HIMSELF. Huge moment for the both of us...me letting go a little and him gaining a sense of independence.
We spent most of our time riding the waves in the water park and catching some serious sun :)
Colton even found a dollar while swimming....!!!

Last Kindergarten field trip for Parker

Let me just start by inserting my "mom cry" here.  I cannot...CANNOT believe that the school year has come to and end.  Kindergarten, what!?  When!?  How did this time end so soon!?

What an A-MAZING, blessed year. 

Enough of that, we'll save that post for the Kingergarten Graduation next week. ;)

Park had his last field trip ( I call this a play day ) at Franklin Park today.  Just a time for families, siblings, parents, friends to come and enjoy a last ho-rah at the park playing and eating lunch.

The first day of school this year was also spent at the park, so this was kind of "re-creating" the beginning of the year.  Same thing - play, read, sing, eat, play again.

Crazy how these kids have grown to love one another and their teacher, neither of whom they really knew on the first day of school.

No longer did Parker need me to follow him everywhere on the playground...he has his "dudes" (friends) now to do that with.  What a proud moment :)

Mason, Elijah, Ryan, Parker, and Cash --- these boys are his core group of friends

Colton enjoyed his "special" lunch with the class too

Colton, Ryan, Cash, Elijah, Parker, Brook

Colton, Parker, Cash, Connor

Ryan and Parker --- super good friends

Colton, Ryan, Cash, Elijah, Parker, Brook, Connor, Caylee

Parker asked for a lunchable---we don't normally do these, but since it was a special day, we let it go :)

I love his face in this picture, he was and is such a determined boy.  He couldn't do monkey bars at the beginning of this year, he is growing so fast.

COLTON!!!!   He mastered t he monkey bars for the FIRST TIME today!  PROUD MOM!!!

Parker and Mama.  I love him!!

Just had to put this in, he'll probably never get a lunchable again :)

Colton, Parker, Connor

Connor, Fabio, Ryan, Parker