Reasons to love summer

Here are my reasons for loving this summer:
1) I don't have an infant this year.  I have a toddler that loves to play outside.  We are going to be outside all summer long.
2) Kimberly is old enough to watch Jacob and Matthew outside without me being out there.  Today she took them outside for an hour and went for walks all while I cleaned up the house.  LOVE IT.
3) It is warm already.  Which means we can already break out the pools and play in the water.
4) We don't have a lot planned for the summer.  That means we can do a lot more spur of the moment things.
5) Brian and I are celebrating our 10 year anniversary this year (11 years together).  WOW where has the time gone.
6) Resort wedding in Crested Butte CO in July just for Brian and me.  4 days without the kids!
7) My 20 year (yes I said 20 year) class reunion happens this summer.  I honestly am excited to see some old friends.  They are planning a dinner for adults in the high school on one night and a summer picnic for families the next day.  Should be pretty fun.  Kind of excited to show Brian my old high school.
8) Exercise.  Exercise.  Exercise.  I am so a fair weather gal when it comes to exercising and I started running and walking but only like to do it in good weather.  My goal is to be in a 5k.  Might not happen this year but definitely next year.

That should about do it.  I love summer!

Last day of school

Here is Kimberly on her last day of 2nd Grade.  She was happy but very sad to be leaving her friends for the summer.  Maybe I was sad when I was her age but I only remember being happy for summer.  She sure has blossomed this year.  She is an amazing reader and an all around smart kid.  She loved Math (struggled a bit with speed tests), especially learning multiplication.  She loves to write and has some goofy stories.  I can't believe she is going to be in the 3rd grade next year.  Way to go sis!

Matthew is 5 years old!

On May 30th, Matthew turned 5 years old.  He was so excited to be a 5 year old.  He knows that 5 year olds get to go to school.  This fall he will start Kindergarten.  He was set on this birthday having a Lightning McQueen birthday so that is what he got.  He was pretty happy all day.  He was so excited for his birthday that he couldn't go to sleep the night before and woke up pretty early birthday morning.  We did all his favorite things on his birthday... eat out for meals, play wii, open presents, play baseball, and enjoy his grandparents.
This handsome kid came into the world and gave us a hard time for a couple of weeks.  He turned blue his first night on earth (scared the life out of me) and was pretty jaundice for a few days.  After the first couple of weeks he turned into this sweet cuddly boy that was very strong.  I was able to stay home with him and loved every minute of it.  He is a joy to our lives.  He is truely the sports kid Brian always wanted but he does put on a dress every now and then to please his big sister.  haha.

We love you so much Matthew.  Happy Birthday!

2nd grade award

Here is Kimberly getting her 2nd Grade award for Most Awesome Student.  That is her teacher Mrs. Wright behind her.  She said that she is awesome in every category and she has told us she wishes she had more of her in her class.  We are very proud of Kimberly!