Friday, June 8, 2012

The Month of May


I can't believe it is already June!  May flew by and now we are in the midst of summer and boy is summer keeping us busy...more to come later about that.

But, for now...I need to catch you up with what happened in the Month of May!

1.  Maddie is now in double digits!  She is 10!  OMG!  I refuse to believe it.  I told her that I wasn't going to let her go into double digits and that she would have to stay 9 forever, but she refused.  She insisted that she continue to grow and get older, and bigger and that just makes mommy sad.  :(


Ok....maybe it just reminds me how old I am getting.  *sigh*

Maddie decided to celebrate with her friends by having a "pool party" at the Ramada.  They had a blast!  Mommy...not so much!  Sharing a hotel room with five 10 year olds, an 8 and a 5 year old is a little crowded.  But, they didn't care so much...they had way to much fun!




She got lots of "cool" stuff (as she put it) and most of it was from one of her favorite stores...Justice!




She also got lots of money for her birthday from family...so she was finally able to replace her broken iPod.  So, thanks to the fam....you got her EXACTLY what she was hoping for!  She's been playing on her shattered iPod (that miraculously still worked) for months.

2.  Brooke graduated from Preschool!  Yeah!  Another milestone in this family...all kids are officially in grade school.   Here comes my sad face again... :(   It is so hard to face that my kiddos are growing up.  I think milestones that Brooke reaches are the hardest, since she is my baby.

She had her little program at preschool.  She was a cute little star.  



And, then she officially graduated and got her "diploma" from her teachers.



3.  Maddie and Ashlyn both had their spring music programs and ended the school year with their track and field day.  This year was exciting for me as I was able to go.  The last couple years, Chris has gone and I have had to work...but this year I took off work and was able to watch them compete in their track and field day.  I was pretty excited to go.






They had a lot of fun... Brooke, not so much.  She tuckered out on me pretty early.


4.  Chris had his birthday at the end of May!  I am so glad he is 4 years older than me...ha ha!  It makes this feeling of getting older a little easier to take.  He did have a good birthday and we were able to celebrate over Memorial Day weekend with a pool party at his parent's house with family.

5.  Lastly, I have been super busy with my new photography business.  I guess I am officially calling it a side business as I have picked up...adding a lot of shoots since the spring and am now taking pictures for people I don't even know as well as family and friends.  I even have started designing invitations, baby announcements, and logos!  Crazy huh?

I just LOVE doing it!   I have been extremely busy...but I don't mind because it is fun and it just makes me happy!  I created a Facebook page so I can share some of the photos I have taken...so if your interested...check it out here.  Or, if you are interested in a photo shoot, give me a call, email me or leave a comment and we can schedule something....I would LOVE to do it!

Even though it is only June 8th, I have so much to share about this summer already...but we'll save that for another day....

see ya soon!

Jen