Claytor Lake Weekend

We made a quick trip (3 nights) to visit PeePaw, Grandma Beth, and Uncle Matt  at the lake. It was a great long weekend and we look forward to going back soon!

Hallie spent most of the weekend retrieving toys/sticks/duck decoys from the lake. The boys loved how trained she is, although they may have made her regress slightly in her skills. ;) 

She should be sitting and staying, waiting for PeePaw's command, but when Luke would yell "Go get the duck!"she took off.  Luke thought it was hilarious.

Uncle Matt

Caleb would tube all day long if we let him!

(Apparently it was attack Uncle Matt with plastic bats and Lacrosse sticks.)

While we were there we celebrated both Creed and Caleb's birthdays.

Haha

The Birthday Boys

Our First Week of Summer

Last week...

Monday was chilly and rainy, so we met friends for a morning at the Science Center.

Then we made a last minute decision to have lunch at Pizza King in New Albany. While the food wasn't impressive, the kids LOVED everything else. They played Mario Kart and watched cartoons while we ate.

They also loved that a little train brought drinks to the table.

On Tuesday we made homemade popcicles.

Thursday we spent the entire day at the lake. Luke was exhausted and Caleb tubed for 45 minutes while Luke slept.

While you wouldn't know from this picture, Caleb was a little off on Thursday. He had his "sick eyes," but no other symptoms. 

That afternoon we pulled the boat up on a muddy shore and the boys spent an hour exploring.

Friday morning Caleb still had his sick eyes, and even though nothing else was wrong with him, I decided to make him an appointment to see the doctor since we were heading out of town the following day. While we waited, Luke played in his sand and water table. And made a gigantic mess. :)

That morning Caleb's temperature was 99.1, but had gone back down on it's own. He kept saying he felt okay...

This is how he felt about the nurse having to swab his throat...

Who has ever heard of strep throat in June?!!

I am SO SO thankful that I took him in because he did have strep. We got him started on antibiotics and he was fine the next day. (As it turns out, the friend we had spent the day with on Monday had strep that day...she found out later that afternoon. And, she didn't have any symptoms either other than a small rash.)

School's Out for Summer!

On Friday, May 29th, the boys had their last day of school (and I had my last day of work)! 

Luke was thrilled and Caleb had some mixed emotions- he simply loves school, and knew that he would miss his teacher and friends dearly this summer. Still, it was an exciting morning!

Hard to believe he will be in SECOND grade. First was a great year, full of lots of new and exciting things (Piano lessons, speech meet, and homecoming court to name a few.) and so many wonderful memories made. 

We are so proud of you, Caleb!

Luke had a great year too! He learned to write his name and successfully had his teacher wrapped firmly around his little finger. Ha! 

A Comparison

Looking at this, it is crazy to me how much Caleb's little face has matured this year:

First & Last Day

Bring on Summer!

Recently...

The month of May is always my busiest month at work with statewide testing and just finishing up the school year. I have been working a few extra days each week, and thankfully, Marshma & Papa have been able to pick the boys up from school on those days. 

Creed took Papa and Luke fishing one Thursday earlier this month. They went bluegill fishing, yet somehow Creed caught this:

That night, Luke was exhausted. I can't imagine being so tired that you sleep like this!

One day after school, Papa pulled Caleb's 3rd lose tooth out!

He was so excited. He finally got the toothless grin that he has been hoping for! (He also flat out asked if the tooth fairy was real, and not wanting to lie, we told him the truth. He found the big revelation to be hilarious!)

The aftermath of a red frozen Icee cup.

For the 2nd time this month, Caleb (the child that rarely gets sick!) came down with a fever. Thankfully I took him to the doctor pretty early on and we found out he had his first case of strep throat. He didn't have a lot of big symptoms (he still ate, slept, played, etc.) but he was really tired for a good three days. Bless his heart, he even had to miss field day at school! :(



And what could be better than skipping a nap?

Skipping a nap and getting an Icee. (My little shopping buddy! He really is a fantastic shopper!)

Memorial Day Weekend

Our Memorial Day weekend started off with some cleaning. Caleb was my big helper and worked hard for his $1. (I love that his shorts are on backwards-ha!)

After nap, we went up to the pool since it was the opening day. The water was FREEZING...colder than I think it's ever been. Caleb was in and out in just a few seconds and Luke swam for a minute or two. Looking forward to warm, summer days ahead.

Sunday afternoon we headed out to the lake. It was the third Sunday in a row that we have changed to our swimsuits in the car, and we are loving it! Funny thing...I forgot to pack my flip flops that day. So I was the person wearing a swim suit cover up with gold wedge heels to the lake. I commented that I looked ridiculous and sweet Caleb said, "You don't look ridiculous. You just look ridiculous for the lake."

 Matt and Hayden met us out there for a few hours of fun. The boys swam, tubed, and were basically silly for hours. And, there were lots of sweet treats eaten!

After the Dursts left, we picked up a pizza from the marina and headed back out for dinner on the lake. We almost had the place to ourselves that evening- it was so great. Caleb commented that the pizza was "the best pizza ever" and Creed explained that eating on the boat makes everything taste better!

This may be my favorite picture ever...

Creed and I sat back and listened to music while the boats played on our "floating living room," as we call it.

I am blessed beyond measure!