Baby Brother

Aunt E!

My sister, Elizabeth, came to visit this week! We had a great time showing her all of our favorite things to do in town. We went on a walk and showed her the creek we like to play in, we went to the Children's Museum (the girls convinced her it was way better than the Botanical Gardens), we went to Maggie Moo's for ice cream and played on the carosel and in the fountains. Here are a couple of pics from the visit:

Preschool Graduation

Today was the last day of preschool and they had a special graduation ceremony for the 4-5 year old classes. It was really sweet-they walked down the aisle of the church to "Pomp and Circumstance," sang two songs, including one really touching one named "Loved Forever" that I can't find the lyrics to, but Ashley will sing it for you if you want :) They also had a slide show of the year and baby pictures of all the kids. We put the "monster baby" picture of Ashley in the slideshow (one of her when she was about 3 months with her hair in a mohawk and her hands grabbing for the camera). She picked it out and thought it was hilarious. They had a nice reception and a professional photographer came and took pictures of all the kids. We've really loved all the girls' teachers and are so sad that it's over. Here are some pictures of the day:

Everyone says she looks just like me, but I see a lot of James in her
Outside the school/church--Paige says she goes to school in a castle:

Here are the memory books I made for Ashley's teachers. They are 6x6 board books with a picture of each child and a quote about what they loved about each teacher. I stayed up until 4 in the morning finishing them, but it was worth it--the teachers loved them :)

We had a last day of school cake, complete with singing the "Happy last day of preschool to you" song
We ended the day snuggling and watching America's Funniest Home Videos. What a fun day!

Michael's 4 Month Check-up

Before the art show, Michael and I went to his four month check-up. He was so good for his shots--he cried for just a second and then managed to smile at the nurse before she left. He's very forgiving. Here are his stats: height--27 inches (off the charts), weight--16 lbs, 4 oz (80%), head--43 1/2 cms (75%).

Mother's Day Art Show

I got to go to the best Art Show today-featuring the girl's art! They've been working really hard for the last few weeks on this special art. They were so excited to have me come in today and did a great job following their teacher's instructions to wish me a happy Mother's Day, offer me refreshments, and show me their artwork.

Ashley and her teacher, Miss Cathy

Ashley and her teacher, Miss Lora
Paige and her teacher, Miss Beth

Paige and her teacher, Miss Connie

Paige and her favorite friend, Clara
Ashley and her favorite friend, Suzanne

The Artwork

Paige's teachers do the CUTEST pictures using hand and foot prints. Here are some of the pieces she made:

Here are the two things Ashley brought home--most of her pictures are still at school. The butterfly is on a big canvas and the cross is framed. Aren't they pretty?

We now have LOTS of beautiful art hanging on our walls!