Bible school

Brooklyn and Jamison both went to bible school this year at our church!  (we had to twist Jamison's arm though, as he isn't a fan of doing things that he is unfamiliar with, and so he ended up not going one day...)  But the both did an awesome job at the program!!!

I sure was proud of how this boy did at the program considering how nervous he was during the week!  What a stud!

 

And I can't have the camera out without getting a close up of this photogenic little girl!

Early Birthday Surprise

 

Mommy, Daddy, and Brooklyn have been keeping a big surprise from Jamison and Raegan just waiting for a good time to give it to them!  We just couldn't wait any longer!  Plus the kids have been such good sports about the moving fiasco, we were looking forward to a surprise!

 

So to the front step we went, closing our eyes waiting for the big reveal!

And then out of the garage daddy appears with a surprise!

And this little boy lit up!

 

And then gave us a big  "YESSSSS"

Raegan was excited as well, and it was fun to see how excited Brooklyn was to give them their gifts!!

NEW BIKES!  BIG BOY AND BIG GIRL BIKES!!!

The kids had a great night riding their bikes!  And we now live in a cul-de-sac, so we can go out and the kids can ride their bikes and LOVE IT!!!  AND, now we have a garage that we can easily access them and we are loving life!!

And stay tuned, this little girls' training wheels are coming off soon! 

Swim it up!

Both J and B took swimming lessons for two weeks.  Brooklyn did awesome!  She is swimming so well, going underwater to swim, coming up for breaths, and even jumped off the diving board at the end of the session.  Jamison--gave me an ulcer each and every day!  He would cry, get nervous, gag, cry, get nervous, gag, repeat and repeat!  He did a great job though, and tried really hard to be brave. 

In the middle of the two weeks of swimming lessons is when we moved and ended up staying in the hotel for three nights while Julie and Grandma Iowa were here.  So we got to got to the pool.

 

And let me tell you, the kids were like FISH!  Even Jamison (who keep in mind is a nervous wreck at lessons) was jumping in, going under, having a GREAT time!!

 

 

 

Unfortunately with moving, we haven't had nearly as much pool time as we usually do!  Looks like we need to find some time to get there though!! 

 

 

Soccer finale!

Well Brooklyn finished her soccer season, and they went undefeated! 

She had a great time, and I know she got better!

 

The last game was followed by a pizza party and she got a great trophy!

 

The coach said that Brooklyn did a great job at always listening to the coaches, doing what was asked, and always smiled when doing it!

 

That-a-girl!!

Last day of Kindergarten

Proud girl officially completing Kindergarten!!

 

All smiles for the last day of school!

 CUTE KID ALERT!

 

For the last day of school mommy and daddy got to go have a picnic lunch with her.

 

We are so proud of Brooklyn and how well she has done this year in Kindergarten!  She is reading all by herself and one pretty smart little cookie! 

 

Looking forward to a busy fun summer, and can't wait to see what First Grade has in store!

 

Shaggy to snazzy!

It was time for Jamison's annual "Get ready for summer" haircut!

 

Before:

 

After:

 

 

 Crazy hair day at school!

 

This boy has my heart!!!

SOLD

We did it!  We sold our house!  We decided about two months ago to put our home on the market.  We knew we needed a little more room for our family.  But it is very bittersweet, as we love our house!  This was our first house, the one Chris and I first bought, and that he proposed to me in!  This was the house that I brought all three of my babies home to!  So many great memories at this house!

 

But it is now time to get excited for our adventure of moving!

We will be staying in Tulsa and moving a little less than a mile away!  We have found a wonderful house that we are very excited about, I think it is just perfect!!!!!!!  Stay tuned for new house updates and pics!

Brooklyn turns SIX!

I honestly can't believe that Brooklyn is turning SIX!! Yes, SIX YEARS OLD!  It seems like yesterday that we were new parents with a beautiful new baby girl!!  And now she is about to finish Kindergarten!  I love her more than I can even tell her!!

 

We started the day off with some fun donuts, and then went to church.

Then we picked up some Pizza and enjoyed lunch with Papa Vince, Grandma Mary and Great Grandma Kingsley. 

 

Then it was present time-and from the looks of daddy's picture in the background he was excited!

A cupcake shirt from Grandma Mary!

This was Brooklyn's reaction when opening her BARBIE!  She recently asked for a few Barbie things, but I acted like I wasn't listening, and been telling her the last few days that I didn't know she wanted anything, and was teasing that I didn't even buy her any presents!  

And THEN, she opened a BARBIE Bedroom set that she was IN LOVE WITH!!

Loved seeing how happy and excited she was!!



She also got a keyboard from Grandma Iowa that she was excited about, and a few games, and lots of clothes and some pajamas!  This girl is spoiled, and worth every penny!!

 

Then it was time to blow out six candles on her cupcake!

 

(I love Jamison in the background of this pic watching with a calm excitement for Brooklyn!)

Love Brooklyn's face in this pic (Mommy's face--not so great!)

 

Then we devoured our cupcakes and ice cream...

EVERY.LAST.DROP!

 

We had a great day!  And more importantly Brooklyn had a great day!!

So proud of the young lady she has become!  She is a great big sister, she has been doing great at reading, loves school, has been loving Girl Scouts, sings in the choir and church, playing soccer, and enjoys helping mom cook in the kitchen.  (Not to mention quite a temper, bossy, and can have quite the temper :)!  I love her hugs and kisses, and can't imagine my life without her!!  Looking forward to continue to watching this girl grow! 

 

We love you all the time Brooklyn, to the moon and back and back again and again and again!!!

Happy sixth birthday!