Kindergarten is over.....

I am going to see if I can get through this without crying. *tears* I am so proud of all the accomplishments that Kain has made this year and he is SUPER excited about going to first grade. I cant help but be a little sad to think about my lil man growing up.

This is a picture from his first day of Kindergarten (July 2008)

And.... the last day of Kindergarten (June 2009)

This morning when I was taking him to school, I was trying really hard not to let him see me cry, but it didnt work. He asked me, "Mom, why are you crying?" in the sweetest little voice and I tried to tell him that I was just crying happy tears. Who would have thought that the last day would bring me to tears like the first day did.

To Kain- Mommy is soooo proud of you. You have come so far this year. I love listening to you read me books and you are the best little story writer that I know. You are going to have so much fun in first grade! I love you!!

Okay, I must go... cant see through the tears. Just wait til next month when I am sending both him and Kailyn to school, I am sure that will be a sobby post too.

A rainy day trip to the aquarium!

Living by the beach on a rainy day isnt always a bad thing.... instead of having our toes in the sand today, we decided to take a trip to the aquarium. :)

Cheese!!

"Hi Mr Fish" I thought that this was a cute picture of Kailyn. Not sure what she was thinking about, but I can tell that she is in deep thought.

On the frog....
Oh no!!!

Now Kailyn has to have a turn too!

Kain petting the stingrays

Me and my babygirl...

Kailyn didnt want to pet the stingrays, so she just watched them swim by. Here she is with Corey

Me and my little man

In the sharks' mouth...

Ewwww!! I would NOT touch the snake, but the kids loved it!!

Family picture!!

Kailyn the crab

Kain the crab.....

Kitchen Helpers

I love my "Kitchen Helpers" Kain and Kailyn love being able to help out in the kitchen.

Maybe I should think about getting them some chef hats! I know that they would love that!

Daddy sure was happy when he got home from work and found out that we had made some brownies :)

This was their first time helping me make meatloaf. They were not too sure about getting their hands in it at first, but once they put them in there, they didnt want to take them out.

Kain said, "mom, this is soooooo cool, look at it sticking to my hands"
Kailyn said, "ewww.... Kain, this is so sticky"

Kisses

Every morning when I drop Kain off at school, he blows me kisses.

This morning was no different, but before he got out of the van he said, "mom, I am going to miss you. Wish that I could stay home with you today like Kailyn"

Today instead of just the usual one or wo kisses that he blows to me, he was blowing them the whole time he was walking into school.

I was honestly afraid that he was going to run into something or fall down because he wasnt watching where he was going because he was turned around to see me.

I wonder how old he will be before he will not want to hug or kiss me in public. I am just going to enjoy these moments now while I can.

Several parents and the teachers standing outside to help get the kids out of the car looked at me and smiled almost like they were saying "he is so sweet"

I love kisses and I love my little man!!

Kailyn got the camera....

Kailyn loves to get my camera and take pictures of random things around the house. These pictures include anything from ceiling fans to shoes by the front door. When I was downloading pictures from our beach trip to the computer, I ran across some pictures that she had taken on Friday.

This was one of the ones that she took. This is Corey's bootcamp picture with my Willow Tree figurine (holding the folded flag) in front of it. I thought that it was an awesome shot. Actually gave me chill bumps when I saw it.

Broccoli and Carrots in the bathroom....

Yes, you read the title right. Corey was cleaning out the trash in the kids' bathroom and he found broccoli and carrots in the trashcan. Just so happens that we had chicken stirfry for dinner and Kailyn didnt want to eat her veggies. (she just wanted to eat the chicken and rice) We told her that she had to take a bite of the carrots and broccoli before she could leave the table. I guess when she got up she went straight to the bathroom. She had to have had those hid in her cheeks because we thought that she ate them. Man, she thought that she was pulling one over on us.

When I asked her about it this morning, she got the biggest smile on her face. You know, the smile that melts your heart and you just have to smile back at them. :)

BeAcH FuN!

Trip to the beach.... success!

What is better than hearing the waves roll in, hearing children playing, smelling that "ocean smell" and feeling the warmth of the sun on your skin?

We had so much FuN!!!

Kain LOVED it! Such a big difference in this year and last year since last year he wasnt so sure about going out too far. This year, he was jumping into the waves and when he had his goggles on, he was swimming on the bottom to see what cool seashells he could find. When it came time to leave, he was sad and says that he cant wait to go back again!!

Here is Kailyn ready to tackle the waves. She says that she wants to learn how to surf and live at the beach.... heehee. She had so much fun building sand castles and playing in the water.

My three kids.... heehee. Corey had just as much fun digging in the sand as they did. There was even one point during the day that both the kids were in the water and Corey was still digging int he sand :) I guess we all have a little kid in us.

Taking a little break..... By the time that we left, they were sooooo tired.

Corey and me had a blast too!

Looking forward to next weekend when I can have my toes back in the sand!

We are so ready for all the family to come up and visit next month so we can take them all for a fun day at the beach!!