Awesome Wednesday!!

This morning Logan giggles and says look mommy:

(that's marker)

I sternly tell him that's not funny, then to myself I say well it is a little but funny :)

This evening Kaitlyn and Emily had their meet the teacher night!  I love that they still occasionally match each other!  So cute!

Emily and her brand new teacher Mrs. Pierick

In Kaitlyn's class

Ohhh, the desk opens!

 Kaitlyn's teacher Mrs. Strobush

I LOVE all the teachers my kids have this year.  I'm really excited and think they will have a wonderful year!

Tonight for Young Women we had the Laurels kick our butts!  I mean give us a work out.  I brought Logan along, and he was a hoot and a half!

COREINA!!!!!!!

So I couldn't say anything because it was a surprise, but Coreina and family came and spent the night last night!  SOOOO wonderful to see them again.  They moved to Minnesota a while ago and we have missed them!

So Cory, Amanda's husband planned a surprise birthday party for her and invited to Coreina to come, and they were able to!  So they stayed here.  It was WONDERFUL to see her again.  The kids had a blast playing and the party went really well.  Amanda had no idea, it was a great surprise!

Pics :)

The gang reunited.  Love these girls!

Eventful week! (8-20 through 8-24)

We went to Pizza Hut for dinner on Monday and Brayden was just downing a pizza crust I gave him!  It was cute so I took a video.

On Tuesday Logan had his meet the teacher night and got to check out the bus!  He's been waiting 3 years to ride the bus! (Ever since Kaitlyn got to in 4K)  He was so excited and supper cute.  I'm so glad he's in this Early Childhood program this year.  It will be wonderful for him and help him with his speech.

He is just so darn cute!

Wednesday I let Emily feed Brayden, she was sooo excited to get to help!

And I rearranged the girls room, they LOVED it!  They had a blast playing in their "new" room.

Thursday morning I got this adorable video of the boys.  I sure love my boys!

And in the afternoon we had 2 little boys, SIX giggly girls, a butterfly catching kit, and a giant grasshopper trapped in my porch... equals lots of squealing and eventually a caught bug! Good times, good times :)

Thursday's FB update:So it's official! Brayden's a sitter now! When did my baby get so big!?

Today, the neighbor girls were over again and had a good time.  These kids are best buds and the play with each other every chance they get!  I love that we have such great neighbors!

And tonight we are getting some surprise guests!!  It really is the summer of Christi!!!

Gone

So yesterday I got to bring Julz, the boys, and Jace to church with us!  So fun to get to show everyone my siblings!  We even had a pot luck!  Later that night Julia, Jace, and the boys packed up and left.  It was SO HARD to send them off!  Kaitlyn really had a rough time.  She has such a tender heart and it is so hard for her to say goodbye.  It was hard for me too.  It was such a wonderful, wonderful time!  I wish they could come up all the time!  Love you two, and I know the others would have loved to come too.  Anyone is welcome to come visit!  I love visiters!  I'm telling Ryan, this is the Summer of Christi!  First Adrienne and now Julia, Jace, Corbin, and Cooper!!  I'm so happy!  Thank you for such a wonderful time!

busy fun day

This morning we all went to the Grant County Fair!

Checking out the pigs!  A really nice farmer let the kids get in the pin one at a time, it was so sweet and nice!

checking out the bunny's

An exhibit that I could not believe only got second!  A mini quitich field!!

Photo session

Mini Tractors

Playing in the corn! (Only in the Midwest!)

Julia, Jace, and I!!!

Then we got to ride the rides!!  So so fun!

We wore ourselves out!

After we got home Julz helped me set up for a baby shower I was hosting while Ryan and Jace watched the kids.  I didn't get any pictures, but it turned out cute and I'm so glad I had Julia to help!!  At the shower, I took some pictures with Brayden and Brayden's friend who's one day younger!  Aren't they cute!

It was a fun and PACKED day!