Summer!

I am so excited to have this summer off with the girls! We are going to have a great time. The girls and I definitely enjoy our time on the go and doing things rather than just playing at home, so Elise and decided to make a list of fun things we can do this summer. Some are specific to our family, some cost something, and a lot are relatively cheap to free and things most kids would enjoy. If you have others we should add, please let us know! Here's the list in order we came up with them:

1. Go to Holiday World
2. Go to Columbus, IN for children's museum and indoor playgroun
3 Indianapolis Children's Museum with friends
4. Paint a canvas
5. Outside tea party
6. Go to the Splash Pad
7. Visit Blythe, Uncle, Tim, Aunt Molly and Colton in Chicago
8. Potato Stamps
9. Make Giant Bubbles with the kiddy pool
10. Invite friends over to swim
11. Go to every public playground in Bloomington (there are 15)
12. Visit Nana and Papa J
13. Invite Katherine down from Indy to swim
14. Go to the zoo with Katherine
15. Go to the Paynetown Beach for a picnic and splashing
16. Go on a nature hike
17. Visit the animal shelter
18. Go to a farm
19. See the True Story of the Three Little Pigs (http://www.indiana.edu/~thtr/productions/ift2012.shtml)
20. Go to Jumping Joey's when it ops
21. Walk to Bruester's (hopefully we'll do this more than once this summer!)
22. Swim lessons
23. Vacation Bible School
24. Ride bikes on the B-Line Trail
25. Ride city bus to the Chocolate Moose
26. Lunch with Papa T at the IMU
27. Read all 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know - At least the ones we haven't already read(http://kids.nypl.org/reading/recommended2.cfm?ListID=61)
28. Build ice cream sundaes
29. Make fruit pizza
30. Visit the Pioneer Village at Spring Mill State Park

Preschool

Elise is wrapping up her first year of preschool... I had a hard time enjoying the first year of Elise's life - mommyhood was a harder transition than I had anticipated. I was tired, hormonal, and overwhelmed. These days, I just wish time would stand still. My baby is growing up so fast! Here are a few pictures form Elise's field trip to the goat farm and her end-of-the-year music program.

Lilah was delighted to watch Elise and kept yelling, 'HI SISSY!'

Elise's best bud Molly

Mother's Day

I am so blessed to be Mama to Elise and Lilah. Not in a rose-colored glasses way. My kids aren't perfect and neither am I. But, in an even though this is really hard there isn't anything I'd rather be doing way. Thanks to my hubby and kiddos for giving me a wonderful Mother's Day!