Rain!!

We have been praising God for rain the past couple of days!!! I think the last time we received measurable rain was January or February (?? ...a long time ago). We are so thankful!

While I was watching the rain and the radar on the computer... this is what I found Kate doing! I had given her a banana for a snack and she decided that bringing salt, pepper, and butter to the table would be a good addition to it - yikes!

Just for Fun

Graham's been wanting to fix his own food recently (he loves to stay in the kitchen) - this week he learned how to make a PBJ and pudding -- yum!!

Beignet Kick

I (usually) love it when Nat gets on some kind of making food kick. I have definitely loved it this time!! All week we have made beignets, we had our small group make beignets, and we've made them again. My way of making them is to get the Cafe du Monde mix from the grocery store, but when we ran out of that, Nat was not going to let that stop him! So now we have a real recipe too :o)

Delicious!

Evening With Daddy

We enjoyed an evening home with Nat this week... it was a hot Houston day, but the evening was very comfortable so we spent it outside together :o)

Happy Retirement!

My dad retired from Roanoke City Parks and Rec on May 31st - I was so excited to have the opportunity to fly up there for 48 hours to celebrate with my family (Mariah came too)! Happy Retirement Daddy!

Aren't they cute?

We had a wonderful chance to catch up with our neighbors, Jim and Marlene too!

My parents found out on the same day that their house went under contract, so we helped clear all of the last items out of the house and enjoyed being up there for one last time!

I was so thankful to be able to go up for a whirlwind trip and for the friends here in Houston who helped out with the kids so Nat could keep working :o)

Rearranging

We switched around our 2nd and 3rd bedrooms this week! My parents sent us my sister's bedroom furniture so we decided to use this exciting transition to put Graham and Kate in the same room as well! Kate's bedroom is now "the bedroom" and Graham's bedroom is the "toy room/guest room." Here's what it all looks like...

I think the only thing I need to do to make it a bit more neutral is to make some new curtains for the bedroom!

Bunked! They have done great (by the way, this picture was taken before I put rails up - they can't fall out)!

So so excited :o) He told his teacher that he "slept on the ceiling" - ha!

"Toy room/guest room" (...Bernie/Dudley, I'll send your pillows soon - I just need to get to the post office!)

Big big thank you to Gramma, Granddaddy and Aunt Riah for the furniture! And for Nat and some wonderful friends who helped us wade through our toy/clothes/furniture disaster and get it put back together!

Last Day of School

Graham's last day of preschool was today! He has had a fun year learning new things and, most importantly, about Jesus. We are thankful for his teacher Mrs. Jacobs! I should have done this weeks ago, but now I need to figure out some good things to keep us busy and productive at home for the summer. Does anyone have any good ideas? Please please pass them along if you do!!

G's first day of preschool in August...

And last day (today)!