End of the year

i can't believe the school year is over. 

chase is done with preschool, and grant with second grade.

how did that happen? we had a few fun end of year activities.

we had a picnic with grant that i forgot to take pictures of.

we also went to his economics fair. he made and sold play dough. 

it was called "grant's awesome dinosaur eggs."

for mother's day, jason replaced the florescent light in our kitchen (YAY!)

and made a shelf for above our fridge. he's soooooo great. i love them!

our neighbor jerry, teaching the boys to play baseball....

chase's end of year field trip to old mcdonald's farm....

chase with his absolute favorite teacher. miss jill, his preschool teacher.

it's been a great year, but we're excited for summer!

Spring!

spring time! despite the torrential rain we've been having, we've still had some fun.

pictures of the boys faces i want to keep - love these two

having fun outside just playing with electronics and parts...

chase practicing riding his bike. 

he feels like this while practicing WITH training wheels.

not sure how he's ever going to learn to ride a bike....

the boys plant sunflowers every year, and look how big they are!

i'm always so shocked at how big they get from such a little seed and hardly any attention.

the boys decided they wanted to build a ramp....

chase decides to give up biking and dance/do karate moves in the grass....

tucker! a turtle our neighbor found. 

we kept him for a night and then released him. 

such a cute thing.

one day grant came home from school with this guy!

chase wanted a picture near his strawberry plants...

pepper! this cat was lost and hungry and we've been feeding it for a while. 

we named her pepper. she was so sweet, hung out with us in the garage, slept on 

our porch, and walked grant to the bus stop every morning. we finally were able

to find her a home when we couldn't find her owners. we'll miss her, but we're glad

she has a permanent home now.