Memorial Day Weekend...

We went camping up at the Platte River Campground for the weekend. The weather was great and we really had a good time visiting all of our favorite spots! The boys even went in Lake Michigan on Saturday and Sunday!! We ate lots of smores and took some fun bike rides, the boys didn't want to leave! Here are some picture...

Lord's Prayer...

So the other day Caleb comes up to me and says:

"I think we need to say the Lord's Prayer everyday, because on the days we say that prayer I am not naughty."

So Mom's prayers aren't helping you to be good?

"No, I think the Lord's Prayer works better."

Great Papa...

So after a great day of being outside our boys definitely needed a tub! I put all three boys in the tub together to scrub their feet...who are we kidding their entire body was mud! :) So the mud wasn't coming off with their "kids body wash" so I hauled out the big guns...bar of Dove soap! I start lathering the boys feet and legs up with it and Ethan says, "it smells like Great Papa!"

Video of Levi's "tricks"

Always on the move...

Awhile back I did a post about how Levi was eating stuff he pulled out of the trash, yuck!! So we put a child lock on the trash cupboard, however sometimes that cupboard doesn't always get shut and Levi's has a new trick with the trash. I bet you can guess what it is: Throwing "things" away!! Yes "things", not trash.

For the last few weeks we have been wondering where all his pipes are...the landfill! :) Yesterday Levi wanted fruit snacks, so I put some in a bowl and a few minutes later he gets up and throws his empty bowl away! He does the same with his sippy cups, as soon as his milk or juice is gone he goes and throws it away. Lovely!

Seriously you can't take your eye of the little guy for even a minute!! :) Whether he is climbing on the kitchen table trying to reach the dining room light or pulling all the toliet paper off the roll he is ALWAYS on the move!!

Yet he knows how to "work the system" too, last night at the grocery store he is riding in the cart smiling at everyone. And everyone comments, so he smiles even more and adds a wave. Then I am loading the van with groceries and he is sitting in the cart smiling and waving at everyone who rides by. What a kid! We sure love him! I have a cute video of him, but I am not sure how to post it so hopefully Kevin can help me post it this weekend. Hope you all have a great weekend as well!

Tip Toe Through the Tulips...

We took the boys out to Holland Saturday night...and it was cold! We watched the Dutch Dancers, took some pictures with the Tulips, and got some treats for our "Carnie Boys"! Elephant Ears and Cotton Candy...even Levi loves the Carnival food!! Here are a few pictures of the boys...

Cookie Monster...

"Caleb stole the cookie from the cookie jar...Who me? Yeah you! Couldn't be. Then who? LEVI!!"

Yup he LOVES cookies! He is the new Cookie Monster in our family! Caleb did hold that title, however Levi discovered the cookie jar and he sure loves what's inside!! He knows right where it is on the counter and walks up to it and lets out a loud squeal with arms raised for a cookie! And of course not for just one...

Program...

Yesterday Caleb's Kindergarten class put on a program for Parents and Grandparents. His class sang a bunch of songs they have learned this year and said the memory verses they have learned as well. All year they have been learning a verse to go with each letter of the alphabet. So at the program they each took a turn saying the "letter verse", Caleb's letter was C..."Create in me a pure heart oh God." Psalm 51:10 Caleb did such a good job saying his verse! Singing isn't Caleb's most favorite thing, but he did a good job, along with the motions. We were in the van on the way home and he says to me..."We were suppose to smile, but it's hard to smile and sing at the same time. I had to keep licking my lips, because they were dry from smiling so much." Oh Caleb! We sure love you! It has been a great year, with lots of new things...riding the bus, learning to tie our shoes, eating lunch at school, counting, reading, and the list goes on. Some things came easy and others took getting use to. For some of you this may come as a shock, but Caleb is quite shy at school. That is definitely not the case with family and friends, however he has come out of his shell at school and we are so proud of him! Caleb has a wonderful teacher, who has really made this a special year. He has made some really good friends too! We can't believe the school year is almost done and he is soon to be a First Grader!! Yikes!!