Mother's Day Gifts

I love the kid gifts that come home for Mother's Day. Here is the card that Nate "made" at preschool. Isn't it super cute!

Cade filled out a book about me.

My Mom's name is Mommy
She is 25 years old (Bless his heart)
She has the same that I have hair
She has green eyes
She weighs 10 pounds (That's my boy!)
Her favorite color is green
Her favorite food is asparagus (I really do love asparagus)
It makes her happy when I'm loving her
It makes her sad when I'm not holding her hand
My mom is the greatest because she loves me so much!

Love it!

Dylan also prepared a book about the different hats that his mom wears

My mom wears many hats in our family. My mom is a teacher. She taught me how to tie my shoes.
My mom is a cook. I love it when she makes macaroni and cheese (that takes so much skill)
My mom is a nurse. She always makes me feel better when she puts bandaids on my scratch.
My mom is a magician. She can always find lost things. Once she found the remote control (actually, Charlotte is the queen of finding lost things)
My mom is a sanitation worker. When she sees my room, she says, "Clean up your room!"
My mom is a chauffeur. She drives me to school and to Arby's (??? I can't remember the last time we went to Arby's. Maybe this is because I have been commenting on the fact that they are opening up a new Arby's not far from our house.)
My mom is the best mother ever.

Chase did not have a school project this year. But he did have a great idea. He was working on a play to perform for me on Mother's Day. He was very excited about this. Unfortunately, his brothers wanted to watch television instead of practicing the play, so no play for me. I guess I know where I stand!

More from Preschool

They are ready to go!!

I don't know what he is doing in this picture?

More of Splash Day

Spash Day at Preschool

I have to get this boy some sandals! He inherited the same wide feet that Cade has so his shoes are so expensive - maybe he could handle flip-flops.

Megann's Memorial and then there is Nate

Megann's memorial service was perfect. It was a celebration of a wonderful life. There were many tears, but there was also plenty of laughter. The auditorium was filled with the many people who were touched by Megann's life. I want to live my life more like she lived hers. With a servant heart, a great spirit, and no bitterness. So many people loved her because she showed people God's love. She was amazing.

Thank you, Megann, for reminding me how precious life is and how important it is to not miss a moment. Thank you for reminding me of the importance of reaching out to others. Thank you for reminding me of the importance of friendship. You blessed my life and you will continue to bless my life. You have made me want to be a better person. You will be so missed.

On a lighter note, Nate continues to be a mess (or make a mess, however you look at it). One of his favorite new games is to hide in the hall tree. He also enjoys drawing whenever he finds a writing instrument that his brothers have left out. Of course, this wall still has the builder's paint so I don't know if I can clean it off without taking the paint off too. Luckily, it is being painted soon (with paint that can be washed!). I love my little mess pot.

Some of Nate's "artwork"

That look says that he knows he is a stinkpot! He loves the monkey shirt that he is wearing. He goes around pointing to the monkey and saying, "monkey, monkey".

Megann

Sometimes it is difficult to understand why certain things happen. I have often struggled with the injustice in the world. I am struggling with it now. Why did Megann die? She was so young and so amazing. She had numerous friends because she was such a wonderful friend. She always wanted to know how you were doing and what was going on in your life. She was mindful of others' feelings, even when she was doing battle with cancer. She had an excellent sense of humor and I can still hear her laughter in my head. It was the best laugh. She was a worker who knew how to organize things and how to get things done. She was the kind of person who put a chandelier in her bathroom. She loved God, she loved Jon, she loved her family, and she loved her friends. She knew the blessings in her life and she savored them. I remember when the cancer first came back she was talking about sitting on the couch with her husband and how she did not want to leave him. She loved him so much. She has blessed my life in ways that she can never know, or maybe she does know now. She was feisty and she fought this cancer with all of her might. Even though she was scared, she never lost her optimistic spirit. Most impressively, I never heard her question God. She really did not want to reveal a lot about her condition because she did not want people's pity. She blessed so many people's lives. I am sorry that she never was able to be the mother that she desired to be - she would have been an amazing mother. I am sorry that she will not be able to go on the summer trips that she had planned to go on with Jon. I am very sad that I will never see her again in this lifetime. Bunco will not be the same without her. She is loved, and missed by so many people.

Megann made me want to be a better person with her life and she continues to make me want to be a better person even after her death. Her death reminds me of the things that are truly important. We should live our life with no regrets and to God's glory. Her death makes me want to make changes in my own life. Her life was too short, yet she influenced so many people and taught so many people about faith. She makes me want to be like that. No one knows how much time they will be given on this earth. Even those who live a brief amount of time can have a tremendous impact on others. We should realize that our lives do influence others' lives. I know that the miscarriages that I had were devastating to me. Even their brief lives had a tremendous impact on me and on others in my life. Their tiny and brief heartbeats changed me for the better forever. I don't regret their brief lives. I don't regret knowing and loving Megann because even though her death is painful, she has had such an impact on my life - and on so many others' lives. I am so glad that I knew her. I am so sorry that she is gone. I rejoice that she is in Heaven. I hope she is holding my babies.

PLEASE PRAY

Please pray for Megann and her family. She is in the hospital in grave condition and needs all of the prayers that she can get. Pray also for her husband, Jon.

Preschool Pictures

Nate's teachers are great about taking and sending pictures of Nate at preschool. I love seeing how Nate spends his day at preschool. Nate really enjoys playing with his friends.

Preschool Pictures

More of Nate at Preschool

Nate at Preschool

Nate at Preschool

Riding in the elevator!

Petting Zoo day - they said that Nate was the only one who would pet the goats

Helping Bubba with his Homework

Come on, Dylan - play with me!

Few Random Things:

Cade and Dylan had their well-check this week. Cade is over 44 inches tall and Dylan is 47 inches tall. Dylan really wants to hit 48 inches so that he can ride some more of the rides at Six Flags! Cade is still above average in height and Dylan is still around the 10th to 15th percentile.

I was discussing with Cade how we were running late to preschool. He grabbed a calculator that Nate had brought into the car and started punching buttons. Then he told me that according to his calculations, we would arrive at preschool in about 500 minutes! Cracked me up!

My house has been invaded by Club Penguin! They love this website! The boys can get on it and their cousins in Arizona can get on it and they can play together. I appreciate that it teaches money management skills. Cade is also learning to read and to spell. Although I am getting very tired of spelling words for him! I have the penguin soundtrack running through my head! Da da dada da

I had a crazy appointment last night. As soon as I was in their house it started storming!! The electricity went out. That is the first time I conducted an appointment by flashlight! It was not fun driving home. I had to avoid trees in the road, construction barrels in the road, and water in the road. Many of the lights were out along 121 which made intersections a lot of fun. Most interesting appointment to date!

Nate's new trick of the day - taking off his own diaper :)

Cade's Soccer Playing "Skills"