Camping Fever

Yep we got camping fever! Took the kids camping memorial day weekend down at Truman Lake. We had so much fun. The kids were all good and totally entertained with zero toys. We spent a lot of time at the beaches one was really rocky but then we found one with a little sand. Kinda hard to find sandy beaches when lakes are all flooded. Tried a little fishing with no real luck not even a bite. Ugh. No better way to spend the evening then making smores around the campfire!

Taralyn's Last Day

Yes Taralyn's last day of elementary school. Yes she is a 5th grader. OMG So the last day the 4th graders parade through the halls of the school to say goodbye. Here are a few pictures with her teacher and some of her best buds. Moving on to lockers and after school detention , band and choir. Watch out world here she comes.

Field trip

I went on the 4th grade field trip with Taralyn to Jefferson City this year. It was a big deal. We rode in style on some buses with tv and air. I was happy not to ride that far on the school buses. We got to tour the capitol building, governor's mansion and had lunch on the lawn in front. It was a great day to spend walking all over the capitol. So many stairs and then more stairs upon more stairs. Did I mention all the stairs. Needless to say I was sore for the next two days.

Mothers Day

We went up to the farm for mothers day to do a work day. As you can see not a lot of work got done. Mike did some weed eating while Jeremy cut down a tree and tilled the garden. I tried planting our giant pumpkins seeds but ended up losing to the chickens. They thought my beautiful mounds of fresh tilled dirt was too good to pass up. The kids had fun playing in the same sprinkler Jeremy and I played in at Grandma Lil's. Then it was on for a full blown game of volleyball no mercy on anyone! It was a great way to spend the day.