It's summertime and we have to get creative around here...trying to come up with fun ideas to keep the kids occupied (and to keep Mommy sane!)
The other day, I caught the boys playing THIS......
I had a lot of fun helping in Luke's classroom on his last day! They had a pizza party and got to do other fun things like: watch the Mentos/Soda experiment, play on the playground at recess, watch "Finding Nemo", and go to an assembly. Luke was VERY clingy to me and wouldn't let me leave for a while, but Ms. Zachary finally talked him into staying with her for the last 2 hours of school. Lisa has been such an amazing teacher and friend. Her genuine love for Luke has been so touching. She has done so much for him and we will miss her so much. The above picture is so stinking sweet! We will always remember her and will do our best to keep in touch with her, since Luke will be attending a new school in the fall.
Ty's lip on day 3. Looking MUCH better.
Ty's drawing of a momma fox!
HELLO? HELLOOO?
Most of the time, Jake refuses to sit in his booster seat at the table.
Shorty at the table! 
Mommy's friend Kelly and her family (husband Tyson, kids Simon and Helene) drove from Northern CA to AZ for the long weekend! They stayed at our house for 4 nights and we had a lot of fun while they were here!
We played with the toys, played out in the back yard, and went to Tempe Town Lake on Monday where we played Frisbee, baseball, and fed the pigeons our bag of pretzels!
We had to leave the park a bit early because Ty needed stitches after tripping and smacking his mouth on the bench of the picnic table. Kelly went with mommy and Ty to the Urgent Care, while the rest of us kids stayed at our house with Tyson. Mom said Ty was REALLY brave and she was so proud of him!!
We had so much fun with our friends and can't wait for them to come back and visit!
This morning Luke had crawled into bed with me while the other boys were still asleep. (Curt is in Snowflake at the cabin.) Luke snuggled right up to me and said...
"Do you know what? You're the best mom ever."
Then he says...
"And do you know what else? I'm your number one fan!"
Awwww!!!
Grandma Holbrook, Jake, Ty, and I went to the Kindergarten Spring Program at Luke's school a couple of weeks ago. It was a MAD HOUSE! Grandma was able to get Luke's attention before the program started and waved to him. He apparently wasn't able to spot me, and as you can see below, was starting to get a bit "concerned" that Mommy wasn't there. It made me sad that he went through the whole program thinking that I didn't end up going...when I told him I would be there.
Luke and his class did an awesome job singing "Sugar Bee" and it was cute to watch him do the actions, too! I was so proud of him! After it was over, we waited by Luke's classroom for his class to get back. When his teacher saw me she turned around and said, "Luke! Look! Your mom is here!". He obviously told her at the end of the program that I wasn't there. Awww. That made me sad.
Ty "graduated" from his preschool last week. He still has another full year of preschool before he starts Kindergarten, but it was fun to celebrate his year of learning and growing. Grandma Holbrook came with us, as well as Jake. Ty has had so much fun with his teacher Ms. Dieu. She started getting choked up when talking about the kids and saying how much fun they've been...and how much she'll miss them. It made me get all emotional, too. As a parent, it is so touching when you know that someone else genuinely loves your child. Especially at a time like this...when my boys have been faced with some pretty difficult things.
