Hiking in Salamonie

Josh and the boys gifted me with an Indiana state parks pass for Mother's Day, so we began our exploration of some local parks/reservoirs last weekend!  I am trying to brainwash the kids into thinking that they like to hike so that we can do lots of exploring during our trip to Colorado this summer. :)  So far, it is working perfectly!  They had a blast on the mile loop we did and keep asking when we can go again.






Dave and I out on the trail.














Ike walked all but about 10 minutes.  I was impressed!

















Ready to start the trail.

Trudging along!










We had never been out to Salamonie before (which is ridiculous because we live about 10 minutes away!) and we really liked it a lot.  I am excited for summer days when we get hit the beach!!  And we have several more trails to check out that are good for the kiddos.  Hoping to do a lot more of this type of post throughout the summer/fall this year!

In other exciting news-Dave learned to ride his bike without training wheels!!!  Here's a video of course.

Dave's Preschool Graduation

Where is the time going??  Can't believe Dave is going to start kindergarten this year!  He had his preschool graduation last Wednesday and it could not have been more adorable.  All the kids did a great job with their songs and they each were able to say what they wanted to be when they grow up.





Dave with his best friend Alec before the ceremony.

Last day picture!

Ike was pumped for some singing.

So cute.

Dave with his teacher Miss Stephanie.











Here is a video of Dave announcing his future profession.

I cannot say enough how great preschool was for Dave.  He has grown so much since he started two years ago and I am so glad we decided to send him!  Now we have a summer full of fun before he goes off to kindergarten.  Kindergarten!  Seriously, how is that possible?

Mother's Day in Evansville

We went down to Evansville to hang out over Mother's Day weekend.  The weather wasn't super cooperative, but we had lots of fun hanging out with everybody and even got some pool time in  :)  I may have forgotten my cameras, so I had to rely on others for my pictures.  (Which is why there aren't very many :) )

On Mother's Day we went to church with Dad and Kyra, swam in the pool for a bit, then headed over to grandpa's for a cookout.



We love our momma!  And when did Tony get so tall??  Unfair.

The kids had to be a part of the picture of course.

Photo montage Josh made of Dave jumping in the pool.

Dad and Josh helping take down a huge limb at Tony and Ben's.













Grandpa and Ike out for a ride on the tractor.









Great weekend and a fantastic Mother's Day!  Looking forward to our next trip down in a couple of weeks!!

Dave's First Soccer Game

Ugh my little guy is growing up too fast!  Last Saturday was his first soccer game in his YMCA league (and next Wednesday he graduates from preschool!!).  He had a ton of fun, especially because his best friend Alec is also playing on the same team.  A staff on campus helped Dave learn some skills to get ready for his big game.

Posing with his beloved soccer ball.

Doing a kick off?  I know nothing about soccer!

Oh the cuteness.  Alec and Dave before the big game.

Ike did a pretty good job himself with sitting through the game!







They didn't win (the other team had an amazing player who scored at least 10 goals), but we did score one goal.  The kids had a ton of fun and it was so awesome to watch Dave run around and kind of be part of a team-there was a lot of standing around, haha!

Ike being cranky one morning.

About 30 seconds later.  He is so emotional right now!








His sleeping has gotten a little better.  I do still find him often doing things he shouldn't in the wee hours of morning.  You know, like eating a granola bar in our closet at 3 a.m.  Fun stuff  :)  Also, Gamma stopped by on her way to Canada this week and last week for a couple of days which was awesome.  It is so nice to get a break!  They of course went on a "date" with Gamma to Marion and visited the park this time.





Look at these two getting along!








We head down to Evansville on Friday for Mother's Day.  Looking forward to seeing everybody and getting to swim!  Papa Charlie got the pool ready for us, woohoo!