Fast Forward Mode

It actually happened, this little one just finished preschool.  I feel like the stage before preschool feels smooth and steady, and then all of a sudden they hit kindergarten and you turn your head around for one second and you look back and realize they will be a third grader next year.  (That's what happened with my Nani)  Not too sure I am ready for his life to fast forward before my eyes, but I don't think I have a choice.  

This preschool we found accidentally down the hill from us, is a little gem.  Miss. Lindsay is wonderful!! She makes the kids feel so loved.  I loved everything about it. I am going to miss seeing her beautiful smile every afternoon. But I will be back.  I have one more for her.  

Viggo I hope you remember all our late pajama wearing mornings drinking smoothies that daddy prepared for us before he took off to school.  I hope you remember your love for collecting box tops.  We finally got enough today to earn you a lollipop.  I hope you remember that you never once went into your class without giving me one last hug.  And I hope you remember the smile you would get from seeing Micah come to pick you up after class with his crazy nap time hair.  I hope you remember how excited you always were to share with us your yummy snacks that you set aside for your sister and Micah.  

Preschool sure was great! And I know every morning until your sister is out of school you will be asking me if we can go back?  And my answer will be no, it's time to get ready to have some Summer fun! 

Lookie Lookie We Played Hooky

David left last Sunday for his care week.  During his absence we all got colds AGAIN. My Ariana was sent home from school with pink eye.  David says it was a viral one since it had no drainage.  I guess you can get pink eye from a cold virus, and it can give you itchy red eye. Sure enough it presented itself the next day with no red eye but with an icky cold. And, then my Micah threw my wedding rings down the drain! Needless to say we had a very eventful week.  ( Positive note of the week.  I got to see Wicked! Thank you Khrysten for watching my sick kiddos.)

David got in late Thursday night.  Ariana wasn't sick anymore, but she still had a cough. So, we decided that was a good enough excuse to ditch school.  We decided to get some fresh air and go for a hike at my favorite lake Couer d'Alene.  Goats, wildflowers, tall green trees, gorgeous lake, fresh air, and a picnic is just what I needed. 

Around 4:30 we hurried home because our Viggo actually WANTED to perform in his school performance.  He has not participated in a single one this year. He is not a big fan of being on stage.  I did not want to push him all year because I figured when he was ready he would be ready.  And sure enough he made it to his last performance of the year.  He was a little ( moody ) fire fly.  He did not break into a smile unless he was zipping around stage.  But, I was so proud of my moody firefly overcoming his fears.  In the slide pictures you will get to see Layla.  His FIRST crush! She is sooooo cute! Ariana was so excited to meet Layla.  She teases Viggo about her all the time.  Ariana has had no problem learning the duties that come with being the oldest.  Oh Viggo, this will not be the first nor last time your sister is over protective of you and introduces herself to your crushes.  

Oh the Places I Will Go

 Can I just say I wish I could ride my bike everywhere.  I LOVE my bike.  It makes me feel like a little kid again.  As a kid I always day dreamed about taking off on my bike to see the world.  Every time I hop on I feel like I am going on some amazing excursion. I love feeling the air brush against my face.  It just makes me feel so alive.  

I don't know what it is about Spokane Washington but I feel like it speaks to my soul.  I can't explain it, but something about seeing seasons change is just breath taking.  I love the fresh crisp air, and I love seeing how excited people are to be outdoors again.  My hubby took the kids to soccer practice and I met up with him later.  I wanted to ride my bike and just see what interesting things would call to me.  When I have the kids in the bike trailer sometimes its tough to look around because usually I am breathing very heavy trying to get them to point A to point B, and second usually at some point in the trip I am trying to get the boys to stop teasing one another.  What I found out was that it was hard to take pictures while riding my bike. My kick stand sucks.  Every time I got off my bike to take a picture it just toppled over.  So, I ended up only taking pictures once I got to my family. What I realized though is that they are my favorite subject to photograph.  Everywhere we go has been amazing because they have been right by my side.  I think that is why I have fallen in love with every place we have moved to. They just make everything even that much more beautiful.

 Nani decided she wanted to play photographer.  Not bad right?

 She loves her hair down! She takes off any braid or pony tail I make her as soon as she can.  She is my free spirit.

 Nani took this one too!