Movin' on Up

Our little girl is now officially a Kindergartner! Can you believe it? She had her last day of pre-school last Wednesday and on that same day received a letter in the mail saying she was ready for school in the fall. I think that makes it official. I have a feeling our house will be a lot quieter during the days. Drew & Lauren will miss her because she does a great job of playing with them in the afternoons. Lucas has 4 more days of school and then summer vacation can begin. I'm ready for a breadk from driving back and forth to school everyday and being able to have a more lax schedule. I think the kids are ready too!

This was actually taken on her 2nd to last day. They had zebra day at school and needed to wear black and white.

Lauren wanted to be a part of the picture, too.
And not to be left out, Drew needed his picture taken. Nothing like a mini-photo shoot in the middle of our crazy morning routine!

Speaking of moving up, I found Lauren sleeping at the top of the stairs like this the other day. I don't know how she could do that. Thank goodness she didn't fall downt he other way. That would have been a rude awakening!

And I'm moving up in age. The 3 youngest helped me make a decorated cookie for my birthday. Luke was at a friend's birthday party, so he couldn't help make it, but we let him eat some anyhow.:)

Luke...I am your brother

Tulip Time

Last weekend we had the perfect weather for Pella's Tulip Time. The kids and I head down every year, and they couldn't wait. Luke had a birthday party for a good friend after school, so we picked him up and got there in time for the night parade. The next day we were able to see some beautiful tulips (they also were perfect this year), watch the parade and eat some yummy food. Luke and I were fans of the Dutch Corndog this year....Pella bologna dipped in corndog batter. Yum!

Reagan was so excited to head to Tulip Time that she suggested we make tulip shaped pancakes for breakfast.
Grandma and the 3 oldest girls heading to out to find some tulips.

8 of the 11 grandchildren. We didn't get any pictures with the other 3 cousins. My mom already says that we're all dressing up together next year though, so stay tuned for that.:)

Grandma and the grandkids posing by the tulips.

I wanted one nice pictures with my kids. This is the best of the 3 we took.

This was taken right before Lauren fell into the bed of tulips and smooshed a bunch. Oops!

Out two girls that would love to be tulip queen someday.

Scholte gardens

Some tulips in Central Park...the girls picked pink ones to stand by and Drew hopped in with them.

When I asked Luke what his favorite part of Tulip Time was, he said this cannon. It must be a boy thing.:)

Grandma always had someone or two on her lap.

We aren't going to make it to Orange City's tulip festival this year, but their Orange City Christian's junior high band was down, so we got a little taste.

This was the highlight of the parade for Drew. We saw the lighted night parade the evening before and he sat on my lap until he saw Thomas heading down the street. Then he took off so he could get a front row view. The next day he kept asking when Thomas was going to come by again. He was very excited.

Hey Batter, Batter

Baseball and softball season are now underway. This is our first year having two playing, which makes things a little busier. We have at least 2-3 games per week plus practices for Luke, so I feel like we're quickly eating and heading out to the ball field most nights. Luke & Reagan are having fun and Drew & Lauren have a good time playing in the rocks and dirt, so I guess it's a successful season!:)

Posing in her uniform.

A little pre-game pep talk...go Pandas!

Who's on first?

Such concentration...and it was a hit!