Perry's End of the Year Program

I can't believe another school year has passed. We've been so happy with St. Paul's and I couldn't imagine Perry being anywhere else (except maybe home full time). His teacher, Mrs. Sevier, and the school staff have been amazing. Alex, Bethany, Mills and I were able to attend Perry's end of the year program this week. Perry had fun singing and performing and we loved watching...Mills especially! Perry has taught us a couple songs recently, and when Mills heard those songs he FREAKED out with excitement! The highlight for us was when Perry and a group of several others performed their special song, front and center stage. They sang and danced to the "Numbers Rumba". I have a cute video, but no pictures. Every child gets to have a special "part" in the performance. My other favorite part was when they sang "Skidamarink" and Perry pointed to me for the "I love YOU" part. Another thing I have video of :-) Melt my heart!

 Butterfly song

 such a cutie!

 We were so glad Mrs. Bethany could come

Mrs. Sevier made the sweetest memory book for each child with pictures and artwork from the year. What a treasure!

Perry's Spring Bash

Alex and I got to spend a fun morning at St. Paul's with our big boy. Perry was super excited to have both of us there with him! On the way there he said "Mommy, they will have a chair for you to sit down on." How sweet and thoughtful!
There were a lot of stations for them to participate in as a class:

 obstacle course

 snow cones! This one was king cake and it was delicious!

 Daddy giving Perry an anchor tattoo

 music time

pictures with Mrs. Sevier

The kids got to wash a firetruck. We made a photo op out of it.

Safari Scouts and their Mommies

Other activities were a fun hay ride, washing a real firetruck and a big, dirty dump truck, making picture frames, alphabet musical chairs, and Perry's favorite, a bounce house. It was a fun, fun morning for Perry!

Model Mills

Bethany snapped some cute pictures of Mills recently. He was posing just perfectly! He's been in a phase of standing with his legs crossed like this and has also been obsessed any pants with pockets.

Mother's Day

Love an excuse to take a picture! Me and my precious boys on Mother's Day.

32 weeks

Things are starting to improve around here. 32 weeks and still a perfectly normal/good cervix, so I'm doing more both inside and outside of the house. We are so thankful and still in awe! Sometimes I can't believe we don't know the gender of this baby, but it's making me very excited for delivery. There are SOOO many people who think this baby is a girl since the pregnancy is so different than my other two (and I understand the thought), but I asked Dr. John about that this week and he said that there's no medical basis for the assumption. I don't think that's going to change most peoples minds, but I felt it was worth asking :-) I'm completely conflicted and really have no clue whether it's a boy or girl.
Here are some pics at 32 weeks...

 tight shirt really shows off the belly!

Mrs. Bethany

We knew having a 3rd baby would require a nanny, as I would most certainly be on bedrest again. I met Bethany at just the right time, and knew she was the PERFECT fit for our family. We could not made it without her! She is a hard worker, always respectful, always loving towards the boys, and a true friend to me...and she has more energy than anyone I've ever met. Bethany is an angel and we thank God for her.

Easter

Easter Sunday was a really good day for many reasons. First of all, I was able to go to church! What a great Sunday to return. The boys were surprised and excited that I was going with them, which made me so happy to see. After church we had a nice lunch at my mom's house with lots of family. They boys were doing so well that we stayed through nap time and let them play and have some fun. They each got a special present from Eater Bunny Mae Mae (Perry-transformers; Mills-garbage truck) and had a little egg hunt at her house. It was a long and exhausting day for them, so bed time arrived very early. I think they were both in bed by 6:30...Alex and I had such a long, peaceful evening! It's nice to have some fun things for the kids to participate in, but we made sure to talk with them on several occasions (and read from their Bible book) about why we celebrate Eater.

 Adorable boys-Mills 2 1/2; Perry 4 1/2

 Cindy and Perry running for eggs

A few days before Easter Bethany planned a special day for the kids--an egg scavenger hunt all over the yard and house, which led them to the special Easter baskets she made for them. Have I mentioned that we have the BEST nanny in the entire world?!? We are going to miss her SO much! Perry was hesitant to participate at first, but once he got going, he had a blast! Mills was helpful too, but mostly tagged along on Bethany's hip--one of his favorite spots.

 I had to document her clever clues. They didn't use this for the actual hunt. She placed each clue individually in the eggs so that one spot lead them to another.

I couldn't believe how cute the baskets were. She put so much thought and time into making them--decorations and all. Mills' was vehicle themed and Perry's was super-hero themed.