The Graduate

Joshua graduated from preschool Friday. It's so hard to believe that our little guy is not so little anymore! He'll be a big kindergartner in the fall.
Teacher Patty has been the greatest blessing to our family. Josh has really flourished the last two years at Jake's Place and I am so thankful we're not saying goodbye yet. Matthew can't wait to start in September!
Here are a few pictures of the last few wonderful memories of Josh's preschool days.

Just for fun, this was Josh's first day of preschool. He looks so little!

Last day of school - pajama day!

Field trip to Gidding's Farm

Cyrus, Josh, Charlotte, Matthew and Lucas

Teacher Patty tells us that she thinks Joshua's spiritual gifts are peace and kindness.
And what she appreciates most about him is his love of learning, especially bible stories.

Reunited

Janelle and her family visited this last week from Alaska. It was the first time they have been back to Portland since they left three years ago. It was so much fun to spend time with one of the friends I hold nearest and dearest to my heart.
We got to spend an entire girls day together. We had lunch at Panera, went to Starbucks, did some shopping, went and had our makeup done at Origins and then went out for a little early birthday celebration with some of my favorite girls. It was a blast!!
Our kiddos had so much fun together! CJ and Josh were best buddies when they were 2 so it was so sweet to see them pick up where they left off. Adrian and Megan are so super cute too!
We sure are going to miss you Janelle, Derek, CJ, Adrian and Megan!!! We love you so much and are so blessed to call you friends.

A Memorable Memorial Day Weekend

This past weekend we headed to the coast with the Ashland and Weiss families. We rented a home in Lincoln City and it turned out to be such a fun time! On Saturday it was sunny and beautiful so the guys took the kiddos to the beach and had some fun in the sun! Meanwhile the girls headed to the outlet malls to do some shopping.
We ate lots, stayed up late talking and playing games, and even managed to squeeze in a lively debate :)
The kids all had a great time together and we were all pleasantly surprised that they all got along so well.
We did some worship together and Taylor led a bible study for the kiddos on Sunday morning.
The guys headed out Sunday night for some male bonding which included pizza eating, Lakers cheering and Narnia watching.
We are so blessed to have such great friends and we can't wait for many more times like this in the future!

Gotta love drugs

Matthew is so much better today! His fever is totally gone and he's awake so that's great news :)
He's not fully recovered but at least he's well on his way. Thank you Lord for antibiotics! Thank you friends for prayers!

And we've found the culprit

Matthew has a double ear infection :(
I had to wheel him in the doctor's office in a stroller and he slept through the entire exam. His poor little body is super wiped out. So now he's had his first dose of antibiotics and the doctor expects his fever to go down and his energy to go up in the next day or two.

Sickies, sickies go away!

Welcome to Sickville....I'll be your friendly tour guide for the next few minutes. Ok, I'm actually losing my ability to be super friendly right about now. It seems like we have been in a never ending cycle of sickness in our house lately. A couple of weeks ago Josh and Matthew simultaneously came down with the typical annoying cold. Both of them were feeling pretty yucky. On day 2 of the cold the two of them got pink eye. My sweet little Matthew's body does not enjoy colds, allergies or any annoyance to his respiratory system whatsoever. He gets pretty bad asthma with respiratory irritants so the poor guy just has absolutely no fun. When both boys were at least seemingly recovering from their colds, my husband called me from work to tell me he felt terrible. Like so bad he felt like he was going to pass out at school. That was Wednesday and he's definitely had a bad six days now. Lots of chest congestion, terrible cough, sinus pressure and a perpetual headache. Fun times! The saga continues.... Last night we were having dinner and I reached over to lovingly touch Matthew's little head. He was super hot to the touch. I felt his chest and he was definitely feverish. I took his temp and it was 102.6 under his arm. NO!!!!! The weird thing is he doesn't seem to be showing any new symptoms. He's just really tired, really cranky and really hot. I don't know if his little cold migrated causing an ear infection or what the deal is. We're on the way to the doctor today to find out.
We are going to the beach this weekend with some friends Friday through Monday so if all of my faithful readers could please be praying for Brett and Matthew to fully recover, for me to continue to escape this run of sickness and for Josh to stay better. These seasons are certainly trying on the patience. The hardest part of course is missing church which I could seriously use right about now.
This concludes your tour of Sickville. Thanks for listening to all the amenities this lovely community has to offer. I hope your tour guide wasn't too grumpy :)

Your Top Five Favorite Movies

I think it would be fun to compare movie tastes and get some good recommendations from others on good flicks. So, what are your top five favorite films?

Here are mine:

1. Return To Me
2. The Count of Monte Cristo
3. The Shawshank Redemption
4. More of a grouping - the Meg Ryan movies...You've Got Mail, Sleepless In Seattle,etc.
5. The Lord of the Rings (not so sure this rounds out my top five... I just can't think of anything else right now)