finishing out may

Found this note from Greer...not sure when she wrote it or what for.  Perhaps just one to use as needed :)

Girls had a froyo date with Dada after Greer got on pink (highest color on behavior chart) at school!

They make me smile with their sleeping.  They have so much bed space to choose from (2 double beds and 2 twins when you count the bunks/trundle) and they are this close to each other.  Really love it.

The boy is making headway with the Narnia books.  Oh, and homemade bookmark :)

Enjoyed time with Lilly one evening at Daddy's game...

Late night Braves game-watching with Mama

Gehrig's baseball team this spring

And a sweet note from Greer's teacher.  The year wasn't always easy, but it was good :)

Love

Garner randomly took a nap in the twin bed in her room one day.  Not any closer to leaving the crib yet though.  Mama's a little slow to transition with the baby of the fam!

Since Daddy was away for baseball playoff games on Co-op Family Night, the kids came home and displayed their projects and awards...

...and Gehr made a baseball field out of cardstock for him too :)

Sweet Mammaw visit at one of Gehrig's games

Enjoyed one of my faves (Romans 12) in school Bible time with Gehr...

He illustrated verse 2 from the passage, drawing gears to show our minds being transformed.

Little mama.  "I change her di-po."

And listening to Gehrig read.  I've decided that hearing someone read must soothe her like nothing else.  She doesn't care what it is, but she wants us to read and read and read to her.

Pulled out my phone/cam one morning in Sunday School to catch Gehr dancing.  Love that I get to see him there :)

Memorial Day fun and learning and remembering...

AND tattoos :)

3hr morning at our used bookstore...found lots of our chapter books for school next year!

Looking through the Bible, she says repeatedly, "God is so good." :))

First pigtails!

Her first time swimming this year, I think.  She had watched the bigs go to swim practice every day and was so ready!

Sweet Avery swam with her :)

Silly and snuggly

Makeup, pjs and reading...

Why does this make her look so big?

Silly with Brooklyn at Wyatt's birthday party

Gehrig loved the cars!

Cute little date for Camp and Greer

Joined by the big brothers :)

And the Popes

Sure do love these boys

Fun, busy, crazy, tough month...thankful for summer!!

first swim meet

Though we didn't want too much schedule in our summer, we decided to try out swim team with a group of friends on a laid back team right around the corner.  We loved that their practices were in the afternoon so we didn't have to rush anywhere in the mornings.  It also worked better for our cold-natured Gehr.

Both kids really enjoyed practice and swam better every day.  The first meet arrived!

However, when it came time to compete, Greer wasn't so sure.  (Tattoos left from BJBQ and Memorial Day :))

So thankful for our sweet friend, Paige.  She coached and encouraged Greer and got her on the block that first time.  We couldn't have done it without her!

All done and time to snack and hang with friends while Gehrig swims in his events...

All done!

So proud of them.  The length of the pool looks so long when they are still this little.  Thankful that they have learned to be better swimmers, gotten daily exercise and had fun too.  Great easygoing coaches and families made it fun for us too :)