Grayson & Liam ~ May Photos

May Photos ~

The boys had a great time in May.  Grayson started Windy City Ninjas and loves it.  He also loves making structures with his mangatiles.  Poor Liam had a few bumps this month.  I've started carrying an instant ice pack in case he bumps his head.  (He bumped his head twice in three days, once at school and once at the park.)  These boys have more energy that we know what to do with, but we are having the time of our life.

Mother's Day ~ 2019

My boys surprised me with Mother's Day gifts that were so special.  Liam gave me a flower pot that he decorated with a beautiful flower and a poem that showed several things about us (most of his answers were "I don't know".  

Grayson decorated a beautiful flower pot and answered the cutest poem about me being his mother.  He said I'm age 40, my favorite color is pink (he thinks), my mom's favorite food is burgers (Liam likes them too), my job is making money for people.  The thing I love most about my mom is when she's not mad.  My mom is happy when I"m not mean.  My mom is sad when she get's hurt.  My mom always says "time to go to school".  If my mom had one wish, she would wish for a present.  My favorite thing to do with my mom is "going to the park", my mom is special because she gives me kisses. 

These boys have stolen my heart and I couldn't have asked for more special boys.  They truly are the most amazing things that have ever happened to me.  How did we get so lucky!!??

Las Vegas Trip with Phil and Kat

We had a great time in Vegas with our best friends from Michigan, Phil and Kat.  We had a lot of fun seeing Lady Antebellum in concert.  The audio went out for a little while during the show and they played it cool and did the show without the audio.  It eventually came back on, but it made the show that much better.  We also had dinner with Craig's parents at a Thai restaurant and had a great time catching up with them.  We can't wait until our next time visiting them.  

Julia's Graduation from University of Iowa

Julia graduated from University of Iowa!

We are so proud of everything she has accomplished in her 22 years.  She is such a smart, sweet, caring, beautiful (inside and out) amazing woman.  She already has a job with an IT recruiting firm in Chicago.  We know she will excel at this position and continue to amaze us.  She has met a wonderful man named Nate and he's head over heels in love and plans to move to Chicago in August.  We couldn't be more happy for Julia and know she will do really well in the job force.  We are very lucky to have a modern family that gets along well, although we went through some rough patches.  It's so nice that we can all celebrate the important things and milestones in Julia and Ethan's lives.  We can't wait to see what the future holds for Julia as we know she will go far in life.  We love you so much, Julia

Friday we went to a bar and had BBQ with the entire family which included us (Daddy, Mommy, Grayson, Liam), Oma, Kim, Bob, Ethan, Nate and Julia.  We had great food and such a fun time hanging out.  Saturday we went to Julia's graduation, had lunch at 30 hop and then headed back to Julia's apartment for drinks.  It was such a fun night celebrating Julia.  We can't wait for her to move back to Chicago and start her new life here.