Last Days of Kindergarten

Jake has successfully completed kindergarten. It is bitter sweet for me. I was fortunate to have him in a half day kindergarten, so he was still home most of the day. With the start of 1st grade, I realize he will be gone for most of the day. I'm really going to miss him. Of course, I thank God every day that he is growing and healthy. I realize it is a blessing that he is developing and moving on. If he weren't, there would be a problem and I would never wish for that. Here are some pictures of him with his teacher, Mrs. Wornick. The aid, Mrs. Ford. With his certificate he got at their little graduation ceremony. Kindergarten got off to a rocky start, but went so much better than I could have hoped for. It has given him a love a school and for that, I am truly grateful. It was some crazy weather on the last day. At the beginning of the week we were at 100 degrees. (Not uncommon for us.) But that Thursday night a storm blew in. (VERY uncommon for us.) Friday the high was in the low 60's. We all had to wear long sleeves and I had to dig out jackets. Crazy. Friday morning, the teacher had set up a breakfast before the graduation ceremony. Then they had their last chapel of the year. What I failed to mention was that we had been out galavanting the night before. Thursday happened to be high school graduation, and since Kyle was out of town, the kids and I went and did the youth minister thing and partied like it was 1999. Kailey was worn to a frazzle, but kept in together pretty well...until we got home. The picture tells the story. This is how I found her in the den, on the floor, asleep...naked...go figure. I promise I was not out of the room that long.

Celebrity Sightings...

Our dear friend Karen gave Kailey a Dora Dance pad for her 3rd birthday. It's like Dance Dance revolution for the toddler set. It came complete with pad, maracas, and a Dora costume. You plug in the DVD and dance your heart out. She loves it, but insists on wearing the whole get up for the adventure. Jake, on the other hand, believes it is hilarious to wear the glasses and side burns that go with Kyle's Elvis costume. Who needs Hollywood?

Long Time, No Blog. Sorry

My mother-in law got on to me, and she told me it was time to update the site. I did not realize how long it had been since the last post. I'm sure you are all biting your nails to see what's been going on at the Wewe house. Well lots of things. I'll break them down to different post, but to start, summer is here, so that means swimming almost everyday. Here are the kids catchin' some rays.

Kailey Elizabeth

Wow, as I sit to write this post, I'm overcome with emotion. So much happiness and a little sadness at how fast time is passing. Kailey, you are such a firecracker. So much curiosity, energy and spirit. You fear nothing and can conquer everything. My life has been so blessed with your presence. You have stretched me to the limits, and taught me more about parenting than I ever could have imagined. Life is so much more fun because of you. You love deeply and are already passionate at your tender age. You are tender and tough. You stir my spirit with the praise songs you sing all day. I love the fact that you are so much like your dad. I also love the fact that you love to hear me say, "You rock, Kailey!". I pray this blessing for you and your life: May the Lord find favor in you. May you always hunger to know Him and have a heart that seeks Him. May you be blessed with health and happiness. I love you Kailey, and can't image life with out you.

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Kailey turns 3

I can not believe what I just wrote, but it is true. My baby is three years old. She got to choose where to go to eat, Chuck E. Cheese, and then we came home for cupcakes and candles. Kyle and I decided to get her a little playhouse to put outside. Jake and Kyle went to pick it up on Monday and then spent this afternoon setting it up. I'm not sure who was more excited about it, her or Jake, because he got to be such a big part of the surprise. Kyle did a beautiful job of creating a little play area for them in the corner of the yard. He bought them a tree swing. Then on Monday he cut back the limbs to make everything fit perfectly under the tree. He also laid out a brick foundation and created a little flower garden just for the new "club house." He is such a great girl's dad. We also moved the sand box over to the same area of the yard so that they have their own little oasis. (DISCLAIMER: When I use the term 'we' I mean Kyle.) We are going to have a small party on Saturday, so come back for those pictures. One little note. I guess the house needed some plumbing work done, but it's ok, Kailey got it taken care of. (This is one slight problem we have now that there is no diaper to keep the pants up.)

A Very Happy Mommy

This is what happiness looks like. Guess who's potty trained???!!! That's right folks, we are officially diaper free. Kailey gave us the hint. Last week, yes last week...(read, it took less than a week to do this) she started going to sit on the potty and pee-pee after Kyle got her out of the bath. So after three straight days of this, I decided, the time had come and we were going full panties. The first day was great. She was on the potty every ten minutes. When she got done, a loud announcement came. "Come see what I did!" The first two days, she didn't do so well on outings, but after that...beautiful. I can hear the money from diapers we no longer have to buy just pouring into our account. We even made it under the three year birthday mark. Thank goodness for kids who are willing to potty train themselves. Easy breezy lemon squeezy.