almost done

The school year is almost done, and I. Can't. Believe. It!!!  I have mixed feelings about summer break.  I am looking forward to it and dreading it all at the same time.

Two Saturday's ago Mike was able to complete the second leg of his kayaking adventure down the Macatawa River.  This time his cousin Joe went along, and of course, Caleb and Logan again.  They started where they left off at the Adam's Street Landing, and went all the way to Lake Macatawa.  Levi, Jackson, and I were able to see them at 120th and welcome them in at the end.

The next day was Mother's Day, and my guys took me to Red Robin for lunch.  We were initially thinking of Olive Garden, but at 11am there was already a line outside, and when dining out with four little boys, not having to wait is a crucial part of whether it's an enjoyable meal or not.  :)  In the evening our church had a great concert by a men's choir from California Baptist University - they were so good!

Last Tuesday I was able to be a driver for Caleb and Logan's field trip to the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo.  What a great place for kids!  We're going to have to get back there as a family sometime.  I was exhausted by the end of the day, didn't help that I had just come down with a cold.

Friday morning Levi had a friend from school over, and then that evening we went over to their house to hang out for a while.  The dad is out of town for a couple weeks, and Mike was planting for my dad every evening, so us moms needing something to do with the kids!

Saturday morning we went to the Walk for Life for Alpha Women's Center - this was the second year that we've raised money and participated, and I'm so glad we did! It's a great organization, and I really appreciate having something our children can be involved in.

We left straight from the Walk for Life for the other side of the state.  Fortunately, lunchtime coincided with a Chick-fil-A in Lansing.  :)  We got to our hotel in Auburn Hills later on, the big boys did some swimming while Jackson took a nap, then we went out for supper and ended up at a hole-in-the-wall type place with some of the best pizza I've ever had!  After supper the boys did some more swimming, and then we attempted bedtime.  This was probably the best hotel room we've stayed in as a family, as there were two separate rooms and the bathroom could be accessed from both rooms.  The big three went to bed fine, but for some reason Jackson was really jazzed up.  The next morning we were able to be leisurely about getting ready and having breakfast, then we headed out to Steve and Erin's church for our new niece, Anna's, baptism.  We were fortunate enough to be there on "Music Sunday" so we enjoyed a number of great musical pieces.  I especially enjoyed the handbell choir as that's not something I get to see very often.  After church we headed to Steve and Erin's house for lunch and had a nice time with family and some of their church friends.  Thankfully the drive home was fairly uneventful after we got through some heavy rain at the beginning.  Turned a movie on for the boys, Levi fell asleep for quite awhile, and Jackson was mostly content.  All in all, a great weekend!

This morning was the start of our last week of school for this year!  After dropping Caleb and Logan off, Levi had to go to his 5 yr check-up at the doctor.  Guess what?  He's a healthy, growing boy! Love when the doctor says, "Just keep doing what you're doing!"  :)  Levi is 48 lbs, which is 89th percentile; and he is 3' 10", which is 95th percentile.  Not surprised.  :)

Not long after getting home from the doctor and groceries, I got a call from school that Logan wasn't feeling well with a headache.  I headed over there to give him some Tylenol, hoping he'd then be able to stay, but he was pretty upset and in tears over it, so I just took him home.  He seems to be feeling pretty decent now, so hopefully he'll be fine to go back tomorrow and not miss more of his last week of 1st grade!