Family Fun :)

    Now that it isn't as hot outside, we have been able to venture out a little bit more. Ella just gets so hot that it is nice to not worry about that :) My mom and dad thought that maybe before our big family camping trip, to Mahoney State Park (a half hour away), that it would be a good idea to have a practice campout with the kids. My parents, brother, sister in law, other brother, the kids and I all packed up and headed to Papa and Granny's house for a night of tent camping. The kids had a blast. We grilled for dinner, made a campfire, ate s'mores, and slept in tents. Uncle Matt and Aunt Tristin slept outside with Kaleb and Ella and I slept inside in a tent just for her ;) Daddy had a work event to go to but we are all ready to show him how good at camping we are when we go in a couple of weeks. Joining us will be some of my dad's brothers and sisters. I have so many great memories of camping with all of my extended family and am excited for my kids to have the same! (pics below)

   We also celebrated a bunch of birthdays last week. Brandon's little brother, John, his mom, Grandma Kathy, and Brandon and his twin brother, Ben, all had birthdays within a week of each other. They had fun singing Happy Birthday so many times and getting to eat cake. Grandma Kathy's chocolate cake is one of Kaleb's favories :)

   And lastly, Kaleb, my baby, started preschool today! Can you believe it?! He has grown so much and is such a little man :) He was very excited today and didn't hesitate at all to go into his classroom with his new teacher and friends. As soon as he got in the van, he was counting down the days until he came back on Wednesday. Ella has been begging to go too, but I told her she has to be 4 too. I just can't even think about that yet! Lol.

    Ella and Kaleb are anxiously awaiting their sports games this weekend. She is ready for another tball game and Kaleb is ready for his first flag football game. I actually had to mold a mouthguard with my 4 yr old, that was hilarious :) Kaleb also starts a new session of swim class at Swimtastic this week. He is very excited. So, busy as usual. Someone asked me, "why do you already have them in so many things, you guys are so busy". Because they love it! They have fun getting out and having somewhere special to go. Plus, it keeps them active. All of us love going and watching them too :)

Stay tuned for some more fun later this week. Daddy and I have a fews days off and the kids have some fun requests, including the Natural History Museum in Lincoln. Yes, I'm serious, my 2 yr old and 4 yr old have been begging to go!