Finishing Them School Days

May brought an end to our school at home days.  It was another long month, in that department.

It truly made us appreciate school all that much more!

I found this on one of Shiloh's packets...it is a good summary of the times!

Packets, packets, and more packets. 

The weekly zoom calls continued, although my kids were not the biggest fans of such.

Why does my baby look so old in this picture making that silly face!!

We occasionally would do some more fun like activities.

All the kids wanted to create an art project for a local competition. 

Ezra created a rainforest habitat after doing some research on such.

He was pretty proud of it.

Zoe's teacher, who is really brave, still completed one of the class rewards for their school fundraiser earlier in the year, getting pied in the face.

Zoe was surprised and very entertained!  

Her teacher is such a good sport and went in for another hit!

So much notebook work...

The school had a "good-bye" drive through with the teachers and staff.  I'm always a mess at the last pick-up and I knew this would not be any different.

We managed to see Zoe's teacher at the last second and she was able to capture this sweet picture.

"Mommy, are you wearing sunglasses so they do not see you crying?"  My kids know me so well.  As much as I would like to hold it together during this short time, my body had other ideas.  It is such a flood of emotions for being so grateful for these amazing women who have loved on my babies over the years, mixed with sadness that another year has come to an end, and topped off with the magnitude of how this year ended, and I'm a pure mess.

So true little Bees!

We then headed to the park to add a little joy into the afternoon.

My little monkeys.

We still had a little school to finish up the next week, but after that was over, we went out to celebrate with "coffee" for all!

As well as some last day of school pictures.

4th, 2nd, and Kindergarten we will miss you!

Out take for humor sake.

Also, I love for them to put on the same clothes from their first day of school to see how they have changed and grown over the past few months.

Man this year was tough and good in so many ways.  The Lord sustained us, though, right through the end (that I may have been the most excited one to make it to the end).  I have no idea what next year holds (a challenge for a planner like myself, but a space that I have had to become comfortable with whether I like it or not in so many areas of life), and I know that it will require more growth for us all.  For now...bring on the summer!

Mother's Day at Home

The week leading up to Mother's day, the kids had serving on their minds!  They set up a "spa" in their room, complete with foot soaking station and massage station.

Ezra got in on it as well, with a back scratch and essential oils.

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We (my mom and sisters) carried on the tradition of getting together to create art with yummy treats and celebrate our amazing momma!

Lauren was gracious to host again.

This year we returned to trying our hands at watercolor painting, as both my sisters are awesome at it! (Semi-awkward make sure we are sitting up strait picture - check!)

We were finally able to decide on a simple fun piece and all took stabs at it!

It is always interesting how it brings out different aspects of our personalities.  

If you know my mom you know how she is such a shinning light and example to all her cross her path, especially her three girls!  So glad we got to celebrate her together with some quality time!

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Mother's day morning I woke up to a fantastic feast, complete with gluten french toast and fruit.

Sweet note from my Zoe!  She knows I love flowers and watching thing grow!

It was a relaxing day, in which I enjoyed an amazing salad made by my man out on the back porch.

The littles wanted to go on a walk to pick some wild blackberries, and my sweet boy picked me some (weed) flowers along the way.

Racked up on the blackberries this time.  Girls had a plan on what they were going to use them for!

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We headed to my parent's house that night, in which the girls had the blackberries, flowers, and sweet note for all the mommas there.

Yummy dinner with always so much energy at the kid's table.

My sweet middle wanted to take a picture with me....

but silly is more her style.

Shiloh had my phone and captured some candid pictures.

While they may not be the best shots, I do like how they captured how we spend so much time around this table in discussion, even after the meal is long over.

Andddd a little sweet to top off the day!

My greatest job/role by far is being a mom, and I am beyond blessed to have my three amazing little to shepherd for this time!