Darren & Landen went to the dentist, for the first time, in April. My oh my how the dentist office has changed since I was a kid! Both boys did great from the beginning to the end. They each took turns going with the hygienist to have x-rays done (without mommy). Then they each laid on a table in the middle of a huge open room and had their teeth cleaned. I just sat to the side and watched. To help entertain and distract the kids, there was a television in the ceiling above each table. Now isn't that clever! At the end they both got a goody bag complete with a toy monster truck, toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, and a gift certificate for a free chick-fil-a kids meal. I'm very proud of how big each of them acted!
A couple weeks ago, Darren & Landen participated in the spring preschool choir performance at church. It was our boys first performance, and it was absolutely ADORABLE! Of course, I am a little biase being my kids were in the performance. They sang 4 songs complete with dance routine and props. I was waiting for one of our kids to do something silly, and of course they did. At the very end, when all the kids were walking off stage, Darren ran over to the microphone and shouted "Hello" into it. Ha! He's such a funny kid! I want to thank their amazing teachers (Mrs. Brecklyn, Mrs. Mollie, & Mrs. Amanda) for working so patiently with these little ones. I know my kids truly enjoyed the class, and look forward to next year.
Landen, his Puggles friends, and one of their teachers (Mrs. Jo)
Darren receiving his Cubbies certificate
1st attempt at a picture
2nd attempt at a picture (Silly Boys!)
Here's a few pictures of our Mother's Day. The first picture was taken Sunday morning after church. Sunday evening, we had the Awana awards ceremony. I'm very proud of my boys finishing their first year of Awana. They both had an awesome time! I'm so thankful for all the hard work and dedication all the Awana workers put in to make this year such a success. Landen "graduated" from Puggles. He gets to move up to Cubbies with Darren next year. Darren finished book 1, and gets to start book 2 next year. After the ceremony, we had fun games & food outside. There were 2 horses to ride and a bouncy house for jumping. The boys wanted to ride the horses first. Then they patiently waited in line to jump in the bouncy house, finished their turn, got back in line patiently, jumped, finished their turn, got back in line patiently, etc. They did very well taking turns. We had a wonderful time. It was a great Mother's Day!
Tony & I bought the boys a swingset about a month ago. We got it from Sam's Club, which was several hundred dollars cheaper than Lowe's. The boys LOVE it! Tony built the whole thing by himself. It took him about a week. He did an awesome job. We put a sandbox in the bottom of the little house. The boys go out there everyday, and the sandbox is shaded so I don't have to worry about them getting sunburnt. Jonathan has figured out in the last two days how to climb the ladder all the way to the top! We can't take our eyes off that little boy! Never know what he's going to get into or figure out next! This playground is going to get alot of use over the years to come. It was a great buy!
