North Dakota

This was our 3rd annual go to North Dakota on the last day of school.

We made it as far as Fargo on the 1st day.

The kids enjoying a nice Hampton breakfast.

We stopped at Scheels on the way out of town.  Jake loves presidents so we stopped and snapped a pic.

And of course ride the ferris wheel.

Next stop Bismarck.  

My grandparents.  Lovely.  Amazing. Role Models.  

Love them!!!

My favorite Auntie Jo.

Minot is kinda like an island.  But we found our way.

We finally made it!

I'm sure this picture is of Mom explaining why she lost her phone, keys or sunglasses again!

Jake loves his Grandpa.

An afternoon spent at Splash Down

We went to church to hear Travis give his testimony.

I was proud to sit next to him.

A quick trip to the zoo.

Cotton candy blue hands and mouth.

I'm positive Brylee is a clone of her Grandma.

They are so much alike.

The only two people I know who get excited to clean.  

My favorite Aunt Sandy

The kids wait and wait just to capture small amounts of time with Uncle Ryan.  

Look at Brett smile at him.

Ryan and Jacob Ryan.

If only Ryan knew how much his Jacob Ryan is like him.

He works so hard.

We had an afternoon of pricing things for the biggest garage sale ever.

I even found new undies for them to sell.

Silly Mom was going to throw them away.

Brylee is a pricing super star.  She did not need any help on deciding prices.

Our very cool cousin Caisee showed up on duty and left with sirens and all.

Cherry Berry at the Mall.

Pictures on the last morning.

What pictures on the last morning actually look like!

It's hard to get Mom to look at the camera...she is always smiling at the kids.

We always take a self portrait right before we part.

Love you Mom!

See you in August.

Last Day of School

A nice sugary start to the last day of school.

Brett on the 1st day of 6th grade and the last.

Jake on the 1st day of 2nd grade and the last.

Brylee on the 1st of Kindergarten and the last.

The last day of school assembly.  

Go J!

And Brylee singing "Moving on to 1st Grade"

Such a bittersweet time.

It reminds me how fast they are growing up.  

We gave the most amazing teachers see you later hugs. 

Teachers that I actually got teary eyed saying goodbye too. 

All the kids were blessed with incredible teachers. 

Now on to summer vacation.

We have many things on our summer bucket list!

2nd Grade Bowling

Today was the 2nd Grade Bowling Field Trip.  

There is no other place I would rather be than with my favorite 2nd grader in the whole world!

Mrs. Klinge and some of her crew.

Waiting oh so patiently....

You would of thought the boy was throwing a baseball.

Good for a spare!....thanks to the handy dandy bumpers.

A quick milk and cookie break between games.

Fun to bowl with Christina and Tyler.

Jake and his buddies.

What a great way to spend the 2nd to last day of school!

Recital #2

Brett had his 2nd Piano Recital.

He has now been playing piano for 1.5 years

Brett and his buddy Ben.

Nervously waiting his turn.

He did great!  He had is 1st song memorized.

I can only imagine how good he could be if he would practice more than once a week :)

For your listening pleasure...