Oklahoma City Zoo

We took the boys to the Oklahoma City Zoo on Saturday. It was hot, but they had a good time. Brody of course fell in love with the birds from the Tiki Room. They all liked the monkeys. I was looking for an empty cage I could leave them in, but they were all occupied. :)

Gavin was the only one brave enough to go feed the goats. Sean said he had a great time. We spent extra money to go on a tram ride to see the rest of the park. We saw some really cool animals. My favorite was the Okapi (which we didn't get a picture of) - it has zebra striped legs, a horse body (solid color), and a giraffe head and tail. It was certainly different!

New Knobs

I've been wanting new knobs for my hallway for awhile. After doing some research, it was going to cost WAY too much money, so I decided to bust out a couple cans of spray paint and do the work myself. I think they turned out pretty good. I used a can of spray primer and then a can of Oil Rubbed Bronze metallic paint. I need to finish painting the doors white, but this is a good start. I think they look SO much better.

Jared Graduated!

Jared graduated High School. He's the last one. Not really sure what my parents are going to do with no kids in the house! He's a cute kid and has been a great uncle to my boys. Congratulations, Jared!

Kindergarten Luau

I loved the Kindergarten Luau. I remember my own Luau when I was in Kindergarten. They sang a few songs that I knew and added in a few new ones. They had apples, bananas, strawberries, and a cookie for a snack. Their drink was a capri sun with a fun Hawaiian straw in it. When I was little, our snacks were more authentic and we had coconut, pineapple, etc. I guess they decided that the kids don't eat that stuff and to stick with normal foods.

Kindergarten Graduation

Blake had his Kindergarten Graduation last Wednesday. It was SO cute. I was so bummed that we didn't have a video camera to record all the songs. They were asked to go to the microphone and say "When I grow up, I want to be a...." The majority of the kids either wanted to be a police officer or a teacher. There were some really cute and original ones too. Blake was going to say that he wanted to be a space man, but changed his mind at the last minute and wants to be a baseball player. I think it's a big step from last year's transformer. It was super sweet. I really had to hold it together when they sang "What a wonderful world"...goodness! Why do they do that to parents?? We're excited for him and try not to think to hard about how fast time goes by.

Blake's 1st & Last day of Kindergarten

Holy cow....I don't know where this year has gone! My baby is getting too big! He's had a fantastic year and I'm so sad that it's over. I have loved every minute of Kindergarten - and so has he! I asked him a couple of weeks before school was out if he was sad to be done with kindergarten. He said "no mom, I'm going to be in 1st grade!" Like "duh"! He's a great kid and has done so well this year!

The other thing I wanted to remember was that we were driving past the school on a Saturday and he said "I wish my school was open today!"...I said "me too!"

First & Last days of school

Brody and Gavin's last day of school was May 20th. Luckily, I remembered to take pictures. Gavin was really not wanting to participate, so I decided to capture the moment anyway. They really have changed a lot.