The Rest of Spring (and Yes, I'm Still Pregnant)

Time to get this updated before we hopefully have more exciting things to blog about soon! Can't believe my last post was April- that feels like ages ago!

The week after Easter with a healthy household, I finally got the Easter picture of the kiddos that I was hoping for. :)

Aw our tulips looked so lovely! They are dead and long gone by now.

Enjoying a nice spring day meant a trip to DQ and Hope's first blizzard! She doesn't mess around when it comes to ice cream.

Getting ready for baby! Tiny baby clothes on top, giant 2.5 year old clothes on the bottom.

The first weekend of May was Dutch Days in Fulton, IL so we enjoyed our first experience with that. Jeremiah walked in the parade with the kids from his school, and I do have to say he is the cutest little Dutch boy ever! 

And of course Daddy was in the parade, too, in the Pizza Ranch car!

We had fun checking out the craft fair, tractor display, and other events, too!

The next weekend we made a Friday evening trip down to Galesburg to meet up with our good friends and J's former daycare provider, who were out this way for a wedding! I can't even say how good it was to see them again and J and his buddy G had such fun together, it was like no time had passed at all! I hope they are buddies forever.

I had a lovely Mother's Day! Even though Adam had to work, he and the kids made sure to make me feel very loved and special. :)

 

"My mom's favorite thing to do is go to Starbucks." Um, yep. :)

Also a lovely bouquet of flowers and a necklace J made for me in Art class. I made sure to wear it to church!

Also on Mother's Day, my Uncle Lew passed away. He was a very special uncle to me and my siblings, since we moved to Brookfield and spent lots of time with Uncle Lew and Aunt JoAnne. He was always so kind and joyful, and so funny! We miss him very much! We made a quick overnight trip to Wisconsin so we could go to the visitation and funeral.

Jeremiah meeting Uncle Lew for the first time! Once J started talking, he called Uncle Lew "Hunka Noo." :)

The kids with Uncle Lew and Aunt JoAnne last summer.

The Friday before Memorial Day was J's last day of 1st Grade!!! How can this be?!?!? And his report card even says he's promoted to 2nd grade.... we have a 2nd grader! He's officially older than the grades I have taught!

I was NOT sad to make his final lunch! 

And now it's summer!! The weather has certainly jumped right into summer, too, with lots of sun, heat, and humidity! We've been keeping busy playing at the park, playing in our  backyard, and having fun in the sprinkler and inflatable pool (we've been through 2 inflatable pools so far this summer already and I am SO DONE with those stupid things! Any recommendations for a better kiddie pool that won't pop after 1 day?!?!). We've also enjoyed Steam Anchor smoothies, signed up for the library reading program, and even found time for chores and "nesting."

J is also signed up for Enviro-Kids, which is a fun program here in Clinton where he gets to do some fun and educational activities at some local businesses (and Hope and I get to tag along) on Saturdays (not every Saturday, a couple each month).

The first Enviro-Kids outing was to the Izaak Walton League for outdoor activities- canoeing, fishing, learning about guns/archery, and a (hot, bumpy) hayride around the property.

The next Saturday activity was at the Clinton County Are Solid Waste Agency. 

Ready to tour the landfill! (Also, what better place to spend a hot summer morning than the dump?!). J loved it. H and I...... not so much.

 I'm not going to lie, keeping up with the kids and trying to keep them entertained at this stage in pregnancy is not easy!! Also, the heat-not nice! So glad baby is a June baby and not August!

Non-stress tests, ultrasound, Dr appointments, swollen ankles, and general major discomfort have been the story of my life the past few weeks. The ultrasound tech last Wednesday estimated baby's weight at 9 lbs 1 oz already, so any time this little lady wants to join us out here would be great! Today is technically the due date my first Dr gave me. But when I switched to my current Drs they changed it to the 20th. We are really hoping baby will decide to join us here between now and then!! Hopefully my next post will be about her smooth, speedy, and painless (ha!) arrival. :)