Pieper's Pre School Graduation

 They were able to decorate the hats with stickers...

 Diploma...

 Gift, framed picture of her class. (she made the frame, she will sometimes go to sleep looking at this)

 Miss Betsy and Miss Mary and a Daddy smile of course.

Singing a song... She had a good time and asks everyday if it is a school day...

Gram and Grandpa's visit....

 Likes Grandpa's watch.  Yes, Aunt Karla those are the PJs you are thinking they are...

 Showing off her writing skills and her toe nails...

 Playing cards.

 Gram had it easier than Grandpa...

 Making boats to float down the 'river'

Pete had a bit of a cough...

Super kids.

 Superheros!

 Spiderman face.

Super Pieper Polka dot! Funny thing(not really) is this is right before she had a reaction to some medicine (maybe)   and she really was all polka dotted!

Poor Doodle...it only took a week to get better.

More birds.

 These are fun to watch fly in!

Of course Peter loves this one...it is blue!

Pieper loves this one.

We love Dragons...

There are a few missing... We were in the store the other day and How to Train Your Dragon has released all of the new dragons from the new movie...I see many more dragons in out future... :)

Captian's Cove

 I may have a big chair fetish...

 The Nina and the Pinta... reproductions.

 Pieper's Daddy smile looks very "piratie"

Checking out the boats with Grandpa 'cause they came for a visit!!  Nice place to have fish and chips by the water...

Loving on Daddy.

Crazy Hair day at school

Pipe cleaners are a wonderful thing!  She loved it.

Ladies man...

"Don't come down here Mom"

I am talking with Caroline.

She didn't want to smile

Catch up...

Between trying to figure out what program to use to download pictures and life with kids it has been a little crazy so forgive me as I play catch up with pictures!

 They call this camping outside, what you can't see is Jeff is also sitting out there wrapped in a blanket... Early May was a little chilly!

 English daisy

 One of our three new rose bushes!

 Grandma's iris

 Our new tree!

 They climb this tree whenever we are outside...I am not supposed to see them right now they are using some superhero power to be invisible...

 He was so tired he feel asleep while Pieper was getting her bath...

 The great toad catcher... this was number three on the day.

 We try to not let them play with them for too long...this is the release.

 Pieper dressed up her doll to go outside...
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Pete in May

Started sitting on the potty for M&M's, this has not worked in the past.
I always cut his hair after I take his picture to send to Grandparents...
Will color things the correct color.
Had finally been healthy for a month, we had a very ruff Jan, Feb, March.
Says he is sorry before you ask him to.
Loves to sit on top of couch.
Likes to 'glide' from Pieper's dresser to her bed...
Still likes spiderman
Helps when you ask him to unless you are asking him to pick up toys.
Wants to go to work with Daddy.
Wants what Pieper has.
Is still a picky eater but will snack on anything crunchy or yogurt.
Must be growing, he has been sleeping a lot.
Doesn't like bugs as much as he has in the past.
Wants to stay and play with toys at Pieper's school
Wants to stay little. He says this all the time.
Still loves sippy cups.
Has the same giggle he did as a baby. Uncontrollable laughter is the best.
Loves to drink what I am drinking.
Likes a show called Paw Patrol.
Always wants to play ruff or tackle.
Is a total dare devil.

Pieper in May

Is keeping track of who has a birthday in each month and knows she is in July.
Still LOVES Frozen...we sing it all the time.
Is very excited to get to the end of the alphabet at school because she knows she gets to go to kindergarten... sigh* when she does.
Is going through a bit of a shy stage...
Loves to pick flowers from the yard to give them to me, violets and dandylions...we have a few...(not too many husband...:))
Still goes through about 3 outfits a day, not including play dresses, I am trying to get her to not wear her school clothes outside to climb trees and play in the water...
Likes long baths.
Is starting to want things to put in her hair...she has never really been big on that.
Doesn't want to sit for pictures.
Everything is " I am never..." when things aren't going her way.
Has a very high sense of justice...or everyone being treated the same and will let you know if it is not.
Loves turkey sandwiches.
Loves to draw but always wants someone to draw with her.
On my birthday Jeff 'took care of a squinty' Pieper turns to me and says "boy mom wasn't that a great birthday shot"   far cry from the birthday shots of yesteryear.... :)
Is an excellent toad catcher, three in one day is her best yet!
On Mother's Day she kept talking about a 'Mother's Day surprise' Jeff had to run them to the store... :)
Likes to tell you how things are...
Loves to race but is a bad loser. Pete won on a bike race the other day and she just stopped peddling...
Has great ideas for supper but they are mostly to do with desert... she has my sweet tooth for sure.