Cameron's Preschool Graduation

Cameron had his preschool graduation ceremony on May 19. The kids did a great job singing some songs & I especially love the songs they do with the hand bells. After the songs, they introduced each graduating child and said what they liked most about school & what they wanted to be when they grew up. Cameron said his favorite part of school was the playground (of course!) and he wanted to be a farmer and a motorcycle rider. I'm thinking a farmer like Popeye & a motorcycle rider like daddy. So cute! It was really funny listening to who all the children want to be :) He had a great year in Mrs. Mary Jane's class & loved having her as a teacher. Cameron who hardly ever shows any emotion actually teared up on the last day of school & said he was really going to miss Mrs. Mary Jane & Mrs. Annette. So sweet! Mary Jane said what a sweet boy he is & was right on target in all his learning areas. Next step is Kindergarten!

Love, love, love my sweet boy! Look at that smile!

Waiting for his cue for the hand bells

   

Getting his certificate from Mrs. Mary Jane & Mrs. Annette

Olivia was wanting to be on the stage with Cameron so bad!

Here she is dancing on the stage at the end of the ceremony
   

My parents & grandmother were also able to attend. So glad to have them there!

Fort Desoto Camping

Here are photos from our camping trip to Fort Desoto State Park which is in St. Petersburg, FL. It's a really popular state campground & usually you have to plan 4 months ahead of time in order to get a spot. We normally don't plan our trips that far ahead of time but decided that we really wanted to camp their so I reserved  it in January for a May trip. It's a really beautiful campground, nice shady & private spots and just a few minutes from the beach. We also got a great spot right next to the playground which the kids enjoyed. We also had fun taking the kayak out in the inlet around the campground.

Our setup

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Visiting the fort

Enjoying the beach- Cameron caught a few waves with his boogie board

First time Olivia has been in the water at the beach! She is normally so afraid of the waves but the water was pretty calm that day so I think that made her more comfortable.

Looking for shells

Yeah for Olivia getting over her fear!

May Photos

Some fun photos from the month.

Cool Cam! Love this photo of him :)

Driving around with his truck & "trailer." They love to load the trailer up with stuff & haul it around

Sliding into the kiddie pool

Working hard in the backyard, one of their favorite things to do

Some birds built a nest in our hanging plant & the kids thought that was so neat!

Building with blocks
   

Playing with her dolls

 Cameron has been taking speech lessons at my moms elementary school & while he is in his lesson Olivia loves to go see my moms bearded dragon, Iggie. She loves to hold him & has been asking for one of her own. I don't know about that!

A new playground was built within walking distance from our house & since the weather hasn't been too hot we have spent a lot of time there in the evenings.

Cameron & Corbyn (friend & neighbor)

Cameron's class did a super cute "Muffins with Mom" the Friday before Mothers Day. The students did hair & nails for all the moms and then we had a nice breakfast. It was really special time with Cameron. And he didn't do too bad with my nails!

Not too bad!

Breakfast with a smile :)

Love this sheet that Cameron filled out about me, my mom is prettiest "all the time." Awwww!

I had the opportunity to host a baby shower with a good friend of mine, Holly, for a mutual friend of ours, Shaun. We have all been friends since high school & our husbands have also become good friends. We had a wonderful time being able to celebrate Shaun & her new blessing, Brayden.

Holly, me, Shaun & another friend Danielle

Over Memorial Day we went to Jacksonville to visit my Aunt Pam & Uncle Jim. We spent the weekend with them & had fun catching up, taking the kids to the pool, and I enjoyed some shopping with Aunt Pam. 

Charles has a patient who lives in Jacksonville and is a photographer so we had family photos taken while we were up there. They turned out really nice!

Playing in Pam & Jim's sprinkler

Olivia loved playing with their little dogs, Tanner & Sadie

They have a great community pool in their development & the kids had a great time