Thanks!

I forgot to give a well deserved shout out to Mrs. Johns, Navies Kindergarten teacher and to Miss Christi, Blakelys preschool teacher. They are both so wonderful and I cant believe how much my girls learned this year.  Navie especially seems to have just soaked it all in.  She is an amazing reader and they have done some wonderful projects.  Mrs. Johns has patience that is just unreal.  I hope to see her soon!!!  Blakely just makes me sad to think that she will start all day Kindergarten in August.  I literally cannot believe it.  I hope that Navie plays big sister and takes care of her.  Navie just seemed to be a little more prepared for school.  We held her back so that she would be the oldest and she went to a year of Early Learners first.  Blakely on the other hand cant do that so she is starting younger than Navie was.  I just want to hold onto my kids and keep them from getting older.  I love you girls and keep on learning it is the most important thing that you can do.  Otherwise known as please follow your Dads example!

Last day of school...

I cant believe that my oldest is now at the last day of Kindergarten.  It makes my heart break!  She has done remarkable this year.  Her teacher is extremely impressed and thinks that she is more than ready for 1st grade.  We were worried as parents at the beginning because of how shy she was but she has definitely come out of her shell.  She is a social butterfly and loves all the kids in her class.  She has brought her yearbook to school everyday these last few and is having kids of all ages sign her book, including her parents!  We are so proud of all that she has done and the example that she has set for her siblings.  We cant wait for school to start again next year and for her to take on another challenge. Thank you Mrs. Johns and Mrs. Nagel for the dedication and hard work that you have put into teaching our Navie we appreciate it all!  Good job Navie for accomplishing such an "unknown" goal in our family and for doing so well at it!  We love and adore you!!!

Preschool Graduation

Today was Blakelys graduation from preschool and boy was it ever an adventure.  She was so spooked before we even got there that I knew it was not going to be good.  I tried to be positive and encouraging to her (I even bribed her with a trip to Peter Piper) if she would do well and sit on stage with her fellow classmates.  She was crying before we got out of the car.  She bawled when I tried to leave her with the teacher, but I thought she would calm down if I just walked away.  As the whole class started their walk on stage Ryan had the camera rolling and we waited and waited and waited... Finally the last student took their seat and there was... NO Blakely.  I went to see what was wrong and there she was standing in the curtains sucking on her hand.  I told her that I would sit with her if she would just go out there and join the class.  So I spent the remainder of graduation sitting in a toddler seat on stage between two little boys (who by the way I apologize to their parents it was probably hard to get a snap shot of their children sitting next to Goliath in the baby seat) with Blakely on my lap.  Needless to say I have friends that were quite entertained by the whole scene.  No pictures sorry! Eventually we got a picture of Blake with Miss Christie.  Ryan and I are very proud of our little girl, it seems as though all of our children are shy in preschool.  I am in awe of how fast time flies by we have two girls that will be in all day school starting in August. I need to slow my family down and try to breathe and cherish every moment.  We love you Blakely and am so proud of all the hard work you have put into school this year. You will be fantastic next year and will love Kindergarten!  You are such a sweet angel Bakers!!!

My Kiddos...

Here are just some random photos of the kids.  I recently trimmed the girls hair and they thought that it was so fun.  They were so excited and saved baggies of their hair.  They would trim their hair on a daily basis.  Jag on the other hand we are letting his locks just grow.  I think this boy needs some more hair so we will see how it goes.  Not much happening right now just getting ready for the end of school and the beginning of the much "mother dreaded" summer.  Let me explain lots of heat, lots of down time, lots of "wanting friends" ALL the time!  I am going to stay positive and do my best to entertain the children to the fullest this summer!!!

Happy Womens Day!

I think that this day is reserved for so much more than mothers!  Not just moms but grandmas, sisters, aunts, friends, and everything that is considered a "mother" to something.  I just want my mother to know how much I truly love her.  She is been such a great example to me and to my family.  I love teasing her about how much of a hard time I gave her growing up, however I am sure that she will be the last one laughing at some point and time.  I love to hang out with my mother and that seems to be such a rare thing.  Most people can get too much of their parents I am just the opposite.  I love to play games with her, small talk, eat her food and watch her interact as a "Nonna!"  She is wonderful and I cant say enough about her!  I also want to tell my other mother Lenna how much I love her.  She is such a rock I think that this whole family would be lost without her.  She is always thinking about others and continuously going out of her way to make sure everyone is taken care of.  To say the absolute least she is a trooper.  I also adore my Mamaw and Grandma J, sisters and sis-in laws, cousins, Aunts etc.  I think that so many have contributed to how I want to be as a mother.  I feel truly blessed to have so many genuine examples in my life.  I hope that someday my children will be able to look at me and realize that I did my best but more importantly love them unconditionally.  What better form of success than to see your children grown and be good people.  I love to be your mother Navie, Blakely, Jagger and Greer.  God truly gave me the best blessings that I could ever hope for.  You have made my life full of Joy!

ELMO Live!

Thanks to Brandon my brother-in-law, Ryan had four very close seats to ELMO Live on Saturday morning.  The three oldest kids joined him and they had a great time.  Ryan said they were so close that all the characters came and hugged the kids.  I am so proud of my children for not freaking out at having any "character" that close to them.  Usually that would not be something they were interested in but he said they did great.  Thanks Brandon for sharing your tickets with us that helps our kids make priceless memories.