June already?!?

Oh my goodness - I can't believe it's already JUNE!  Where has the time gone??  We have been so super busy with the end of school and all of its related activities that I just haven't had the time to get on here.  Trent and I are training for our 1st ever 1/2 marathon at the end of next month.  We have been doing a lot of running - I looked at my calendar for last month and I had put in 93 miles!  Hopefully we will be ready.
The boys are doing great  - Pierce made the high honor roll for having a 3.97 or above for both his 7th and 8th grades.  He also ran in his school's 5K and a Memorial Day 5K with Trent and I - he is getting ready for cross-country to start next week.

Jax also received 2 awards for his high academics - he only had one A-.  To reward them for all of their hard work....and as incentive to help me around the house this summer we bought both of them a Kindle.  If they do their chores for the day they recieve a point toward buying a new book.  It is working out fantastic so far - they really want the Hunger Games to read.


Maddie is a huge social bug as usual - spending almost everyday playing with the neighborhood girls.  She finally learned to ride her bike without training wheels yesterday.  I couldn't be more proud - she just had to get over her fear of falling off.  Once she saw that she could balance - she was off :)

Donavan is really coming into the terrible 3's.    My once sweet little guy is now "Destructo".  He bites, pinch/twists, kicks, puches, yells, tells me no etc.  I sure do love that kid, but there are days when I savor his oh-too-few naps!!!








Then my precious little Ronin.  How I love him!  He has been such a blessing - he started sleeping through the night at 3 1/2 months, he rolled over at 4 months, giggled for the first time on Mother's Day, he discovered he had a voice at 3 months and loves to talk and talk.  At 4 1/2 months he discovered he has TOES - and he loves to suck on them (its much cuter than it sounds).  He is happy and smiling in the morning and is so even tempered.  I love watching him find new toys, new sights and sounds.  He has the most animated eyes - like you can tell what he is thinking by watching them. 

Last week at church Trent and I were hurrying down the hall to get to our class.  Ronin almost got whiplash trying to see a picture as we hurried by.  I stopped and backed up to let him see it.  It was a picture of Christ.  He cooed and smiled for a few minutes and then was ready to head to class.  I know that he recognises his Savior.  Whaat a sweet moment he shared with me.  He helps to remind me to slow down and remember what is important.....