Which One?

I found this website where you can order a canvas for free - you just pay shipping. I am trying to decide which photo to use. I am going to try to take a few more of my kids together (I can always get great ones of them apart but not so much when they are together) but of these I need some help deciding which one to pick.
Here are the options.

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I really want a natural one of them so I think I am leaning towards the last one. I love Ben in it -it's not as natural of Elizabeth.
So if you have an opinion let me know! Thanks for your help!

Meet the Teacher and an Owie

Poor Ben - had a fight with a toy at the park and the toy won :(

He's doing much better today thank goodness!

I can't believe we are already doing things like this, but Elizabeth had meet the teacher for her new kindergarten class! She hasn't been assigned a teacher yet so we just met all the kindergarten teachers (there were 5) and while they talked to the parents about what to expect next year they pulled the kids aside and did a little assessment.

Here's the front of the school.

After meeting the teachers they let us walk around the school to check out the kindergarten classrooms. We had to see where she would be using the restroom next year.

The classrooms were big and bright - with a bathroom inside. Very nice!

(especially considering that I didn't have a bathroom, sink, or window when I taught!)

I took her picture in front of a few different activities that the K students have done. We plan to put the pictures in a little book so Elizabeth can read it over the summer and get used to the school.

My big girl! :)

Kids in the Bluebonnets

Since we live here in the bluebonnet state we had to take pictures of the kids in the bluebonnets. We are lucky because the pond by my parents house has bluebonnets growing around it so it's a perfect spot to go with the kids. Unfortunately the last time they had been here there were bees, so they weren't too keen on getting in the bluebonnets. So no great photos with them sitting in them, but maybe next year.

(I need a photoshop lesson, Chrissy and Jessica, on how to lighten up just their faces or just the kiddos, not the entire picture!)

I couldn't figure out which ones i liked the best so I pretty much put them all on here.

Hope you're having a good weekend! We had a very busy and productive day yesterday, I'll post the photos of what we got done soon!

Bubble Mania!

A few weeks ago the kids and I were at my parents and we decided to give the kids a bath in my parent's jacuzzi tub. Elizabeth was trying to "hide" in the bubbles.
They had a great time playing in all the bubbles.

Hey Santa!

They wish we had a tub like this at our house!

Welcoming Jena!

The kids and I went to visit my good friend, Joanne, who just had her 3rd baby girl! Ben and Elizabeth had a great time playing with her daughters, Jane
and Jill. Jill was walking all over with her baby, being the mommy. She was sitting on the bed putting her baby to bed- how cute is she?!

Jane's enjoying her bedroom! :)

Yay - I got to hold adorable baby Jena! She was over 7lbs, but she seemed so tiny! It's been awhile since I had held a newborn baby!

Thanks for letting us come over, Joanne. We had such a great time visiting and meeting our newest little friend!

Elizabeth's Birthday at School

At Elizabeth's school they have a very meaningful tradition that takes place on the child's birthday. They are invited to the front of the room during chapel time for a birthday blessing given by the school.

Elizabeth has been so nervous about the birthday blessing. She did not want to get up in front of everyone. She was so scared! She has been talking about it for about 4 months, and she finally got ok with going up in front the week of her birthday. Thank goodness!

Doesn't she look so nervous?!?

The other thing that we did for her birthday was bring cookies. She was so excited to bring treats for everyone! Ben thought he was so big getting to sit with all the other kids.

Ben decided to borrow Elizabeth's birthday hat - fits him well I would say!

Later in the week Elizabeth got to have a special birthday tea with Grandma B. She was so excited!

She got Bitty Baby twins from Grandma and Grandpa! :)
She also got 2 matching outfits that match her babies. They look so adorable together.

She had a busy, special week for her birthday. Turning 5 is a big deal!