Enjoying the break between the spring rains!

Mothers Day, wow what a day.

The day started off with rain then changed to sun followed by drizzle before raining again. The kids took advantage of the time they had and enjoyed the 4-wheelers mudding around.

We went to Chet and Christy's for the day. They have lots of land with trails for the 4-wheelers. Dylan spent the day at the bottom of their land by a pond. He and Derek made a trail down the waterway below the dam. This first picture, Dylan has burried his 4-wheeler and Derek is helping him out.

Another picture of Dylan after spending the entire day on it. He has been waiting for this ever since he fixed HIS 4-wheeler. Dylan had them loaded before Tim and I got home from shopping. He did it all himself. Even backing up the trailer that he went to borrow from a friend. Sunday morning he couldn't wait to leave.

You might think by looking at his face it is only mud but the truth of it is that he was riding where cattle roam so some of it is green sticky stuff. Sorry! He loved every bit of it. No worries in the world.

Showing off what he can do on his new toy. By the end of the day he handed his Dad a fist full of parts that use to be the 4-wheel drive.

This is the girls 4-wheeler that we purchased quite a while back and were never able to ride because of problems right and left. Took it over to Chet and Christy's house where there are many mechanics and had them look at it. It took them about 20 minutes to have it running. Brooke would ride for a while and then have to quite because her thumb was tired from holding the throttle. The problem of it is, she likes to hold it at full throttle all of the time. No in-between. While helping Dylan fix his 4-wheeler I caught a glimpse of her bailing off as she disappeared on the side of the house. When getting her attention she informed me that she was turning a sharp circle and the 4-wheeler started to tip and the last time it happened she got her jeans wet from the grass so this time she wanted to land on her feet. I had no idea that she had even experienced it the first time. It was hard for Dad and Mom to watch the little dare devil. Cassidy was almost as bad. She doesn't like to sit and ride she wants to stand she claims it makes it funner. She surprised her Dad and Mom because she likes speed. She was even riding over Coreys ramp in the pasture. Whew!!!

These are our beautiful girls growing up too fast. With them being in the sun on Friday for field day at school their freckles have really come out just like their mothers.

School Coming to a Close...Yipee!!!!

We thought these clouds looked as close to mountains as we'll ever get in Kansas.

Our school year is coming to a close. The kids have only 8 days of school left. They can hardly wait. Dylan has started his 1st job, it's washing dishes at the local cafe. He fixed his 4-wheeler so when he is not working he is off riding around. Let me rephrase that, he is trying all kinds of stunts elsewhere so his parents can't see. Someday we will catch him. You will notice below we have no pictures of him on the blog.

Cassidy's spring concert. In this pictures she was recognized for singing in the honors choir. The teacher picks the best from the school to go perform with approximately 100 other students from surrounding schools. Cassidy was devastated with the unexpected recognition in front of the crowd. The dress she is wearing is one that I made for her the night before. When we went shopping Cassidy came to me with this pattern and wanted the dress. I told her I didn't think it looked like her. Well, I was wrong. Tim and I think it looks great on her. The only catch is, now she wants me to make more. Like I don't have enough to do. We had a parent come up to us after the program to tell us how much Cassidy is growing up. As you can see the leggins are back. Beside Cassidy is one of her very best friends, Autumn. We love Autumn she is an awesome person and a great companion for Cassidy.

Brooke on her field trip. The class went to a farmers market in Lawrence. Each student was able to pick their own spinach. Brooke was eating it right off the plant. Other kids were frowning at it. She couldn't wait until we got home to cook it for supper that night. She also tried raw asparagus and loves it too.

Cassidy playing her flute in the concert. She struggled playing this instrument and one day something clicked and we have not heard any complaints or protest since.

Brooke being the monkey she loves to be. This is another picture from her field trip. After the market they went to a park to let the kids burn off energy before sitting on the bus for their 1 1/2 hour trip home.

We have had nothing but rain lately and we are thankful none of it has been severe here for us. One town 40 mins. south of us received 6 inches of rain in 1 hour Thursday evening. Glad that missed us. Amazing lightning show yesterday morning. Tim and I watched as all the lightning bolts hit the radio towers over and over on our way to work. Way cool!

Ball has started for the girls. I am coaching Brooke's team. After a year off, Cassidy has decided that she loves softball. She looks forward to practice when they do have it. Rain has kept her team off the field. Dylan of course is not playing due to his job. He is working towards a car/truck, we will see.

Bathroom remodel job is almost finished. Kainaan is still welcome to come down and approve it. And there is always that kitchen job next. I do want cabinet doors on my cabinets though.