the strawberry patch...

We started our summer vacation at the strawberry patch. The weather that first week of break was a little iffy (as in a lot chilly) but it made for a perfect strawberry picking' morning.

We made it home with nearly 10 pounds of perfect red berries. No white ones, no smooshy ones. The kids were on a mission! Before we had arrived the boys were asking if we could get ice cream. Oh, the things they remember. So we had ice cream after.

And some randoms of our summer so far. We joined a new pool which has proven to be a great thing! After our first swim we were walking to the car when Lauren looked at me out of the blue and said, "Mommy, that was the best pool ever." Lucie came into town for a little birthday celebrating and to see the Alabama Shakes concert at White River with me. We've made it to Conner Prairie and the playground, Berne and had a girls' weekend. 

Miles' handiwork, three peas in a pod, Miles reading to Arch (I have been finding him out reading to himself a lot so far this summer. Makes me so happy!), mini-French braids, water balloon fights, and Lauren as Doc. 

last day of school...

Miles just hopped on the bus for his last day of first grade. John will have his final day of pre-k this afternoon. Sigh. I cannot believe how quickly this school year has gone. While I am so excited to spend this summer with these guys, the close of the school year always makes me a little sad. Miles has had an outstanding year this year with an awesome teacher. He has learned so much; it's really pretty incredible to see just how much! And John is really excited about kindergarten next fall. Mainly about riding the bus with Miles. Lauren loved her little preschool program. She was one of the older ones and was really in her element as the big girl in the class. We couldn't be more proud of these three!

                         

 

 And just because they finally started blooming today. 

lately...

Well, I've skipped past a lot of time since the last post. Lots of pictures, not much news. The last few weeks have just flown by and here we are entering the last two days of school for my first grader and pre-schooler. 

Since Spring Break, we have played in puddles, finished one preschool, played whiffle ball, shot lots of Nerf darts, visited our new neighbors, the firefighters, worked in the yard, and played dress up at Lolly and Poppy's. We had a Memorial Day weekend full of playing outside, staying up way too late, eating too many popsicles, having lots of fun with family and friends, and gearing up for summer vacation. 

** I'm a little more regular about posting on Instagram (habegger5).

spring break...

We are officially back into our schedules after a relaxing and fun spring break. Some pictures from our week...

First up was Easter. The bunny came and didn't disappoint. After church we had a fabulous brunch at Highland with my parents. Lauren and John still didn't want anything to do with the bunny; Miles got close enough for a high 5. This guy was a little creepy looking so I don't blame them! We didn't stick around for the egg hunt there (it didn't look much like there was hunting, more like a free for all) so we had one at home instead. I was ready to go anyway since Miles very nearly took me out when he decided to take a golf cart for a spin. The look on his face (and probably mine too) was pretty funny, after the fact. 

My mom stuck around to drive to Nashville with the kids and me. We had a great couple of days with Lucie and Kurt and visited an amazing children's museum while we were there. The kids could have spent the entire day there!

The rest of the week was spent doing lots of scooter riding and enjoying the spring weather. Makes me ready for summer vacation!

trip to fort thomas...

Last weekend the little boys and I headed to my parents for a visit and the HUMC Bunny breakfast. I remember going to this as a child and little had changed. We had a great time - they had a pancake breakfast, egg hunt, baby animals to pet, and pictures with Mr. Bunny himself (John was terrified,  Miles didn't want to go too close). Friday night I found some old formals and mom's wedding dress. It was fun playing dress-up. 

Then we visited Poppy at the store and checked out the always popular freight elevator and fork lift. 

And date night pictures with John and Lauren. They had mom's night at school this week and I was happy to spend a little one-on-one time with them.