The beginning of our yard work and deck building

And it has begun. The first steps of deck building and landscaping. We rented an augur to dig some holes, rented a cement mixer so we could fill holes with cement and placed some poles in the ground for the deck. Now we move onto putting in edging, laying down plastic and covering it with rock, planting grass and then getting back to the deck and finishing it. Dave is chomping at the bit to get to his deck but we have to get the landscaping done first, he calls that the work and the deck will be fun.

 

 Big boys and their toys.

 A big "gofer" attached our yard.

We had some good little hard workers. They'll remember this summer well. Shoveling dirt!

South Dakota kayak challenge

Another year...another kayak trip. He beat his time by 45 minutes! We headed to Yankton over Memorial Day weekend to launch Dave into the Missouri River for his second SD kayak challenge. He went 72 miles from Yankton, SD to Sioux City, NE. The boys and Mom were support crew. We dropped him off to launch at 7am and tracked him as he went and picked him up 11 hours later. We are proud of him and his accomplishment. Bring on next year!

 

Micah's 9th Birthday

We celebrated Micah's birthday twice this year. He picked a friend's birthday party and dinner at home with cake and just our family of five. Friends joined us at Air Madness trampoline park for some fun jumping and then back to our house for cake and presents. It is hard to believe he is 9 already. We are so proud of him and thankful to God for blessing our lives with such a precious boy.

 

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to me. My boys got me my yearly gerbera daisy flower and planted it in my pot. Ethan had also seen me looking at this mug one day at Scheel's and told me later that he knew they had to go get it for me for Mother's Day. It is my new favorite. Love all these boys so much!

 

Field trips

 Both Micah and Levi asked for me to go with them on their class field trips this year. It was fun to hang out with them and their friends for a day. Micah and I went to Luverne, MN. The kids swam, we ate lunch at the park and then went to the movie theater and watched, "Peter Rabbit." Levi and I went to Brookings, SD to the Children's museum.

 

Muffins for Mom

In the spring the schools host muffins for Mom. I went one day with Micah and Levi and another day with Ethan. Fun times!

 

Soccer

Wow, I'm behind...time for some catch up.

 

Levi was the only one this year that expressed interest in soccer. We signed him up and Dave signed up to be coach. The weather was an interference in the beginning with rain canceling some games but we finally got to play and last night we ended the season. He was on a great team of boys and they all had a lot of fun. He is our little soccer boy and I'm sure excited about playing again next year.