Soccer

Since we were supposed to have a pool for the summer and didn't, I looked for something the boys could do indoors other than the Science Museum. I knew it would quickly get too hot for the zoo and the park. Soccer City has a Lil' Kickers program and it is group soccer classes, but a lot more like play time. I signed both boys up. Ephram's class required an adult to participate with him, so our nanny Hannah did that. Wills was in a class on his own. And I truly mean on his own. There were no other kids enrolled in his class time, so he actually ended up getting private soccer lessons all summer! After our soccer experience last fall, I wasn't really sure how he would do, but he actually loved it. Ephram is another story. Hannah says he would participate for about 5 minutes and then that was it. She said most of the kids in his class were like that too though, so maybe it's just his age.

Rodeo

The last weekend in May, the boys and I headed to Arkansas for the rodeo! Charles was on call, so he stayed at home with the dogs. The boys had a great time! They got to hang out with their cousins, eat cotton candy, ride a horse and Papa bought them new cowboy hats!

Memorial Day weekend in Tulsa

Since our house was under major renovations, we traveled quite a bit this spring. Memorial Day weekend we decided we just couldn't handle a long weekend with not kitchen or backyard, so we headed to Tulsa. We stayed at a Holiday Inn Express in Jenks and it was pretty kid friendly. Our room had a king size bed and an alcove that had bunk beds and fit the pack n play. Wills slept on the bottom bunk and Ephram slept in his pack n play. We spent some time at the indoor pool, went to the Jenks aquarium and met up with Charles' parents and sister because they were house hunting in Tulsa that weekend too. It made for a great little getaway!

End of School Program

Wills had his end of school program on May 21st. They sang some songs and each child had a part to do. Wills' got to hold the flag and lead us all in the Pledge of Allegiance! He did a great job. The program was almost 45 minutes, so by the end most of the kids were DONE. Several ended up coming out and sitting in the audience with their parents, and Wills was one of them.

Bike Rally May 6th

Wills' school has bike rally every year. They make a track in the parking lot and have some of the older kids come out to run the "gas station" and to give out "speeding tickets". There is also a snack station ran by the parents. This was my volunteer commitment for the school year. It was a lot of fun! The day was actually cloudy and cool which was great for Wills. He does not like to be hot! 

Easter 2015

We had our annual Easter Egg hunt at my mom's house the Saturday before Easter. My best friends from high school and college come out with their kiddos. It is so much fun!

 

Waiting until the last minute and dyeing eggs the night before!

Easter Sunday!

St. Patrick's Day!

I totally dropped the ball this year compared to last year! They don't care though!

Halloween Activities!

Our first Halloween activity was on Ephram's birthday. We went to Storybook Forest.

The next day was Ephram's Birthday Party, which was a Halloween costume party!

(Full post of the birthday party to come)

That evening, Emily and Zach took the boys to the Myriad for their annual Halloween party in Pumpkinville.

On Sunday, we went to church for Trunk or Treat.

Tuesday we went to "Haunt the Zoo" with our friends Jill and Cayman.

Thursday, Wills had his Halloween party at school. Charles and I both came and then took him to lunch afterwards.

And Friday, it was finally the real deal! We joined up with the Fong's and Prater's in the Fong's neighborhood and mommies took kids trick or treating and daddies stayed home with baby Sybil to hand out candy. Wills thought he was a big kid and did his best to keep up with Hudson and Maddy. Ephram rode in the wagon the entire time and did a great job.

So last year, Wills boycotted and refused to wear his costume. This year, he was totally into it and wore 3 different ones (Larry Boy, Spiderman and a TMNT). Larry Boy was the favorite and the one worn the most. Next year he will be a one costume kid so we can try to do a family theme again!