Ian's Graduation

My sweet baby boy graduated from Pre-K today! It was so sad and sweet! They wore cap and gowns and sang us songs...

Long time no post

I am so sorry I have not posted in almost a month. Life has been incredibly busy with Joe out of town so here is a photo recap of our past month including a trip to SC for my cousins wedding which included time to catch up with some dear friends from Columbia. We have about 5 weeks til Joe returns and are already counting down!

Easter

Patches the Fish

Ian LOVES fish. He loves to watch them. So I decided to get him a fish. The guy at the pet store took one look at me with my 3 children and said he would recommend a beta fish since they are easy to take care of. (I must have looked quite frazzled!) Anyways, here is Patches. We have a 2 week guarantee so hopefully he lasts!

Awana Grand Prix

Ian had his first pinewood derby tonight at Awana's and in true Becker fashion he came in first! Joe's dad and Joe "helped" him with his car. Apparently Joe won't quite a few of these growing up!

Ian's 5th Birthday Party

We had Ian's birthday party a few weeks early this year since Joe had to go out of town. He had lots of fun with his friends on the bouncer we rented. Too bad it was so windy! Didn't really slow them down much though! Ian got a Wii so he and I have been playing some!

Hiking

We went hiking with all 3 kids in Great Falls, MD a few weeks back when my niece was visiting. When we got to the start of the trail it said "Danger - This is one of the most treacherous trails east of the Mississippi". I asked Joe if we should turn back...he said no, they were exaggerating! HA HA! (Spoken like a true male) About 1.5 miles into our adventure, after Abbie Grace had already taken a spill and had a nice goose egg on her forehead, being asked multiple time by people coming the opposite way on the trail if we were sure we wanted to take 3 kids any further we decided to stop and let Joe go check out the next little trek. He came back to report there was a "small cliff" we would have to climb up but he didn't think it would be a problem for us. Now, he's carrying our 28 pound child on his back, Jess and I are switching back and forth with Abbie Grace, and Ian is having a grand ole' time! After much debate we decided he and Ian would finish the hike and Jess and I would take the other kids back the way we came, which meant I was then carrying the 28 pound chunky monkey on MY back and AG in my arms at times for the next 1.5 miles. We all made it back safely though and had some good pics of our adventure. I don't think Jess will ever go hiking with us again though!

Abbie Grace and Great G-Ma

We went to visit Joe's grandma, who will be 90 this year, and Abbie Grace just loved sitting by her and chatting! The first pic is of the kids playing with the toys from the toy box Joe and his sisters all played with growing up!

Swimming Lessons

Evan

Here are some pics of Evan from a recent impromptu photo shoot.