May phone pics

This handsome guy has already earned two merit badges. Which is amazing to me as
he just turned twelve a few weeks ago. I love having good things for my kids to strive
for and achieve. And grateful for my awesome chicklets who want to do just that. 

Annie learned how to do stage makeup so she could help out her theater teacher
the night of the play, with all of the faces that needed to be painted. This particular
night of learning, her friend painted Annie as a cheetah. Too cute in my opinion.

I truly believe I live in the best neighborhood in the world. I mean it. I am surrounded by
good people and I'm so grateful for them. And that was only proven to me once again when
our sweet next door neighbors brought over this rose bush a few days ago to tell us they
were thinking of us. They had been at the nursery and saw this particular rose bush labeled
"The Maggie." They wanted us to have it to remember our sweet puppy we had to give away.

Good grief, so much kindness.

A newly mowed lawn, my favorite. And on this particular day, a very small way to thank
my handsome husband for taking all of the kids to play with family for a couple of days
and absolutely insisting I stay home to have some quiet and get some extra sleep.
I truly married the kindest person I have ever known. 

This husband of mine is such a deliberate and amazing dad. Every week, he sits down with
each of the kids and talks over their successes and needed improvements of the last week.
And then goes over the goals he asks them to set for the coming week. I'm so grateful.