Cheers and Tears

 With the school year just about over the school has planned some really fun activities for all of the kids.  On Monday, Claire's class had a field trip and Mommy joined in the fun.  We visited the Badenhauser Library for story time and a craft, we ate lunch on the lawn, learned some Zumba with Maggie, and stopped for Ice Cream on the way back to school.  It was great fun!

Friday was Larries Day for the entire elementary school.  It was packed with outdoor water games, bounce
houses, and tons of fun!  They even had a dunking booth where you could dunk the Principal!  Claire's class could dunk their teacher and listening to her recount how she "hit the red circle on the first try!" to Grammie and Pa was just precious.

Saturday was a rainy day, and although we hadn't originally planned a day trip, we decided at the last minute to head to Watertown. Chase from Paw Patrol was scheduled to be at the Reading Room at the mall and we thought the girls might enjoy meeting him. They sure did!! We heard a story, made some Paw Patrol badges, picked out coloring activity books, and Claire even had her face painted like Skye Pup. Afterward we visited target for a few goodies, then we enjoyed dinner together at Longhorn Steakhouse. We stopped at the Custard Cottage on the way home, and then dropped by Grammie and Pa's, even though it was pretty late, to wish Papa a happy 63rd birthday. It was a pretty awesome day!

Sunday was a particularly hard day at our house. Not only did we reminisce
about our sweet Trey who left us too soon, this year on this momentous day, we also said goodbye to our Pastor. As most United Methodist's know, Pastors move on, and it's almost never easy. While our girls don't know it now, Gregg has left an important mark on their spiritual journeys. Raising them to have a strong Christian foundation has always been important to me. Gregg has a terrific way of relating to children. I'm not even sure what he's making Claire giggle about in these photos but this is how we will remember our time with Gregg. Always full of laughter and goodness. He has taught the girls many things about being a Christian, but he's also(along with Miss Marna our Sunday School teacher) helped make Church a fun and loving place they generally are excited to visit. We will miss Gregg and his family dearly!