Fun and Games

We've been having a great week here at the Hain house. This week brought a lot of rain, but we finally saw some sunshine today and 80 degree weather. Dare we say summer is approaching??
This week, Caleb wrapped up another week of school-he has 3 days left of Kindergarten. (1st day/last day school pictures will be coming soon). We are also on the vacation countdown (8 days and counting...) when we will be leaving for Georgia. Also, for some odd reason this week brought strange ailments my way with a heavy episode of heartburn/reflux and a head cold/sore throat. Apparently, the stress of the semester has worn off and my immune system is checking out-hopefully temporarily. In any case, bring on summer and all the fun!!!

Caleb quote of the week:

Mommy: (In a teasing tone) "Caleb, what am I going to do with you?"

Caleb: "I don't know-figure it out!"

River-festivities

This week we enjoyed many of the Riverfestival events (when it wasn't raining). The kids really enjoyed getting out and about. We went to the pancake breakfast, art/book fair, cajunfest, children's inflatables, paddle boats on the river, and of course the fireworks! We are proud to report Caleb did wonderful this year and actually watched them from Papa's apartment with headphones on ;~) A big step!!



The kids had fun for "Cajun" night. Katelynn also liked the food court choices, and Caleb ran into a few Star Wars characters!!

Let Summer Begin!!

This week Mark and I finished our semester and we can officially start summer! Caleb goes through until May 26th (he wants to start summer so badly). We are excited for the break and to have more family time and enjoy each other again. When you're in the middle of chaos it's easy to forget about the little (but important) things in life such as eating dinner together and being with family and friends. Thank you for everyone that has been supportive to our family during this time in our lives. We have so many people to thank, helping us keep our head above water. We have a wonderful vacation planned this summer to the South, that we all are looking forward to. Caleb and Katelynn will be in swim lessons at the YMCA; Caleb will be playing baseball and Katelynn will be in gymnastics as well. This summer we're going to enjoy each and every day!!

Finals and are we there yet?!

The kids (and us) have really been enjoying this beautiful weather Kansas has been giving us. We've been outside almost everyday, on the playground or out to walk (we really enjoy being able to walk to pick up Caleb from school). We haven't been the only ones enjoying this sun-Nikki has been outside a lot lately. Her newest "ism" is sitting on the back lawn, scoping out squirrels. She's really fast, but just hasn't caught one yet, to her dismay. One of these days...

Mark and I are getting into finals mode. This week will prove to be a challenge as I have a full schedule of tests/practicals/clinicals. But I couldn't be happier to have this semester over and done with. Summer is looking very appealing right now. So appealing I have to bribe myself to study =) Mark has been busy in the yard, now that mowing season is in full bloom. We're all trying to keep our allergies at bay.

This week Riverfest will begin. We're excited about the outdoor fun! Look for pictures coming soon.

And I'll leave on a Caleb quote that made me laugh today: "Mom, if a gingerbread man threw up it would be chocolate. I would eat his throw up-get it, because it's chocolate." That's our boy!!

Happy Easter and other things...

So it may be a little belated, but Happy Easter! The kids had a good day and we found plenty of Easter eggs left by the Easter Bunny him(her)self!

This Easter was a little bittersweet, as Mark's last living Grandparent, Elton Lowry, passed away. We were fortunate enough to know him well as a Grandpa and Great-Grandpa. The funeral was this past Wednesday and it was nice to see all of the family and friends gather. He will be missed dearly.

A few photos from the beautiful Easter Sunday that we had: