Bennett is a Little Kicker!

Last week, Bennett was able to go to Little Kickers Soccer Camp! He was excited to actually get to play after watching Caleb get to be on soccer and t-ball teams, it was finally his turn! Monday night it was very stormy, so they had camp inside. It was a little overwhelming for him...he did well at first, but ended up sitting in our laps most of the second half. He left in tears, and we were worried that it would be a long week. Michele took him the second night and with it being out on the field and her bribing him with a slushy afterward, he did very well! Thank you Aunt Michele ;) He actually did great the rest of the week...here are a few pictures.
Bennett receiving his award for best shooter!

The 3 year old Little Kickers with the Henry County Patriots girls soccer team.

A busy week...

After Caleb's birthday weekend, Corey headed to Kansas City for his LAST DOCTORAL SEMINAR!!! I'm so proud of him and all his hard work...now he is entering the writing stage that will take him between a year and a year and a half....but he will be home for all this part! It is always a hard week for the boys (and me ;) , so we try to do lots of fun things to make the week special. Nanny was able to spend Sunday and Monday night so we went to the pool Monday and she got to see Caleb's t-ball game Monday night. Thanks for making the time go by faster, Nanny!

And then came Wednesday...it's always the hardest day. Halfway done, but still several days to go before he gets home. On Thursday, David and Michele took us to the water park in Eddyville, KY...it was so much fun and we all loved it! Thanks so much for a much needed day of fun David and Michele! I decided against taking my camera, so I don't have any pictures at the park :( But I did take this one on the way home :) My mom had wanted to do something special with the boys this week too, so on Friday we drove through Jackson, picked up Ge (my mom), Zachary, and Natiley and headed to Memphis to meet my sister Waverly and her five children at the Memphis Zoo! Even more exciting than seeing all the neat animals was getting to spend time with COUSINS!!! It was a really hot day, but fortunately they let the kids play in the water at the front entrance now! The boys were super excited! It was a great way to finish off a long week! Here is a picture of the whole crew...We love you guys!And then late Friday night, Corey made it home...ahhhhhh. Much better! I truly enjoyed the special time I was able to spend with my boys, but weeks like this remind me how blessed I am to have Corey...he is such a blessing to the boys and me and I love that he makes us such a priority despite all the other things that keep him so busy! We're super glad he's home!

Caleb's Birthday Party

Caleb wanted a "3 layer white cake with chocolate icing so that it will feed a lot of people."
"Concrete boots" that he has been wanting to work in out at the property...
I'm not sure what he was telling Ella here, but this picture cracks me up!

Just a few of the pictures from Caleb's bowling party...it was lots of fun with family and friends. Corey and I had thought that a Diamond Jaxx ballgame would be fun, but Caleb was set on the idea of a bowling party ;) It ended up being a great idea, and he had lots of fun!

Guess who is 5!?!

Our Caleb turned 5 on June 6! It is hard to believe how much he has grown and that we've been blessed to have him in our lives for 5 years! He has brought us so much joy and has taught us so much too. We had a busy week leading up to his birthday, it was VBS week at Maplewood. We had a great time on the Boomerang Express, and with Caleb's birthday that Saturday we had a full week of fun to celebrate! Here are a few pictures from his birthday morning....with his birthday being on a Saturday, we were able to have his party on his actual birthday! I'll post that separately. I have to say how sweet he was...when he woke up, I had made strawberry muffins for his breakfast and we had all his presents wrapped and laying in a chair and the "Happy Birthday" banner hanging. He looked at me and said, "Mom, thanks for making my birthday so special!" PRECIOUS! He was so grateful all day with each thing we did to celebrate...it just makes you smile. After breakfast and presents, we headed to his t-ball game where Pepaw, Grandma Sue and Michele joined us. Afterward the boys played at the park for a few minutes before we headed to Vallarta for lunch (the boys insist on going there for birthdays because they LOVE having "pie" in their faces...they think it is so funny!) Corey and Bennett even got in on the action!

A day at the lake with the Cains

Caleb's 5th birthday was June 6, so we had lots of family in town for the weekend! Corey's dad and Sue arrived Friday morning so we could enjoy a fun day at the lake. When we first arrived, the water was so choppy we didn't even get Michele's jet ski in the water. Thankfully, it calmed down, and we were able to enjoy lunch on the boat and some tubing afterward. We had so much fun...thanks for coming to play with us Pepaw and Grandma Sue!
These are actually from a different day, but they were so cute I thought I'd post them here, too!

Camping with Family

I'm way behind on blogging...sorry! It's been a busy few weeks...so this is actually about the camping trip with my parents back in May. We had tried to figure out a time to take the boys camping with my family since April and had settled on a date. When it rained our trip out, there was really only one other weekend clear between all our schedules, so we prayed for pretty weather...and boy was it beautiful! We had two beautiful days to spend out on the lake and set up our tents to camp right by the water at the Britton Ford Campground. It was so nice and a great start to our summer! We even got mom and dad out on the tube together (Corey flipped them!). I have a picture but was asked not to post it...you'll just have to take my word. It was a fun weekend with lots of exciting moments...I caught the first fish off our boat, Zachary fell into the water in his clothes trying to retrieve a bobber, and most of all we made some fun memories!

Construction Update!

Construction on our new church building is really coming along! If you live in town and haven't been by lately, you definitely should stop by and see all the progress that is being made. God is truly blessing as we prepare for our volunteer teams, Constructors for Christ, to arrive! We are looking forward to Him receiving honor as we build "For His Glory."

Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the last several weeks!