Near the tail end of April we celebrated Ben's birthday. He had a late birthday because of school and work, but we finally did get to celebrate it. It was not only a good birthday celebration, but a celebration to the end of the madness of this last semester. It was a brutal semester, but everyone survived.
We also just had another big celebration in the family. Travis graduated Kindergarten. He has come so far this school year. I am really sad to see kindergarten go, especially knowing that next year is the start of when he will be gone all day every weekday. He has been my sidekick for the last six years. It's hard to believe that this time has finally come. I don't think I'm ready to give it up, but I don't have much of a choice. I do look forward to this next big step for him and I'm excited to see him grow and learn.
It took many attempts for a family photo. While this is not the best, it is probably the most accurate of how our family photos actually go. Gotta love it!
The next two pictures are a picture of Travis at the start of the year and a picture of Travis at the end of the year. He has really grown physically as well as mentally.
And on a side note of all this growing up stuff my kids think they need to be doing, Natty has informed me that I am no longer to call her Sissy. That is now Macie's name. She has informed me that I am to call her Natalie. This last week we have started the potty training process. Day one was filled with lots of messes. Day two even less. Day three and four were dry days. She's had a few accidents here and there, but she's got the hang of it. Though she tries to weasel a diaper out of me on a daily basis. I haven't given in yet and at this point I don't think I can. We have come so far and I don't' want to go backwards. We are very proud of that accomplishment because she has been quite fond of her diapers.
