Insta-Update: Back to Work

Sorry for the lack of rich content these days... Intstagram updates are about all we have time or energy for! Here's how we rounded out the month of May...

1. My Mother's Day gift from Austin was perfect for my new desk at work

2. KyKy is movin' on to high school!

3. TGIF! Friday nights are the BEST part of the week

4. Pigtails! Talk about cuteness overload!

5. A family favorite - Fresh pineapple

6.Austin's favorite place - Rural King

7. Beautiful tribute to a man who chose to serve our country

8. A new way to get around the farm

 9. Good morning, STL

10. First Cut!

11. Memorial Day Camping

12. Dad's runny nose remedy 

13. "Always throw away your cup when playing soccer!"

14. Our cutest catch

15. Three times a day, everyday...

16. She sits!

Insta-update Pre-Work

Time for another Instagram update. All of these were taken before my first day of work..which means you'll see a lot of lovin' and snugglin' going on.

1. True Love 

2. Amazing - Two Naps at Once

3.Creative Combing Needed 

4. My Cuties

5.Visiting the Girls 

6. Story time with Aunt B's Jeep manual 

7. Exersaucer! 

8. Strawberry Season

9. Don't Tell Brother!

 10. Never want to forget these feet! 

11. Swinging 

12. My three favorite peeps

12. Date night! 

13. Kiefer camp out 

14. Soaking up the afternoon snuggles 

15. Passed Out w/ Two Music Boxes

16. Sometimes storing milk feels like a science experiment 

17.Couldn't be more true... 

18. Farming with homemade silos 

19. He did it!

 10. Read for the Zoo 

11. Last ring on the school countdown! 

12. Beautiful day at the Zoo 

13. Blessed on Mother's Day

Kyle's Graduation

The RBES Class of 2012 included a very special person in our lives. My Godbaby, Aubrey's God Father, and Austin and Jay's best buddy, Kyky! We are so proud of the fine young man Kyle has grown into. We were honored to be part of his cheering section as he said good-bye to grade school and hello to the endless possibilities of his future! We love you, Kyle!

*** I was super honored to get to help plan the party decorations. It was what I like to call a grownup baseball theme. It wasn't over the top, but it definitely got the point across that our favorite graduate is a lover of all things baseball!***

Mother's Day/Back to Work

It's hard to believe that I already have four Mother's Days under my belt. Being a mother is by far the hardest thing I've ever done. The worry, guilt and fear I ever felt before Austin seem silly...But the happiness, joy and love I get to experience everyday far outweighs all of that. Some days, seeing these two tiny people that I brought to life (with the help of their dad, of course) love each other is almost to much for my heart to handle. What a blessing they both are to us and each other! This Mother's Day was bittersweet. I was happy to be celebrating, but so very sad to be heading back to work the next day. The new job was exciting, but it didn't make leaving my kids any easier! I keep telling myself that this year I got the best Christmas gift that lasted through Mother's Day -- I got to be a stay at home mom for five whole months! Five fast months that were some of the best months EVER.

2009 - My First Official Mother's Day

2010

2011 - My first unofficial Mother's Day as a Mommy of Two

And this year, the BEST Mother's Day to date...

2012 - My first Mother's Day with TWO sweet kiddos!