June 2023

 Summer always feels so good!

Reeve and I got to sneak away to Sidney for the night on our way to go see grandma Schumacher for her 90th birthday celebration.  It just so happened to be my dear friends birthday, so we got to help her celebrate!

So grateful we were able to help grandma celebrate her special day.  What a milestone!  She is an amazing woman and I am incredibly grateful to have gotten to know her:)

The next weekend Mike, Reeve, and I got to go back to help Natalie celebrate her graduation from high school!  Two trips to Colorado in two weekends:)

June was my first time hosting a sourdough party!  It was actually at Heather's house.  She is a co-worker of mine.  Her friend Teresa came as well, who I also got to work with at Barr.  We had a great time:)

Happy Father's Day Mike.  We love you and are so grateful for the manly example you are setting for our kids!

Cheers to 16 years of marriage.  Not as exciting as New Orleans, but still enjoyed a dinner date with my man!

Random date night while Joden was downtown watching Friday Night Lights.  It was a cool event that was put on by the Northwest wrestling team.  Mike would not let Joden wrestle because he did not want him to get hurt before state baseball.  He was not happy with his dad.

Reeve girl!  Naps, sass, and a coffee dates with mom:)

Sourdough buns for burgers!

Lots of baseball in June!  It is busy, but I secretly love it!

Reeve had a blast celebrating Eleanor!  Her mom thought it was cute that the girls were color coordinated, which was not planned:)

So proud of these boys!  They finally put it altogether and got a first place medal in their bracket.  It was so fun to watch!  

Some of our Schumacher crew got to cheer Joden on!

May 2023

 May is always full of so much, but at the same time, it is an exciting month!  It is fun to feel the excitement of summer coming and also to get to see all of the fun end of the year events/activities.

Reeve got her braces on!  Excited to see how she looks afterwards:)

Juice Plus regional was a blast!  We hit up the races afterwards for a bit.  

Reeve had her birthday party at the beginning of May since she was too busy on her actual birthday.  

God's beauty is unreal and makes my heart so happy!

Baseball is a fav of mine!  I hooked up with Mike through baseball, so it just gives me all the feels:)

We often pack our meals and I am often the score keeper due to my husband being the coach.

Again, God's creation catches the eye!  I love having a Tower Garden and being able to grow clean lettuce in my house.

So much fun with my students to wrap up the year.  From teaching the preschoolers, to capstone presentations, to playing cards on the last day.  I love my job and I love the kids I get to work with.  

Reeve is growing up!  This is the night of her choir concert:)

Cleaning up our yard and planting trees on the property!  It felt good to get some work done.

These two were actually hanging out and getting along!  Shocker!

Date night with mom!  We rode bikes downtown, ate at the Coop, hit up the arcade bar, ate ice cream, and rode home.  We had a great time:)

Dinner group!  Avery joined us and Reeve got to love on baby Tatum:)

Last few days of school!  Crazy to think Joden is done with middle school!

My official last day!  I went and hung out with my bestie to celebrate no more work for awhile!

We enjoyed the lake with the Halpines on Sunday of Memorial Day weekend:)

April 2023

 April has been a good one!  Lots of activities, two birthdays, two trips, and the celebration of Easter.

We wrapped up volleyball season!  The season was different, but still had some fun and got some more reps in.

Reeve, Mike, and I joined the celebration of Jody's life.  This just doesn't seem fair and is so heartbreaking to know the Norgaard family is without their dad.  Big prayers for them all as they mourn the loss of Jody.  

Soccer season for Joden was fun!  He learned some lessons getting bumped from A to B team.  It was fun though to watch this because he got to play a different position.  Not sure if he will ever play again, but it sure has been fun to watch!

Typically we visit my sister in March when we go to a gymnastics meet.  This year not having gymnastics, we had to plan a different time to go.  Easter weekend was it because we had four days off and did not have any plans.  We had a great time spending quality time together with our kids.

My birthday was on Easter this year.  This was my birthday meal:). It was yummy!

When we got back we went and met the newest dinner group member, Tatum.  She is so sweet!

Did a quick birthday celebration with Mike at the property since we did not get to see each other on my birthday.

Got to take some juniors to tour Wayne State College.  We had a great time and the weather was beautiful!

Baseball season has begun!  These three Barr kiddos have enjoyed being teammates.

Last show choir performance--possibly ever.  Not planning to be in this in high school, but I guess you never know.  

Last dance competition!  The boys watched from afar.  Sad it is over, but we sure enjoyed every minute of it!

Finally took the plunge and went to my first ever Juice Plus conference.  It was wonderful and I sure enjoyed my time with these amazing women!

Second birthday of the month was miss Reeve.  She got to spend time with family and friends!

Last dance recital.  Bittersweet for sure.  This was her fan club!

April ended with dad getting to take both kids turkey hunting.  They walked away with one turkey and some quality time together!