Birthday Cookout at Natalie & Jeremy

Landon & T waiting for supper

Nat & Jeremy pulled their table outside it was cool to eat outside, beautiful day today.

Taylor loves corn on the cob

Yum everything was delicious, Jeremy made us a yummy angel food cake with strawberries & whip cream

The whole gang together celebrating..:)

Taylor enjoyed playing corn hole

Auntie Nat got T a squirt gun she was getting everyone wet & thought she was funny...

blowing out the candles

I received several things off my list :) Natalie gave me the gift of tearing off my hall wall paper & painting, Jess gave me gift card to Lowes for paint..

Mission Sunday June 3

Mission: Its my birthday (Natalies). 2 Days until yours. Make sure to take a nice picture & a goofy picture with me (Natalie) today. Here is the nice picture

Here is the goofy.

Natalie bday card & gift

I made Natalie a card & a box to put her gift card in..

The card is a lever card that opens up a little differently than most cards. The front has a cute camera & I put No. 1 Photographer..

Her gift card is from the movie theater she loves to go to the movies & Chuck always puts $1 for every year so this year its $24 & then we take them out for dinner. Natalie decided not host Thanksgiving , she wanted to host a cookout for she & I birthday so we are going there later today...:) I also finished my ission from yesterday their letters are ready to go with us to the cookout :)

Mission Saturday June 2

Mission: 3 days left... Me, Sis & Dad..... Write each of us a handwritten letter telling us things you want us to know , but dont always say... Im not quite finished with my letters, I had a busy day yesterday, so I will finish them today before we go to a birthday cookout at Natalie & Jeremy's this afternoon....

rummages & misc

Jess & I went to the Swayzee Town rummage yesterday & found this cool bike for Taylor to have at our house, she has one just like it at their house. It looks brand new & was only $5

We also found her this cool art desk for our basement for $15 it was a good deal also..It will be great for us to do art projects next year when little sister is sleeping...

The bookcase is all my art supplies left over from preschool...

Made some more graduation hats, I think Im done..

bubble gum in the hat...

Who needs IHOP when I have Chuck to make me breakfast, YUM He said it was an early birthday breakfast since he will be working..It was DELICIOUS!!!

Mission Friday June 1

Where has the 1st half of 2012 gone & the school year...

Mission Today: 4 days until your birthday!! Play dress up today. Wear a total of 4 outfits today..
Ok Natalie must not understand when you have a toddler around you are BUSY no time for changing clothes but I managed. No pictures I didnt want to freak anyone out.
1. pjs this morning
2. workout clothes to walk on treadmill
3. jeans & tshirt for day with Taylor
4. brr its freezing so now its sweats & my slippers :)

Cant believe last week was mid 90's & it is barely 50 today....As T would say Brrrrrr

T's last day (boring blog) Just Kidding

Anniversary card I made for a couple at church.

Asher & ruth thought it would be fun to sleep in Taylors bed. As soon as they got up Taylor was making the bed, I had to laugh, I guess some of OCD is rubbing off on Taylor , we always make her bed as soon as she gets up from nap.

playing in the basement.

Todd wanted to play me in pool. (Todd is Ruth & Asher big brother I had him in preschool several years ago. He likes reading the Boxcar children books, he is writing one & brought me the 1st chapter to read- It has about 20 pages typed- he told me he has 8 more chapters in his head to go- yes he is SMART)

Taylor & Ruth rolled the balls to help Todd rack them

T was my cue stick girl, she carried my stick until it was my turn , I beat Todd only because at the end he hit the 8 ball in..

Ruth & Taylor were fascinated by Ms Juli on the phone.

snack time, Ms Juli was hoping T's eating anything & everything would rub off on the Bernius' they are picky eaters unlike our Taylor :)

having fun with her friends

Brrr its cold playing a little basketball before leaving

Talking on the phone to G-daddy at lunch time

excited to get a sicker (special treat since its momma's last day)

we made momma's favorite cookies (no bake) to celebrate her last day, hard to believe Jess' first year teaching at Mississenewa is over

We made a sign for mommy.

Taylor was so excited to hold her sign up & wait for momma, it could have been the 2 cookies I let her eat before hand, special day , special treat I have done really good not letting her eat cookies & junk all year....

momma's cookies

Momma with her sweet baby girl & the sign that says Yea My mommy's on vacation....T added her own little drawings....One happy momma!!!Gma is kind of sad....But Im planning to see her a lot this summer & I am hoping Jess lets me keep her one day a week so she can have time to run errands, clean, relax & have some alone time. That explains my title, blog might be boring without our favorite subject Taylor...:)I have LOVED every moment of keeping Taylor this year. I couldnt imagine doing anything else more rewarding....