Some days......

Being a mom is AWESOME and totally worth all the struggles!!

Today was one of those days for me. Crazy busy, but so great!!

It was Jordan's First Grade Picnic. I helped organize it along with one other mom. We planned the theme and all the events for the day. I planned the schedule, organized the parent volunteers and put together the goody bags. It was a crazy week getting it all finalized-lots of shopping, emailing, calling and lots of stuffing bags!

But this morning it all came together beautifully!! The weather was great, the volunteers came and were eager to help, we got it all set up and started right on time. It was really fun. The classes all rotated around to 5 stations-craft, obstacle course, parachute, games like frisbee and beachball toss with beach towels, and a video and icepops. The kids were so cute-they all got to carry a stuffed animal, mostly to use on the parachtue, but just to have with them. For lunch they spread out their beach towels on the floor and ate together. We were going to eat outside, but it was really hot by that point and we had been outside a lot during the morning.

The kids were so cute-when they would want to ask me something, the would say "Jordan's mom, Jordan's mom." I'm getting to know a lot of them since they have been together 2 years now. They are just so fun.

So Jordan's party was done and I was tired!!! I went home for a little bit to rest, then back to the school for Spencer's Preschool Graduation. It was so cute. It was a luau theme-complete with leis and huge straw hats. The teacher called up each child by name and gave them a diploma. She even called Landon up to give him a hat and lei as well. Then she gave the kids a cute laminated book with lot of pictures from the year-like a little yearbook. We had a snack then we played outside on the playground. Jordan gets out 15 minutes before Spencer, so we got her and she was able to play, too. She is always so cute with the little boys in Spencer's class.

We came home from school and played in the pool-we got a blow up pool for our back yard. Pics will come soon. The kids just love it so much. They would swim every day if I let them. I just have to watch it because the water gets so dirty and gross and they smell like the outside when we come in. Also, I end up getting soaked every time but it is fun to see the kids make up games and use their imaginations. We have had a little system-we swim for an hour and a half or so, take baths, then eat and maybe watch a movie then go to bed. Works quite well:)

So I'm sitting here tired,with a belly full of yummy Chinese food, watching a movie called The Young Victoria, about to fall asleep. I'm driving Darin nuts because I keep asking him stuff about the movie. It is pretty good, but the whole British Monarchy thing is confusing at times. I did learn a lot, though. Makes me want to read more about Queen Victoria-she was after all the longest reigning British Sovereign.

But in the end....some days it is so great to be a mom!!!