Driver's Ed

Another thing taking up a lot of time in May was the twice-weekly Driver's Ed class and the driving sessions we were able to fit in with their instructors. In hind sight, adding another at least four-hours-a-week commitment to busy May was probably not the best idea, but the other option was to delay them getting their licenses next year by a couple of months at least, and you can imagine how well that option was received. Oh, well. We managed, and now we just have a couple make-up classes for each of them and 6 more driving sessions each to go, so...a lot still to do! But, in only two months of them getting their permits, they both already have more than 10 of the 50 hours required before March simply from them driving places we needed to go- have I mentioned how busy we've been?

End of Track

We also spent a lot of May going to track meets. It was fun to see Logan's confidence improve, as well as see him getting stronger and faster throughout the season.

My favorite part of each meet was watching his face light up when he would catch his first sight of me in the stands; it made all the driving and waiting worthwhile.

End of Year Concerts

May brought with it the usual end of year concerts, and it was fun to see how much each group had improved over the year. So grateful Eli's friend's mom was able to get a shot of Eli and two of his best band buds before they all put their instruments away!

Then we had a choir concert:

And the High School Band concert:

And yes, I decided I needed to be in a few of the pictures too, instead of just always taking them!

Lost and Found

A few weeks ago, I realized I'd lost my Mother's Ring. I don't wear it every day, so I didn't even know how long it had been missing. It is rather tight, so I felt like the odds of it falling off were slim to none, so I was fairly sure it was in the house somewhere. We tore the house apart and said lots of prayers, but we didn't find it. The next morning I went into my closet to get dressed, looked down, and there it was on the carpet next to my slippers. It WAS NOT there the night before. So, either it had fallen into my garment drawer and fell out of the pair I pulled out that morning (though I had looked through that drawer and not found it there), or an angel came in during the night and placed it there where I would see it. Either way, I was glad to have it back and so thankful.

Selfies

They're forever taking selfies with my phone.

Camping

Jason took the kids all camping and kayaking at a State Park near here called Shabbona. Logan's nice mom picked him up from his track meet at 9:30pm and drove him the hour to the campout so he didn't have to choose between the two (and then I drove another hour home, because camping is not my thing). Us arriving late helped us all take note of the beautiful full moon over the lake they were camping next to!

I'm so glad our kids have a dad who loves to do these kinds of things with them! And we're grateful our (getting bigger) kids still like to do them with him.

Jake's Fun Room

Jake is always creating fun things- scavenger hunts, haunted houses, skate parks, libraries, and in this case- a fun room! He has a lot of fun putting these things together, and I enjoy doing them with him.

He also has a goal to read The Friend every month, and usually does the activities in the magazine too. I just thought this parable needed to be recorded for posterity.