End of the year Luau!

 We had a luau last Friday at Lauren's school to celebrate the end of Kindergarten!

 We had a fun dress up relay race.

 We did the limbo! And yes, I did dress up:) I'm a sucker for dressing up!

 Pineapple & coconut bowling

 The table of food. I made sushi using rice krispy treats, swedish fish, & fruit by the foot. Thank you Pinterest for the fabulous idea! 

 Lauren and her friend Ella!

 Target practice with colored water and squirt bottles

 More limbo

 The gang

 Mrs. Tobias used 1st grade fairy dust to turn the kids into Kindergarteners, Lauren LOVED it!

 So proud to be "first grader" now!

 She really wanted a pic of the fairy dust!

 So excited to be first graders!

 Not my best pic, but here we are. 

Love my sweet girl, can't believe she is already done with Kindergarten! 

Let's dance like we're at a wedding

Lauren asked Ben to dance like they were at a wedding, it was really cute!

Fun with the frog

The kids found a frog last week and had fun making it a little home. He escaped after a few hours but it was fun while it lasted!

Proud Boy

 Ben scored 3 goals at his "game" on Saturday and he was feeling pretty darn proud! 

Ben is hilarious to watch because he will run and try hard then completely turn it off and come over to us and say he's tired/hungry/thirsty, then go play again. This pattern continues the whole hour we are there. But for some reason this week he decided to play a little more and put some effort in and what do you know- the boy did good! It was very cute to see how proud he was!

Ben's Last Day of Preschool

 Ben had his last day of preschool on Thursday. Here he is with his best little buddy Bennett. 

 They won't be at the same school together next year, Ben sure is going to miss him! 

 The last day was supposed to be a picnic at the park and families were invited. It rained though so we all got to hang out inside all morning. The kids had a lot of fun showing us around though. It was cool to see all their favorite things to do. 

 Ben loves this old record player they use to make art. So fun!

 Treat time!

Saying good-bye to his teachers Miss Karen & Miss Kirsten! 

Ben will be at the same school next year but in the 4's class.

This year enrollment is down for some reason and his class only has 7 kids or so in it, so if you know anyone looking for an awesome preschool in Woodinville check it out! (Lauren went there for 2 years too and we have a great experience there). 

Here is the link:http://www.cottagelakepc.org/Preschool/OurApproach.aspx

Orca Party!

Lauren wanted an Orca whale party and the whole family got in on the prep. Lauren cut out whales, Kevin made a giant whale, and well...I planned it all:) 

Ben napped on the stairs- which actually was kind of helpful:) 

 The cupcakes! Thank goodness for our trip to Hawaii- I found these chocolate dolphins there. 

 The table set up- and I am really mad because I didn't take many pics of the room and it looked super cute, this picture doesn't really do it justice, Oh well. I have the mental memories right;) 

 The girls decorated sand buckets and used them for their pinata loot. 

 Pin the dorsal fin on the orca!

 Bracelet making and some whale books to browse. 

 I was pretty excited to have found an orca pinata on line. Thanks Amazon! 

 The girls!

 Kevin painted all of their faces, Lauren is lucky to have such a talented daddy!

 The group! Kevin carved a whale out of a watermelon and I forgot to take a good pic of it. But you can see it in the picture. It was very cute and quite a hit!

 Make a wish!

 Pinata Fun!

The girls all had a great time! 

We had fun too but I am super glad the birthday week is over! We are all ready to get the emotions back in check, I'm afraid Miss Lauren is just like her mama and these exciting times can also be rather stressful and emotional;) 

The Birthday Girl

 Miss Lauren turned 6 on Thursday and everyone woke up early so we could celebrate before school! 

 Our big girl!

 She had to open her gift from Ben first.

 Of course he picked out a kitty cat for her, an American Girl kitty cat nonetheless! 

 I have this same book from when I was a kid so Lauren is super excited to have her own to fill in now!

 The present she'd been dreaming of but really didn't think she was getting- the Bitty Baby! She was SOOOO excited and couldn't believe we took her whale watching and got her a Bitty Baby. It was really cute. 

 She actually took the time to read her cards this year, which was nice. 

 Birthday Breakfast! 

 Loving all her birthday phone calls! 

 We went to her class to celebrate.

 Feeling very proud and grown up!

 First one to get a bite. Bitty came with us too;) 

 Then off to Red Robin for lunch. Since they don't have any desserts that are gluten free they brought out a bowl of mandarin oranges and she was THRILLED! In fact, she keeps asking me to buy them for her now. She's one of the only kids I know that would be happy with mandarin oranges as her b-day treat. 

 Then at night Nana & Pa, Aunty Meg, Uncle Ryan, & Carson, and our neighbors TJ & Milissa came over for dinner and dessert. Lauren got a fishing pole and tackle box from Nana & Pa- she can't wait to go fishing!!

 TJ & Milissa got her an Oceans DVD and 2 cute puppies that come in their own purse carrier- she loves them!

 Not the best pic, but the only one I got of her when we sang to her. 

 The gang

 Her two new puppies who she has named Ryan & Megan!

We put the boys to work at the end of the night! 

Can't believe my baby girl is 6 years old already. The time is flying by and I'm trying to slow down and enjoy it all. Need to work even harder on that though because these last 6 years have gone by in a flash, I can only imagine how fast the next 6 will go!