A few weeks ago I went out to a local youth ranch to take some pictures of an event they were having. Joseph went along with me.

This family caught my attention.  This mother was pregnant with her 12th child.  She had 5 girls and 6 boys!  I can't imagine.

As we left, Joseph wanted to ride his scooter on the deserted road. We were in the middle of nowhere.

3 days left of school. On Friday we are having a sundae party and inviting everyone we know to stop by to celebrate the arrival of summer. Would be fun to make it a yearly tradition and watch it grow of the years. The boys are writing up their summer contracts (expectations, bedtimes, etc) Jacob has asked me to put together some workouts for him to do this summer. Would be fun to do them alongside him! We have lots of conversations about what it takes to be an athlete and the daily disciplines. The other day he wanted to see how many times he could bench press 50#. He asked me to do it and was shocked when I did it 20 times. (I am so glad I can still impress my kiddos!)

Allergy season is fully upon us. Poor Jacob suffers so much. I think we finally found a combination that at least holds the allergies at bay. On Sunday he took a 4 hour nap and then still went to bed on time.

Benjamin went to the dentist the other day. The dentist says he does not push orthodontia but that Benjamin really needs to go back to the orthodontist to prevent some huge problems down the road...breaking of teeth, tmj and other things. It appears that his back teeth only meet up in two different places. So, I have an appt for all three of them to go to Jacob's ortho. I guess the ortho needs to prioritize my boys needs! Maybe if Benjamin's needs are more so than cosmetic, insurance will cover it? Joseph seems to have Benjamin's bite, so we might need to take some aggressive measures with him. If there are things we can do now to prevent more stuff later, I am all in.