Say June

Every year of my life seems to go by faster, so I can't believe June is coming to an end. Here is an update on the happenings in our lives this month.

My close friend and college roommate, Flavia, was married on June 5th, so I flew to New York, New York for her wedding. Nakeischea, my other dear college friend, was also in the wedding, so we roomed together at a hotel near Times Square. I seriously had to pinch myself that I was actually getting to go to New York, sans kids, to hang-out with girlfriends for a long weekend!

Flavia and her man at the rehearsal dinner. Bob is a great guy! I'm so happy for Flavia.

Nakeischea and I kicking it in Times Square.

The gorgeous bride!

Tim and the boys had a great time while I was gone, eating junk food, playing Star Wars, and probably watching too much TV. This sweet poster they made welcomed me back:

June 16th was Toby's graduation from Pre-K. The preschool had a short and sweet ceremony. Following are a few pictures of Toby after the event. He was pretty proud:

Pictured with his classmates from the Bear Class

I did it!

Pictured with his teachers, who are graced with much patience!

We all know that boys tend to love getting dirty, but Tim and Toby took it to the extreme. On June 20th Tim and 4 of his buddies competed in a MUD RUN. His team did well and after running up mounds of dirt and trudging through plenty of muddy mudness, they came in second place. Following the competition, Toby was allowed to do a little mud-running himself, which he thought was awesome, especially when he was awarded a medal along with his dad.

At short notice, Tim ended up having to work on Father's Day, so we were glad that we had made watching him compete in the mud run the day before a family event. Toby and Asher will tell you that there is not better daddy than theirs, and I have to agree that he is a fantastic dad and very much loved in this family.

If you look closely you will notice the gap in Toby's teeth - he lost his first tooth this month.

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Happy 8 Years to Us!

What a Dad!

There is SO MUCH I appreciate about Tim and I feel so blessed that my children have such a wonderful daddy. I have to list some of his awesome qualities:

- He does our laundry. (Enough said!)
- He plays with the boys and dedicates a lot of time to them. Even when he is tired from a long day at work, he finds reserve energy to interact with them.
- He is affectionate and loving to all of us.
- He lets this mommy get a break when she needs it!
- He makes funny faces outside the window as he is walking out to work and makes the boys roar with laughter.

We did our best to make Father's Day a special day for Tim. I'm sure he totally appreciated the boys and I waking him up with a "breakfast in bed" of cinnamon rolls and fruit. Of course, he didn't eat it in bed because who wants to try to eat precariously on a bouncy bed with two wild boys jumping around you?

After church, lunch at a yummy BBQ place and naps, we hit the pool. It was lots of fun!

The perfect ending to our day was Tim's favorite dessert: strawberry shortcake!

We love our dads!

My wonderful Grandpa Red passed away earlier this year, so on Father's Day I will be thinking about the special man that he was and how much he meant to our family. His hugs, deep voice, humor, and soft heart where everything a little girl could ask for in a grandpa. I know my mom will be missing her daddy too.

And I couldn't resist putting another slide show together of our dads! It is a lot of fun going through the pictures and remembering all the good times together. Tim and I feel so blessed to have godly, loving, wise dads who also make fantastic grandpas for our two boys! We gave our boys the middle names of Craig (Tobiah's) and James (Asher's) to honor the incredible role our dads have played in our lives.

And in case you think this little blogger is forgetting her husband, the daddy of her children...just know that I'm waiting to post a blurb about him after we celebrate Father's Day tomorrow.

Minnesota

We are back after spending two weeks in rural Minnesota! We saw a lot of open space, tractors, friends, and family.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Getting to spend a week at the Gardeens, hanging out with my friend Natasha and her kids. Tim left part of the time to attend his brother David's graduation from the Naval Academy in Annapolis (Congratulations David!!), but was back to spend Memorial Day weekend with us.

Tobiah, especially, had the time of his life playing in the Gardeen's huge back yard and tree fort with Isaiah, Elijah, and Samuel. Anna, the youngest, was Asher's favorite. Both boys also loved jumping on the trampoline!

Tash and I have been close friends since the 6th grade!

The second week we stayed at a beautiful house on Green Lake with lots of very loved relatives on Tim's side of the family, all gathered to take part in David and Kristi's wedding. It was a beautiful wedding and the ring bearers (Tobiah and his cousin Liam) were especially cute. Welcome to the family Kristi!! We are so happy for you two.



To see lots more pictures from our trip, go to our web album. A lot of the pictures are from Amy's or Matt and Sara's cameras. Thanks guys!

http://picasaweb.google.com/tsbundy or click on the link to the right.

To Grandma and Nana: Happy Mother's Day!

Words could not express how much
we love our moms
and grandmas!
Happy Mother's Day!