Welcome, River!

Meet our new cousin!

River Thomas Costello

born Sunday, June 24 @ 1:13 am

8 lbs 8 oz, 20.5 inches

The boy are SO excited for him to get big so that they can play with him, but in the meantime, I can't wait to snuggle that sweet little face! Love you lots and lots! XOXO

Garden Fresh Carrots

Simon can't seem to keep his hands out of the garden despite a chest-high fence that his Dad installed specifically for that reason. He's discovered that if he stretches as far as those little arms can possibly reach he can manage to pluck a carrot or two from their bed. (He snagged the orange garden marker there too!)

Yum! Nothing like fresh carrots from your own garden! This one was tiny since it was from the second planting, but we've been working our way through a ton of full-sized ones as well. Sawyer picks several each day because he says we have "the BEST carrots EVER!" :)

Happy Father's Day!

These guys got to stay up super late last night doing their favorite things - working on projects (in this instance, painting a personalized skateboard!) and building Legos with their Daddy!

They all look pretty happy to be spending all that special time with Dad (and excited to still be awake at nearly 10:00 at night!)!

This little one has taken to saying "Cheeeeeeeeese" whenever he sees the camera now. I much prefer it when he flashes his little vampire fangs for the camera instead of being so serious on film all the time!

I have loads of photos from this weekend's pool and water play fun, so hopefully I can find time to go through them and get them posted in a day or two!

Crazy Hair Day!

The last school spirit day of the year - Crazy Hair Day! Sawyer asked for a patriotic mohawk...I'm just hoping that at the end of the day it doesn't just look like a white skunk stripe lol!

End of the Season

I think Sawyer is probably going to try to sleep with his new baseball trophy tonight - he is SO proud! Sutton isn't feeling very well though, so he's obviously a little less enthusiastic haha!

Big Brother Snuggles

Kindergarten Graduation & Performance

Today was Sawyer's kindergarten graduation & performance. I can't believe this year is already over - it went by SO quickly!

Before the graduation ceremony the kids put on a show for the parents, singing some special songs.

Sawyer led the class in singing "You're a Grand Old Flag."

They sang "What a Wonderful World."

I took a couple of videos, so I'll try to post those later. I missed filming their cutest song and dance of the show, so I'm hoping one of the other parents has a copy that they'll share with me.

Graduation! He got a rose and his diploma from Mrs. Wells and Mrs. Kelley. I actually started to get a little teary at this point...what can I say? He looks so grown up!

He was totally excited about that rose. He said it looked like a sunset.

Comparing diplomas with a friend.

Yep, he loved the tie that I made him. He used it to try to entertain his friends while the rest of the kids were getting their diplomas. I'm one proud mama ♥