G&G Beck here for the Weekend

Last weekend we had Grandpa and Grandma Beck come for a visit.  The boys just love having visitors and they did not disappoint.  It was a great weekend full of activities and spending time together.  Thanks for making the trip!

Enjoyed Friday night at The K.  Can't beat Buck Night and fireworks!

With Lukas so interested in dinosaurs right now, they treated us to the T-Rex Cafe. 

Grandma taught us this..... how cute!  He is thinking hard about something :)

Just Keep Swimming

Lukas attended swim lessons to kick our summer off.  This is the first organized teaching he has ever had so I was not sure how we would do.  He is still not off and swimming on his own, but getting closer to that.  He loves the water and impressed his teacher by doing bobs on  his own the second day.  We had our good days and rougher days of listening, but all in all it was a great experience and our little fish improved a lot.

On the last day they got to go off of the diving board.  He walked up there like a champ without hesitation; I was surprised.  Sorry the picture is from across the pool so not real great.  (I didn't realize they were doing that until I  was too late to get down there)

Two Amazing Mothers

I have been watching and reading as everyone keeps posting about "the best mom" and reading all of the comments.  I know there are so many amazing women that have made great impacts on the lives of those around me.  I have two women that I have learned so much from.  

My MOM:  She is one of the most selfless people I know.  She gave everything she had to us when we were growing up.  It wasn't until we were all out of college that I feel she really focused back on some of her interests.  She never complains or even questions why if you ask for some help.  She right away comes up with all sorts of options and things she can do to accomplish it.  I know from my own experience that sometimes being "mom" can be a little exhausting  tiring, but I have learned from watching her that I have got to do a better job of hiding it.  My mom has always been there for me.  She taught me so much as a child and still helps out with my phone calls from the grocery store asking for recipe advice.  She is an amazing role model to me on being a mother and I just hope that I can be half the mother she is.  

My Mother-In-Law:  Karlynn is such a caring person.  She truly is always concerned with her family and just wants to make sure everyone is taken care of.  I am so thankful for the son that she raised.  His faith and family values are so important to him and has helped us to form our own family bond and values.  I am still a little intimidated by her cooking skills though.  I swear you can give her any ingredients and she just whips up dinner like its nothing (a dinner that her son will just devour in minutes)  She has been nothing but accepting to me since the first time I met her.  I know I could call her for anything and she would be there to help us out however she can.  I hope that someday when my boys are grown and married that my daughters-in-law look at me as another role model in their lives.  I am so thankful for gaining the one I got when I married Erin.

Both of these women have two other little fans that just adore them.  They just light up when talking about their grandmas.  They do a great job of spoiling them rotten :)  Thank you for all that you do for my whole family.  It means more to us then you will ever know.

Easter

So I know I am a little behind, but we did have a great Easter.  We got to spend a lot of time with family and just enjoy being together.  The boys loved getting to hunt eggs and eat all the candy.  Lukas started making his own egg hunts of hiding them and then going and collecting them again.  He loved it :)  It was a wonderful weekend of celebrating our faith with those we love.  He is RISEN!

Mack and Lukas did some damage at the GB egg hunt

Got some extra squeezes of this little lady

Making cookies with Grandma Keeley

It was pretty windy and sunny on Easter so we didn't get many great pictures.  We were either squinting or my hair was everywhere.  Not a great combination.

Our Weekend with 4 Kids

So I am a little behind with my posts, but didn't want to leave this one out.  A couple of weeks ago Matt and Jana got to go to Dallas for the Final Four.  It was an adult weekend for them and they entrusted us to watch Cade and Reese.  I had been looking forward to the weekend, but also a little nervous about being outnumbered by the kids.  We had  some melt downs, some giggles, a bathtub full of bubbles and kids, had to color code sippy cups to keep them straight, and I even got to attempt doing a little girls hair.  It worked out great and the kids had a lot of fun!

Van fully loaded with car seats

 It was really nice out on Saturday so we were able to do some outdoor activities.

Love these kiddos!  Thanks Matt and Jana for letting us keep them for a few days :)