The Oldroyd Family

On Tuesday, May 15th, we had a cute little graduation party with our Joy School group at my house.  I made these cute little graduation cap cupcakes & we had some other yummy snacks, the kids wore their caps & sang the joy school song... SO CUTE!  Here's a video of them singing their song-- cutest thing ever! What a fun year we had with our little joy school group!  Nathan & Alexa have grown so much.  I can't wait to see all they learn next year in Preschool!

Yesterday was great.  Really great.  Here's why: I woke up to breakfast, pictures colored by the kids, a wonderful gift from my husband, & best of all, 3 of my favorite little people giving me hugs, kisses & saying "Happy Mother's Day!"   Sam helped remind the kids to be good for me & helped managed them more than usual so I didn't have to deal with the little things. I finally got to be the women in the congregation at church with tears in their eyes as their kids sang the most adorable little Mother's Day songs.  I've been waiting for this for a long time & it was every bit as wonderful as I had imagined.  We did have to bribe Alexa with candy to go up... she's been going through a little reluctant phase... but once she was up there, she & Nathan both sang the songs & smiled at me.  It was so precious.  I can't wait for next year! Both of the boys were being a little nuts during the rest of the church meeting so my ...

Max visited the pediatrician last week.  He's a growing boy!  Here are his stats: Weight:  27 lbs (36%)    Height:  35 1/2 in (76th%)   Head:  19 1/2 in. (71st%) Max did really well at the doctor's office. He had to have one shot & when the nurse gave it to him, he said, "Ow ow ow! Don't like dat!"  He was pretty mad for a minute but got over it quickly when he got his 4 Thomas stickers! Here is some info about Max at 2: He talks A LOT & has a big vocabulary.  I'm constantly amazed at new words he saying & ways he expresses himself He's all about the laugh - he loves to be silly He loves music & loves to sing. He's really into trains, especially Thomas, just like his brother & sister were at this age. He loves playing with other kids & is learning how to share He loves animals  He still takes a 3 hour nap & sleeps from 8pm-7am.  He is usually begging to go down for his nap by 11am. Still take...

I spent my day with a handy-man dude while he installed my new dishwasher, kitchen sink & faucet, as well as the bathroom faucet!  It ended up being a bigger ta-doo than I thought it would be {and OF COURSE more mulla} but I am so thrilled with the results! {Kitchen}  BEFORE    {Kitchen}  AFTER {Bathroom} BEFORE & AFTER And 2 of my cuties {they wanted their picture taken too}