More than you want to know

Wow, May 19th! That is today! I don't even know what to say to update about. So, I'll just do a timeline which is the easiest way to explain our life the last few weeks (or at least the main parts of our life).

End of April: School Banquet, me wrapping up teaching classes, my husband busy at work with residence life stuff (he had to help hire two new residence life people that start this summer), he also finished his first two grad classes in his new program, we took the boys to the zoo, my husband and I go see a movie for the first time in awhile (we are very picky with our movies)

1st Week of May: Finals week at the college, my husband busy with students moving out for the summer, me busy with grading and submitting final grades, end of the year get togethers/ice cream party, last small group of the year (we love our small group!), my oldest fully on adult cups all the time, Graduation at the college!!!, followed by graduation parties with our friends (especially our friend Nicole who had the best barbecue ever), we sign up to teach the 2 year old class on Wed nights over the summer

2nd Week of May: Students completely move out and leave for the summer, I start teaching a 3 week online summer school class, we re-do the bedrooms for the boys (they now have their own rooms instead of a separate playroom and sleeping room), I get my books for my grad classes this summer, the boys have a playdate with their cousin on thursday, I go to a few garage sales and get some good deals for clothes for my oldest and my husband buys a huge present at a garage sale for $5 for my oldest son that I'll post about later, we plan a bonfire...more like a campfire, we set up our outdoor chairs for at night when we sit outside for hours watching the boys play (we've done that several times already and it is just wonderful, Summer is here!), I go summer clothes shopping

3rd Week of May (this week): Roundup is this week (a week long camp on campus for older people, I think age 55 and up) We love Roundup!! The campers are so fun and positive and just love their life. My husband attends a reception for roundup and my dad teaches classes all during the week for it. The guests all stay in our building and we love them!
It was super hot here yesterday and we spend a lot of time outside during the morning and at night. Afternoons are the same as they have been for the past almost year, the boys both sleep from about 12:30/1:00 to 3:30/4:00. I'm teaching an online class this month. My husband is taking summer classes for his grad program. I can't remember when Mother's day was...but we went to Red Lobster and my husband gave me some wildflowers.

Today: My oldest is currently having his morning snack (applesauce) and my youngest is taking his morning nap (he sleeps around 10:00 a.m. for about 1/2 an hour...he is a sleeper:). I woke up early and did my prep/grading for the class I'm teaching, so I'm excited to take a nap with the boys this afternoon. I'll take the boys outside after their nap. My oldest just got his first playmobile set, so instead of playing outside this morning, he wanted to play in his room with his playmobile. So, I opened all the windows and played with my youngest. My husband will come home for lunch about 11:30 and we'll have leftover casserole. (This post is titled "More than you want to know" for a reason:) We'll go to some Roundup activities tonight. We start teaching the 2-year old class at church tomorrow night. Tomorrow afternoon we'll have a barbecue at my parents for my sister-in-law's birthday. We wanted to go camping last Friday but it rained during the day so we postponed, so we're going to look into doing it this Friday. I have a million pictures to post so I'll try to do that very soon:)

I'm excited for memorial day weekend this weekend with more barbecues and campfires. I can't wait for the pool to open, I think we'll spend everyday there. I also can't wait till CAMP! I love the summertime, if you didn't know. I love that we've had mouth-watering strawberries for snacks for the last 3 days. I love that we made smores saturday night with the boys. I love that my oldest picks fruit to eat instead of sugary snacks. I love that we get to take long walks at night in this amazing weather. I love that I can throw on some shorts or a skirt and walk around outside with the boys. I love that the tv is rarely on. I love that my husband and I sit and read after the boys go to bed. I love that I haven't checked facebook in days and don't really care if I do. I love that this season brings out the best in me. Now, if only I could bottle it up somehow and continue this life during the winter:)

Okay, that is all I can think of right now...again, I told you this was more than you wanted to know. Now that school is out, I'll post more. Have a great day!