School's out for the summer...(well it was when I took these pictures)

This was the last day of school for the girls in May...can't believe that it's going to be starting in less than two weeks and that Lilija is going into Kindergarten! CRAZY!

GGs 65th wedding anni

Can I just say WOW. 65 years of marriage...to the same person! I hope and pray that Carl and I get to experience that some day too (only 56 years to go). Just amazing! GGs asked me to sing a song at their reception and my mom and I chose "Find us Faithful." Here are the words:

We're pilgrims on the journey
Of the narrow road
And those who've gone before us line the way
Cheering on the faithful, encouraging the weary
Their lives a stirring testament to God's sustaining grace

Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses
Let us run the race not only for the prize
But as those who've gone before us
Let us leave to those behind us
The heritage of faithfulness passed on through godly lives

CHORUS:
Oh may all who come behind us find us faithful
May the fire of our devotion light their way
May the footprints that we leave
Lead them to believe
And the lives we live inspire them to obey

Oh may all who come behind us find us faithful

After all our hopes and dreams have come and gone
And our children sift through all we've left behind
May the clues that they discover and the memories they uncover
Become the light that leads them to the road we each must find

So, I made it to the third verse and then Calah starts walking towards me just when I'm about to sing the line, "And our children sift through all we've left behind.." and cue the tears. Bah! Thank you to Grandma and Grandpa Molin for being such an incredible example to our family, friends, and loved ones. We love you!

Zach Man turns 1 - CAKE time!

Our cake

HIS cake!

Hum...this kind of tastes good...

I'm going to go in for another scoop

I smash you!

Cake...yummmmmmm....cake

Hurry and take the picture so I can eat more cake!

Zach Man turns 1 - birthday time!

GG and Calah

Bapa and Lil

Ava, Lil, Andy, and Z

Luke, Theresa, Trish, and Amy (Tricia's brother, mom, and SIL)

Dad, Mom, Andy (so classy!) and Bob (Tricia's dad)

Nana and Lil

Oh how we love our GGs!

Amy, Liv, Luke, and Ava

Mother's Day

Carl and his Mom

Mama and Sandi

Trish and Zach Man

Me and my Mama

Me and my Babe

What a fun and busy Mother's Day! We started by celebrating the mothers and then celebrated Zach's 1st birthday!

I love my family!

Even though it's just Carl's leg it proves he was there and that I love him too! Even if I didn't get a picture of us. :)

Happy (belated) birthday girls!

Lilija turned 5 years old on April 20th and Calah turned 3 on May 15th. How did that happen? I remember them looking like this:

But, somehow they now look like this:

Here's a little update on what's going on in the Corbett family and with the girls.

Once Lilija turned 5 I think she thought she turned 15 because she all of a sudden started to want to make the rules and talk to me like a peer. Yeah, that wasn't going to fly which led to this conversation:

Lil - Why do you get to make all of the rules?
Me - Because I'm the Mama.
Lil - So when do I get to make the rules?
Me - When you're a Mama.
Lil - But that's SO FAR AWAY!
Me - Yep, it sure is! :)

Here are a few of her other lines that have been said over the past few months:

• Mama, did you know that dinosaurs are instinct because they laid eggs?
• (Trying to spell "milk") M-I-L...hum...C or a K...what a mystery!
• (To Carl as he was leaving for work) Wait bro, hugs and kisses.
• Today is such a great day! I just love being a child!

She is so funny without knowing it, is passionate about everything (and a little dramatic...must be from Carl *wink*), is reading and doing math, and is just an all around fun kid to be around!

Calah still has her cute little kid voice which makes her funny little sayings all the more funny! She loves playing Reading Eggs on the computer, coloring, and helping me cook or bake in the kitchen. She gives the best hugs ever and I can hardly resist when she asks me to "come snuggle in" as she motions for me to come cuddle on the couch. Her cute little voice really came in to play for this exchange:

Me: Hey, come to the table it's time for dinner.
Cal: What we having?
Me: Pizza
Cal: (in a super high and very loud voice) I SO EXCITED FOR PIZZA!
Me: Calah! Lower your voice!
Cal: (in a baritone/bass voice) I so excited for pizza!

Here are a few of her lines over the past few months:

• (Bending over to get her shoes on and realized her pants started to fall down) Hey! My butt is peaking out!
•  (Waking up in Grand Marais and coming out into the living room which had been completely moved around from the previous day) Hey...what's going on here?!
• Mama, you're old huh? (thanks hun!)

And my line is - I LOVE MY FAMILY!