Grayson's End of Year Program

Grayson had is end of year program at his Mothers Day Out.  It was a cute little program - his attention span was in and out though which is expected for a 4-year old.  Some songs he really got into, others not so much.  Either way, it was fun to watch him up on stage. 

 

Mothers Day at the Farm



This year we had Mother's Day at my grandparents farm.  The weather was perfect and we were able to spend most of the day outside.  The boys had a great time playing on all their toys outside and they even got a little fishing in. 

 

The fam enjoying the sunshine

Blake and EB

My sweet parents

The dogs enjoyed the day too - Lucy and Luke

Mimi and Grayson fishing

Me and my sweet Mom

Matt, Grayson and Luke fishing

Grayson trying to "accidently" fall in the water

Grayson, Me and Lucy

Boys being boys

Lucy soaking up the sun

Cheese!

Sweet Aunt Deb

Luke was pooped and had to have a little nap

My sweet brother and Grayson

Even Luke had a fun day at the farm

Grayson giving Sherman some lovin

We had a great day just relaxing and enjoying being together. 

Gold Rush 5K

I have never been a runner or really had the desire to run - but this winter, I decided that I did want to do the Joplin Memorial 5K in May.  So, in February I started the Couch to 5K program (for the 14th time) and I actually stuck with it.  I highly recommend this program for anyone that has no experience in running and would like to start running.  It eases you into running longer times and distances. 

 

When Lance brought home the flyer for the Gold Rush 5K, I thought why not? It would be a good first race and one that Lance and I could do together. The weather was not the most ideal, it snowed on the morning of the race, yes - I did say snow in May - can you believe that? Crazy weather! Luckily it was an evening race and although is was a bit chilly, it was bearable and I was just glad that it wasnt snowing or raining. 



 



Lance and Grayson all bundled up before the race.

Mommy, Lance and Grayson waiting for the race to start

Grayson and Matt did the 1 mile fun run

Matt doing his run

Mommy and Lance before their race

Ready to go!

And we are off!

 Lance started the race off with me and about 5 minutes in, he looked up at me and asked if he could go on with out me.  I guess Mom was too slow for him!

Starting/Finish line

Slow and steady

Lancer bringing it in

Coming to the finish line! Lance did come back and run across the finish line with me - sweet boy :-)

 

Showing off my ribbon

We finished! That was my ultimate goal - just to finish the race!!  Lance did a great job on his first 5K, he finished with a time just a little over 32 minutes and I finished with a time of 41.34 - I'll take it! Next race up is the Joplin Memorial Run - Matt is doing the half marathon, Lance and I are doing the 5K and Grayson is doing the fun run.

Luke

Let me introduce to you the newest member of the Daspit family, Luke Walter.  He is a black labrador retriever and he is full of energy! I forgot just how much work a puppy is, but he is fun and fitting right in with our little family. 

Matt has always wanted a black lab.  When his parents told us that their lab was pregnant, he immediately wanted a pup from this litter and I knew there was no changing his mind or the boys mind.  Matt wanted to name him Walter, the boys didn't like that - they wanted to name him Luke so....we have Luke Walter. 

He has the sweetest face and a sweet personality to go with it - I can't wait to watch the boys grow up with him and for this to be "their" dog.  I'm sure they have lots of adventures ahead of them!

Star Student



Lance received the star student award in March at his school's monthly award assembly. He received it for his academic accomplishments and his good behavior.  He was so excited to be chosen for the award and we couldn't be prouder of our Lancer!

He had no idea that he was receiving an award :-)

Showing off his certificate and car magnet

Grayson had to get in on a picture

Mimi surprised Lance and came to see him get his special award

Grayson's 4th Birthday

It is hard to believe that our sweet Grayson is 4-years old!  He had been counting down the days, hours, minutes until it was patrty time - he had been looking forward to his party since we booked it back in February!  Chuck E. Cheese was his choice of venue and I must say, not being a fan of CC - it was a great party and they did a great job to make sure that the birthday boy felt very special!

He had a smile on his face that would not stop! It was so much to watch him having such a great time and knowing that it was his special day and all about him!

 He loved being up on stage getting his crown and medallion from Chuck E. - he didn't mind at all that all eyes were on him!

 My best "group" shot - I hate that I forgot to get a group shot of all his buddies

We ended the party with a trip to the ticket blaster - Lance and Grayson had been so excited about this part of the party and Lance got the most wanted 1,000 ticket!  Way to go Lance!