Our Lovely Life: Preschool Graduation and Other Major Events

We've had a lot going on in our busy world the past week or so. Memorial weekend was a bit of a blur. There was a birthday party, lots of time spent looking for a house (the boys did outstanding and love riding in our realtor's minivan...I'm guessing her DVD player is why), a 10K race, and an offer was made on a house. We ended up pulling our offer after seeing several red flags on the property disclosure list, and felt a huge sense of relief once we were out of that situation.

I ran in the BolderBoulder with a group of friends from work. It was so much fun! 55,000 people participate in this race, so it's total mayhem with lots of costumes and all types of racers. The course winds through Boulder, so the neighbors come out and spray their hoses, play music, throw marshmallows, cheer, put out their slip n' slides for racers, etc. I ran with two ladies, one of whom was 30 weeks pregnant, and we had a great time. The race ends at CU's Folsom Field. We got to watch the professionals race--the BolderBoulder is a qualifying race for the Olympics for many countries. It was quite impressive to watch runners doing miles under 5 minutes!

This past week was our last week at our sweet little preschool. It was hard to say good-bye, but we're so grateful for our preschool family and all the ways they've enriched our lives. Morgan will hopefully be back this fall. Jacoby's class went to the zoo and had a great time (I was part of the parent team herding a dozen crazy preschoolers...it was madness). We enjoyed a fun graduation ceremony yesterday, where all of the Pre-Kers were celebrated. I cried the entire time! We're so proud of Jacoby and all that he's accomplished these past 3 years. He received a "big boy" bike for a gift and was already successfully riding solo this morning on his maiden voyage.

We looked at more houses towards the end of the week and finally found "the one". We're under contract and will be closing on the 28th, so long as the steps between now and then go ok. It's a cute little house up in Longmont. We of course are very sad to be leaving Louisville, but we like the area and the house. We really wanted to get moved in July, so we can be settled well before Jacoby starts Kindergarten at a new school. The boxes are out and, as of today, most everything has been taken off the walls. The boys seem to be taking all of this in stride. Today's worry was about how the bunk beds were going to get moved and whether or not we'd be taking the potties from this house over to the new house. (: