We had the joy of watching Robert and Nicole's boys, Karter and Rocket, for them for a day this summer! They were really good, and the kids had a great time playing together. It made me realize that my house isn't quite baby-proof anymore:-)
My boys loved to entertain Rocket
Isn't he so cute??
Karter loved hanging out with Kelsey:-)
Landon insisted he wanted to hold Rocket!
:-)Yes, that's right.....Kelsey is now in 2nd grade! Where does the time go? This is her on the last day of school:-) She is growing up TOO fast!!
Kelsey played softball this summer in the 8 and under league. They were supposed to travel to Remmington, Wolcott, and Monon, but due to the storms they only ended up going to Monon a couple of times (but I'm not complaining!). It was really fun to watch Kelsey get out there and play. She's actually pretty good! She usually hit the ball every time (I think she only struck out a few times all season), and she had several awesome plays that resulted in outs! I'm excited to see her grow throughout the years!
Ready for her first game
Kelsey's team. She had an amazing coach, which really helped for a great season!At the end of the school year, I let Kelsey pick 2 friends to spend the night and go to Jump-It in Lafayette. She chose Emily and Gracie, and everyone had a lot of fun! I'll admit....3 girls can get kind of dramatic!!!
Maddox was big enough to do everything by himself this year:-)
Group picture!
Kelsey, Emily, GracieI was excited to be able to go with Kelsey on her 1st grade field trip this year! We went up to Michgan City to the beach and then on to the Washington Park Zoo. It was a fun day!
Me with my group of girls: Kelsey, Angelina, and Maribella
Kelsey feeding the goats
Gracie, Kelsey, and Angelina
Kelsey's teacher, Mrs. Chrzan, with some of the kids from her class
The girls wanted their picture taken with the peacock
Kelsey with one of her best friends, Emily
Mrs. Chrzan's 2010-2011 1st grade class (most of them!)I know, I know - it's Indiana Beach. And I know that we all have pretty much the same pictures every year from Indiana Beach. I thought I'd share anyway. We go every year (Kelsey and Lance both get free tickets every year), and the kids always have a blast. Indiana Beach definitely isn't what it used to be, but who doesn't have fun when there?? This year my mom and my nephew, Paetyn, went with us. Paetyn had never been before, so it was really fun watching him:-)
Landon and Maddox on the motorcycles
Kelsey, Landon, and Maddox on the whale ride (?)
Maddox, Mom, and Paetyn on the train
Landon and me on the train
Maddox, Landon, Kelsey, and Paetyn on the Frog Hopper. There was no line, so they rode it again, and again, and again!
Kelsey met up with one of her best friends, GracieYes, you heard correctly. My baby is 3 years old! I can't believe how fast time flies! What a cute, sweet little man we have, and I am so proud to be his mommy:-)
Digging into his presents:-)
Donuts for breakfast!
Our little firefighter. He really wanted a black firefigher outfit like Landon's!
He wanted a turtle cake and some sports cupcakes for his birthday:-)
Make a wish!!Yes, it's true......Landon is no longer a preschooler and will be going to Kindergarten this fall!! Let me just say, I am so proud of this child. He has grown so much this past year and has definitely come a long way from where we started! He is so shy, and public settings seem to make him very nervous, so the beginning of the year was a struggle for both of us. BUT.....God is good and helps us through all of our struggles:-) I still look for Kindergarten to be a big adjustment for him, but I know we will get through!
Last day of preschool
Landon and his buddy Josiah at the graduation program
Landon's class
Isn't he so handsome??I know - sad, right? But yes, this is how long it's been since I've updated my blog. I wasn't going to do a post from Easter, but the kids looked so cute in their outfits I just had to! 
This is what the kids got for Easter this year. They absolutely LOVE it! That is really an understatement for Landon, because he could literally drive this thing every waking minute! At least we got our money's worth!So, I absolutely hate it when I do this to myself.......it's been 3 months since my last post, we have been so busy, I have a million pictures, and I don't even know where to start with this blog! Ugh!! So, here's my plan - over the next several days, I hope to randomly do some posts of what's been happening at the Gutwein household. Not sure how many I will end up with, and there will probably be no specific order to them, but I'm sure none of you care about that anyway! Below, I've already started......Enjoy!
My Grandma and Grandpa Koebcke were gracious enough to let us borrow their camper for the weekend. We were so glad to have it - it definitely beats using our tent!
Enjoying the campfire
Lance and the kids went on a monster truck ride
Family picture at the track
Kelsey meeting Kurt Busch and getting an autograph:-)
Landon's turn:-)
And of course Lance!
And finally Maddox:-)
The kids really enjoyed the race, but it did get a little long for them, and they all ended up falling asleep!! Don't ask me how, because it was SO loud, but they managed! Here are Kelsey and Maddox - Landon was on Lance. This picture of me is awful, but I thought it was a cute one of the kids sleeping:-)
