Fathers day and around and about

 Noelle's little personality is really coming out.  She loves smiling for the camera and almost every time she closes her eyes.  Too cute!!

 I couldn't resist this precious picture in the tub.  Noelle has just recently discovered her love for the bath and we sure are grateful.  Up until now, she has hated being in water and she would scream the entire bath time.

 This picture was taken just before daddy took Luka to get his hair cut.  I couldn't believe how long his hair was.  He doesn't like going to the barber much but its getting better each time.  The weather has been so hot here, its almost impossible to keep his hair long.

Balcony pool time became balcony bucket time.  I think both the kids enjoyed swimming in the bucket just as much as the pink barbie pool.  

 We got a package last week and it was the highlight of the day!  Thanks Nana and Dede!!

 I tried to get a picture of all three kiddos but they rarely turn out just right.  Micah and Noelle have adorable matching outfits.  Micah loves matching her little sister.

 My two handsome boys on Fathers day!!  We went out for Iskender, a special local treat!!

 Happy Fathers day Jason!!  Thank you for being such a wonderful dad and husband!!

 The other day, I promised the kids we could make milkshakes if they ate all their dinner.  It was a great bribe because they ate every bite.  Look at those sweet milkshake faces!!

 We took a family walk down to Burger King and I got a few sweet pictures along the way!

 Noelle is looking like a big girl these days.  I can't believe she is going to be one next week.  

Micah's last day of school

This past week was Micah's last week of school and it was bittersweet. We can hardly believe she is going to be a kindergardener. We were so proud of her. She has gone through so much transition in her little life but she has adapted so quickly and so well. She is simply awesome!!

This is what the other two were doing while their big sister went to her last day of school. Luka loves to be tackled by Noelle!

Our beautiful baby girl. She loves to get her picture taken!

This is the play ground area and the kids got to play while the adults talked.

Sweet friends

The whole class with their teacher in the back

Micah's classroom

Proud Mama

Micah's most-loved friend

The assistant teacher

Micah learned how to pump this year...finally she can swing herself...yay!!

Snack time

Micah, Melis and their teacher

Front of the school

I took Micah to get her nails done as a celebration of her finishing preschool. She is very girly and loved being pampered!

Hopefully soon we will be able to upload a video of Micah receiving her report card and giving everyone a little show. It's worth waiting for! :)

Family,Fun,Birthdays and Vacation!!

We had the best holiday vacation with our family in town this month.  I am posting a few pictures that hardly show all the fun and activities we packed into two weeks.  My mom (meme), Kristi (my sister) and her two children Gavin and Maggie came for two whole weeks and we had the time of our lives. We took a long road trip with all five kids down to the south coast and and stayed at a most lovely resort.  The kids stayed entertained between the beach, many pools, water slides, play ground, art and craft time, shows, tattoos, dance parties, endless ice cream and each other.  It was a joy to see my kids playing and enjoying their cousins and we were so thankful for such a kid-friendly place!!  We adults also enjoyed some fun entertainment, free refills, and the sun!!  Vacation is just plain awesome!!

While our family was in town we also spent several days touring our city and Istanbul.  We were all so impressed with how well the kids did considering we drug them all over the country.  We also squeezed my birthday and Jason's birthday party in the mix.  Needless to say there was never a dull moment between our traveling, five children, and busy schedule.  Thank y'all for coming and sharing such a sweet time with us.  We loved having you and please come again soon.

Mom got Noelle and Maggie the most adorable birthday shirts!!

    

Micah and Gavin got tattoos

Breakfest

Matching suits, how cute!!

The beach was beautiful.  The water was clear and the beach was long with clean sand.  At the edge of the water was about 20ft of small rocks.  The water was a little cold but it didn't keep us from swimming.

Gotta love trying to get a good picture of all three kids.  Look at Luka's face...haha!!

Lunch break

Noelle was not a big fan of rocks, sand, nor the grass.  Sweet face...

Everyday, the hotel offered to watch the kids and entertain them.  Micah loved craft time.

Meme bonded with Luka by going down the water slides together.  We all had a blast watching them.  Of course everyone was water-logged by the end of the week.  I don't think Micah or Gavin wanted their time on the watersides to end.

Face paint...Micah was a fairy princess and Gavin was Iron Man.

Noelle was most happy in her little chair in the shade with a bucket of toys.

Jason took such good care of all us women and children and he looked good doing it!!

The weather was perfect everyday and the pool temperature was just right.

Noelle and Maggie hangin' in the swings together

Matching

Micah and Gavin getting their "exercise on"

Love it

Maggie girl has such a sweet face!!

I would say we spend a good amount of time in the car...haha

First ride on the train together...

Jason sang at a concert in the park for the university and we had front row seats

Istanbul

The Princess Castle was the favored activity among the children

Gotta love those sweet faces

Luka up on Jasons shoulders with his little booty hanging out

Goodbyes are never fun...but it was sweet