Sea World

We got to sneak in a trip to Sea World before the crowds came. We had a great time and even got to have a quick visit with Grandma, Pop and Great-Grandmother!!

Memorial Day 2011

We spent Memorial Day in the pool! It is so warm here it was the only way to go! We got pizza for lunch and then spent the afternoon painting the house.

Golazo Jake!!!

Jacob scored his first goal at his soccer game Saturday!!! He got the ball and just took off and was ahead of the pack. I was so shocked I wasn't at the goal ready to click the camera, so here are the 'before,' when he got the ball, and 'after,' just after he scored and the pack caught up to him. I think he was pretty shocked too but you could see the light click on in that cute little head that finally realized that is what the coach and my parents have meant all these seasons when they were screaming at me to kick the ball!!

I'm throwing these on here too because Ryan spent most of Jacob's soccer game running away from us (to get us to chase him). He was never very happy when he finally got caught and gave us some good lip with stink eye.

Batman Part 2: The Purple Knight

Jake LOVED his Batman Halloween costume my mom made for him so much that it pretty much fell apart. Well, last weekend, he went with Grammy to the fabric store and picked out fabric for a new costume. My mom put it all together this week and mailed it to Jake. He was sooooo excited to open it and put it on. It hasn't come off yet! Thanks Grammy!!!

Main Street Days

We had a great weekend in Dallas. Mark did the NAGA tournament and we got to spend lots of time with family. We had a good time celebrating Kevin's birthday a little early and hit Main Street Days. The boys had a blast!!! And so did the rest of us! Good music, fun, food and people to enjoy it with!!

NAGA Tournament

Mark has been training for the last 6 weeks for the NAGA tournament. He did great! He weighed in at 159... how many 6'4" fighters are 159!?!?! He got 2nd place in his no-gi match. He didn't place in his gi match. I'm proud of how he stuck with it and kept up the brutal training for the last 6 weeks. He's one tough cookie now!! Great job babe!!!

So you think you can dance...

Just for some Mother's Day entertainment...Jacob and Ryan decided it was their job to entertain the hundred people waiting in line to start the mud run with their amazing dancing skills. This video is only about 30 secs long...but the show went on for over 5 minutes!

(Sorry you have to view it sideways...I'm still learning how this new camera does video and how to get it to turn!)

Mud Run 2011

Yep, it was fun and muddy!!!!

Kindergarten Field Trip

John has his kindergarten field trip this last week. They went to the Elgin Christmas Tree Farm. I think the kids had a great time. They learned how seeds grow and made their own little sprouts, they got to plant their own seed, took a hay ride, played tug-of-war, had sack races, got to pet some baby animals and did a maze. It was a great day!!! I am thankful I was able to go share in the fun!

John's Letter to His Teacher

For Teacher Appreciation Day, the PTA at John's school asked the kids to write thank you notes or draw a picture for their teacher. Here is John's letter:

"Dear Ms. "teacher." You were a graeat techer this year and last year. Your stodonts really loved you alot this year and last year. We hope you have a graet rest of your life. Love John."

Love getting little peeks into that big mind of his!

Bucket List #9: Build a fort

John is home from school today (he's feeling better but was still running a fever of 104 at 5pm yesterday, so we just want to be sure). I thought I would take advantage of the time and knock something off my bucket list...build a fort with the boys. We had a good time putting it together and once Ryan realized what we were doing, the 'con'struction went even faster. John told me that Kevin and I must have been expert fort builders when we were kids. We were John, we were!!

Cooking with Dad

John was sick for Sunday cooking with Dad so Jacob got to get his hands dirty. He made pancakes with strawberries and cream for the boys for dinner. I got a pancake myself and it was delicious! Well done Jake!!!

Golazo Dos!!

John got another goal this weekend!! He's becoming quite the little soccer player!!