JC Starts Pre-School & Turns 2!!!

My baby boy is getting so big!  I just don't know where the time has went...

Well, he started preschool in September.  He goes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and I get 2 days a week to go and run errands, go to the gym, clean the house and get stuff for business done kid free!  But it always seems like as soon as I get started doing what I need to do it is already time for all the kids to get home from school. 

 JC also had his birthday party this month in October!!!  He turned 2 on the 5th.  It just doesn't feel like he has been with us for 2 years already.  But anyway, my cake turned out awesome this year!  JC LOVES Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and EVERYTHING Mickey!!!  He had a great time at his birthday party!!!

Galveston Beach Trip

Well, once again I am playing catch up on my blog.  I can't say that I have been to incredibly busy but I just haven't found the time to blog. 

A few months ago for Labor day weekend we drove out to Galveston and took the kiddos and Eevie's BFF to the gulf coast.  It was a nice trip to the beach.  As soon as we let the kids out of the van JC took off running.  It was hilarious!  All of the kids were just so happy to be at the beach.  We are already looking forward to our next trip down to the gulf coast.  Enjoy the photos.

1st Week of School!

I can't believe that I have a 1st & 4th grader this year!  Geez where has the time gone!!!  I have a position in the PTA again this year, I am parlimitarian and I am hoping to be room mom again but this year in Ricky's class.  We are looking forward to a smooth year. 

This is Eevie's last year at ESE and then she will be going off to Intermediate school as a 5th grader :(  So I plan to cherish every single day left for her here as a elementary student. 

Here are a few photos of the first day of school:

All 3 kiddos the 1st day of school! 

2011-2012 School Year

 Eevie is in 4th Grade this year!

 Ricky is in 1st Grade this year!

I just want to leave you with this funny picture of the boys!  Our next door neighbor's dad gave the kids some really neat umbrella hats!  They love them and wear them all the time.  Who needs a umbrella anyway... We are on our 64th day of 100+ degree weather and we have only had like 1 day of rain.

So far the first week of school went pretty well, we are still trying to adjust to getting back on schedule.  JC starts preschool next week at his new school and he will be attending on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-2.  We met his teachers yesterday and he seems to really like it.  He said "bye mom see ya later!"  It was so incredibly cute!!! Hopefully he does that well when I take him and drop him off on Tuesday.

4th of July

This post is a little late, but better late than never!  4th of July was so amazing this year!  I don't talk about our church nearly enough...but we go to a AWESOME church.  They have a great kids program, as well as an unbelievable staff!  Our pastor is such a friendly person.  But anyway, for 4th of July they had a huge celebration.  There was free food, bounce houses, a petting zoo, snow cones, live music, and too many other things to lists.  But it ended with a wonderful perfect firework show put on by the city of Mansfield.  Our family had such a good time and I was so happy that Rick was home.  They are always putting stuff together for their congregation and they never ask for anything in return.  It makes me want to give back and donate and volunteer so much more when I see that kind of willingness to give to us without ever asking for anything.  Anyway while we were there at the celebration we just looked at each other and said how much we love our church.  We say that after each Sunday that we go to a service feeling full of love and happiness.  We are so happy that we finally found a church home that we all feel is a perfect fit.  The kids love it and so do Rick and I. 

Kindergarten Graduation & Baseball Awards

Kindergarten Graduation was bittersweet. I just can't believe that Ricky is going into first grade in just a few more weeks. Where did the time go?

Leaving the stage, it was so jam packed in the auditorium that I just couldn't get very many photos.

Ricky and his teacher Mrs. Aan. I just love Mrs. Aan. I am praying that we get her when JC comes through Kindergarten. And if we have anymore babies or adopt any children I hope that they get Mrs. Aan too! Eevie had her and if I find the photo of them I will post it later. She is such a wonderful teacher! I can not say enough great things about her!

This was Ricky's LAST season of T-Ball. Now he is on to Coach pitch. This was a transitional year for him. Here he is with his coach. Coach Kyle

His team after recieving their trophies! I love this about that age, they love getting thier trophies :)

Rangers Field Trip & Rangers Reading Resteraunt

Well, I guess I will talk about the Rangers Reading Resteraunt first! This was the cutest thing, we all came into Eevie's 3rd grade class and they gave us a story menu and we picked the stories that we wanted them to read and they read the stories that they wrote to us. It was so cute. Me and Rick and little JC loved it! Here are a few pictures:

For Eevie's 3rd grade field trip we went to the Texas Rangers Stadium! It would have been a great field trip....Well, maybe. If it wasn't a game day! There were a few things we didn't get to see 1 including the Locker room! Plus my poor Eevie girl wasn't feeling that great! She had a headache that didn't go away even with some aspirin. Hopefully she doesn't get her momma's migraines. It was a very VERY boring field trip. Here are a few pictures from our field trip. (Warning, they are boring too)