VBS 2014, 10 year anniversary, and Dentist Appt

Now that the Jesuit sports camp is over, Matthew is back at Bent Tree Child Development Center.  It is great just having one drop-off location for the 2 of them again.  Matthew is loving it there.  They went to Legoland, a swimming pool, and park for field trips just this week!  He plays with his old friend, Justin, as well as his friend from St Rita, Noah.  The teacher is his old teacher from a year ago, Ms. Faires.  After school/daycare, we took the kids to vacation bible school (VBS) from 6:30-8:30pm.  It was a long day for everyone!  But the kids had so much fun doing songs/dances, arts and crafts, and gym time.  Arden and Lydia joined, too.  

On Thursday, it was our 10 year anniversary.  Andy sent a beautiful flower arrangement to my office.  We decided to celebrate on Saturday night since the week day can be so hectic.  Andy was offered tickets to the Rangers-Tigers game so he took Matthew to the game while Audrey and I went to the last night of VBS.

Our wedding day 10 years ago!

 arts and crafts time

 Matthew is writing his name on the cross

 No cavities!

No cavities!  This big girl was brave enough for x-rays.  She is wearing a french braid that she calls an "Elsa" braid after the movie Frozen.

The day Audrey learned how to swim

We are so excited to report that on Friday June 20th, Audrey learned how to swim.  We went to the sports club to enjoy the buffet and outdoor movie by the pool.  The kids love it because they serve popcorn and smores.  Audrey and I started swimming in the pool and she noticed how all the other kids were wearing their goggles and going underwater.  She decided she wanted to wear her goggles, too.  So I put them on and I was shocked when she wanted to go underwater.  She would jump off a ledge to me and I would let her fall underwater a little and she wanted to do it over and over again.  When Andy and Matthew showed up, she was so excited to tell Daddy that she was going underwater.  Once he got into the pool, she would swim back and forth underwater from Mommy to Daddy - just like we used to do with Matthew when he was first learning.  She was moving her arms and kicking her feet - really swimming!  She was having a hard time just holding her breath, instead, she would blow out but once she ran out of air then she started to breathe in and get water in.  Once we told her to hold her breath, then she stopped kicking and moving her arms.  It was hard to remember to do all 3!  But we are so glad that she is finally willing to go underwater and learn.  Yeah!!!!

Matthew enjoyed his second week of sports camp at Jesuit H.S.  He comes home so exhausted that he falls asleep in the car.  He plays kick ball, octopus tag, obstacle course bounce house, and dodge ball.  Audrey started up dance again on Tuesdays at her school and she is loving that.  And Fridays are splash days so Audrey was happy to dress up in her swimsuit for that.

On Saturday, the kids took a long bike ride to the park in our neighborhood.  The weather is hot here but not as hot as it usually is for June - only in the 90's.  We enjoyed the pool in the afternoon and then took a long nap.  We watched Frozen at a nearby church event in our neighborhood and then went out for ice cream.  It was rainy on Sunday but we managed to get out of the house and go to the children's theater.  The kids loved it!  Late Sunday, we started Vacation Bible School (VBS) and the kids really enjoyed it.

 bike ride to the park

 We went to see Stuart Little at the Dallas Children's Theater

We stopped by Sprinkles cupcakes after the show

Happy Fathers Day 2014

It was a busy week. Matthew is enjoying his summer so far at the Jesuit sports camp with most of his friends . They play dodge ball, kick ball, soccer, and any other type of games you can think of- octopus tag? He comes home just exhausted. He had a t- ball game on Monday. Mom and Dad are exhausted, too!

On Friday, both kids wore swimsuits to "school" . They were so happy and couldn't wait to enjoy splash day. On Friday evening we went to the sports club for dinner and swim and The Sandlot movie. Matthew loved every minute of that movie since he now understands the rules of baseball .

On Sunday, we made Andy breakfast then unpacked some boxes that were left from our storage unit. Matthew said it was like opening Christmas presents and called it fun. We went to Fuzzys tacos for lunch- it was Daddy's pick. We swam in the pool and then enjoyed a whole chicken on the grill that Andy made. We also ate cake to celebrate.



Our new patio furniture came in


T- ball huddle



Happy Father's Day!


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Matthew's graduation

On Friday, June 6th Matthew graduated from kindergarten. They held a ceremony inter classroom that included a presentation of awards, pushing a button that says"that was easy", and a slideshow of all their photos with music. I took Matthew to Chic-Fil-A afterwards since they let out at 11am and all his friends were there playing in the kids play area. We went to the doctor later that afternoon and Matthew passed his hearing test. He failed it the last visit because of a head cold or allergies. Thank goodness his hearing is fine!

Later that evening we picked up Nanna and Papa from the airport and celebrated my moms birthday. On Saturday, we went to a t- ball game. Matthew made it to first base every time. He didn't hit the ball as it was pitched but hit it off the tee. Andy and I headed to Bossier City, Louisiana for my 20-year high school reunion. We drove back the next day so it was a quick get-away but we enjoyed the alone time with no kid interruptions.







The last day at school






Matthews award was the Franklin turtle award because slow and steady wind the race- he always gives 100% even when he is tired and doesn't want to do something. Mama was so proud!!!








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June is here

It's hard to believe June is here already. Matthew is winding down to his last days of school (June 6th). We went to the park for a picnic and swam in the pool. It's getting hotter so the pool is so refreshing. We went to the sports club movie night on Friday night and the kids loved watching the Little Rascals by the pool.












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Memorial Day weekend

We had a nice Memorial Day weekend. My parents came in town with Mike, too. Roxy was so happy to see her daddy. We went to the park and swam in the pool. We were prepared to say goodbye to Roxy and send her back with Mike. The kids adjusted pretty well but Rusty seemed sad that entire week.









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Mid May

After traveling for the wedding, we enjoyed staying home and relaxing. The kids missed their toys. We had a t-ball game on Saturday and the kids rode their bikes. We played jump rope and Matthew was pretty good.




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