T-ball Farewell

Last week was Adelyn's last T-ball game. It was a great game (despite the cold) and we had a team potluck celebration afterwards. All of the kids got medals and gifts and had a great time celebrating their awesome season. It is hard to believe how much better they got from when they started and didn't even know what direction to run. By the end of the season they were hitting off pitches from the coach!
Addy could have signed up for another season in the summer but she decided she wanted to give dance another chance instead. We'll have to make due with playing in the backyard until next season starts. We did get her official pics which are just awesome.

Summer Days...in Spring

We have had the most amazing spring weather, which makes me a little nervous for how hot summer might be. We've had several days in the 80's and its been wonderfully sunny. All of this is good news for our garden. The kids are excited about the veggies and especially love seeing how quickly the peas have been coming up. Whenever the kids are outside for more than a few minutes and it's sunny, the shirts always come off! I'm pretty sure by the time summer hits they will be naked in the backyard everyday!

Street Cred

This afternoon Cameron and Addy were headed out to the cul-de-sac to do some bike riding, but some of the neighborhood boys were playing baseball. There were 5 boys, probably 11 or 12 years old, who stopped playing as Addy and Cameron rode through. Cameron happened to be wearing his superman pajama shirt and cape and when he got up and riding on the bike all of the boys stopped and watched. A few of them said, "go superman!" and I heard them say, "he's riding a real bike." Then one of the boys asked me how old Cameron was and when I said three he said, "wow, I can't believe he's riding a bike at three, I didn't learn until I was at least 5. Good job Superman!" Words cannot describe the swagger Cameron had while riding his bike past these boys. He was grinning ear to ear and he just knew they were watching him. We got to the end of the street and Cameron said to me, "those boys were so impressed with my biking." Cameron definitely has some street cred in the neighborhood.

Surprise- Pictures!

I mentioned before that Cameron's picture day at school got rescheduled several times. Of course it would happen that when they finally rescheduled it, we weren't told so it was a surprise picture day for us. Not his best pictures to date, but as always they make me smile.

Mother's Day

It was a wonderful Mother's day, and I was completely spoiled. I slept in and woke up to breakfast in bed and the most adorable mother's day cards from the kids and Brian. After a wonderful breakfast together, since it was kind of dark and wet out, we decided to skip church and watch a morning movie together. It was like a dream come true for me snuggling on the couch under the covers, watching a movie at 9 am. I just kept stealing kisses from the kids until finally Cameron said, "no more kisses Mommy, I'm trying to watch the movie." 

The morning laziness sparked extra energy in me because suddenly I wanted to organize and purge. Brian knows this isn't an urge that strikes me often, so he took advantage and took the kids to the zoo so I could tackle my "stuff." I went through the hallway closet, the kitchen storage bench, my closet, the office desk and the bins under my bed. Five bags to goodwill later I felt like a new woman. The kids had an awesome time at the zoo, and we spent the rest of the afternoon and evening together. Cameron mastered starting his bike on his own, and Adelyn learned how to ride standing up. It was an awesome day, and I was overwhelmed by just how incredibly lucky I am to have such wonderful kids and an incredible husband. 

Mother's Day is always bittersweet for me since I am not able to share it with my mom and it is especially hard because I feel like you appreciate your mother in a completely new way once you are a mother.  I never got to tell my mom just how truly grateful I was for everything she did for me. I am always thinking of her, and especially on mother's day, hoping she knows how much I love her and miss her and appreciate all that she did for me. I wish that I could share my kids with her, that they could meet her and that she could see me as a mother. I know she is watching over us and I hope she can feel the love we have for her not just on Mother's day, but every day. 

Beach Time

It was a perfect sunny morning so we headed down to the beach to play in the sand and to see what we could find on the beach. We found a starfish, lots of crabs, a flat fish, sea anemones and saw lots of clams under the sand shooting up water. It could not have been a more beautiful morning and we are loving this wonderful spring weather we are having.

Bike Shop

Cameron cannot get enough of his pedal bike. He loves riding it and is really close to being able to start all on his own. He's got the braking and stopping part down and couldn't be prouder of himself. (I can't say I blame him).
Addy is also so good on her bike and now is riding it to and from school (including the hill!) which is a really big deal since last week she said she would "never, ever ride it on a hill."
With all of the bike riders in the house, its important to keep the bikes in good condition. So today Cameron did a little maintenance in his "bike shop."