Easter 2015

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: (John 11:25 KJV)

We had a full weekend celebrating our Saviors resurrection.  We started Friday with swimming and dying Easter eggs at Tami's house.  Then Saturday we had an Easter egg hunt and lunch at church.  Paige and I love to watch The Pioneer Woman and when her Easter episode aired we knew right away we wanted to make her rice crispy Easter eggs.  They we so fun to make and a big hit at the picnic.  We hid candy surprises in the middle and I think they will be a tradition to make from now on.  Sunday was a beautiful service at church followed by lunch and more egg hunting at Tami's.  A wonderful weekend with family focusing on what Jesus did for us!

 

Opening Day of Baseball 2015

It is baseball time once again!  We had a wonderful opening day this year.  Little League and Youth baseball combined this year to form Pony Basball.  It will be interesting to see how the season will go with the merging of the two leagues.  Different rules and personalities combining.  You could definatly see the difference in the opening day parade.  There we so many floats this year!  Lol. We walked away with more candy than we could carry!

We ended up losing by one point.  Caden has had a rough start to the season.  He is a left handed batter and with inexperienced pitchers who practice mostly with right handed batters he is just a target and has been hit numorous times.   Hopefully everyone will improve as the season goes on and he will get his confidence back.  Even with the loss the day was fun and we are looking forward to the rest of the season!  Go Brewers!

Fun times during spring break

We started our spring break with a trip to see Cinderella.  Paige and I have been waiting and waiting for it to come out.  Caden did not want to go so he and Jimmy went to ride Go-karts.  Gone are the days where I can drag him to the princess movies.  Lol

We invited Amy, my mom, and Sam to go with us.  I have to admit I loved the movie!  Cinderella is my all time favorite princess and I thought they did a wonderful job with the movie.  Paige and I were mesmerized.  I could tell Sam was a little bored  but in the end when she was in her wedding dress he said, "Wow she is beautiful!" 

The kids left on Sunday to spend a few days with Jimmy's dad and stepmom.  They planned a horseback riding trip for them and both the kids had a blast!  Definatly a memory they will always have.  I wish I could have been there too!  

Jimmy and I also took the kids to the rodeo on Thursday.  We skipped the over priced carnival and went to watch the rodeo events and the concert.  I let the kids bring binoculars since we were in the nose bleed section as Caden would  call it.  Ha!  We still had a great time watching the Cowboys and cowgirls do there thing.  

We ended the week with a trip to jumping world with Amy and the boys.  That is always fun and the kids are exhausted when we leave.  Win! Win!  I would say the kids had a great spring break!

Spring break 2015

I can't believe it is almost Easter.  Spring break has once again come and gone.  Only two more months of school.  Crazy! The Thursday before the kids had open house at school.  It is always fun to go into their classes and see what they have been up to.  Paige's teacher is a very sweet lady.  Very quite and reserved.  She said Paige is doing very well.  We did talked about the fact that she wants everything to be perfect and struggles with her confidence a little.  Something I already knew and we work on.  But it was nice to see how her teacher recognizes it too and gives her extra encouragement.  They had little stories posted in the hallway for the parents to see.

Caden adores his teachers this year.  His home room teacher really seems to "get" his personality.  Lol.  I always check his desk and to my surprise it was very neat.  They have really worked on independence this year and responsibility and it shows at school.  (Now if I could only get it to spill over into home some how lol).  He was excited to show me his name in Braille.  They made them when they learned about Helen Keller.  

We are excited for the rest of the school year and of course we can't wait for summer break!

Class trip to the zoo

Today the first grade took field trip to the zoo.  Paige has been looking forward to it for weeks.  She was super excited to ride on the big school bus.  It was cold today but the sun was shining and they pushed thru.  My friend was a chaperone and she sent me some pictures during the day.  Paige came home excited to tell me all about her day.  She had a wonderful time.  

Saying Goodbye

Sunday we lost my uncle after a short battle with cancer.  It has been a tough time for my mom and our family.  Tuesday we drove up for the funeral and afterwards everyone hung around to catch up.  Even though it was sad circumstances it was wonderful to see some cousins I have not seen in a long time.  There were quite a few of us still missing but we took a few photos.  We are also planning a family reunion this July.  Funerals are never easy but when you know your loved one was saved you have a peace.  

Playing catch up

There have been several things I have wanted to blog about but finding the time has been hard.  So here is a quick recap of our happenings lately.

Plant growing at school

Birthday party fun 

100th day of school! (Caden decided not to make a shirt this year):(

Speaking of Caden he is suddenly interested in how he looks

Digging for Dino bones with Nonnie and Pawpaw

And getting ready for Valentine's Day!

Now hopefully I can be a better blogger from now on.  Lol