Happy Mother's Day!

This weekend was incredibly busy with many events going on. First off, I graduated with my Associate's Degree on Friday evening. I was unsure if I wanted to go through all of the stress of getting me, Skyler and Emma Lee ready for the ceremony but when my name was called and I walked across that stage, I realized it was so incredibly worth it. Dan tells me that this one feels good, but the next one feels so much better. A bunch of people came to the ceremony which made me feel really good.
The second thing that happened was that Dan came home after spending 18 days in Nebraska and Colorado. This trip was really difficult for me and for the children for some reason. He is leaving tomorrow for Texoma on Monday. This trip should be for about 2 weeks. So maybe it will be better than the last one, pray for me!!!
Also, this weekend was Mother's day! My parents took the children Saturday night through Sunday afternoon so that Dan and I could have some time together before he leaves again. I haven't been sleeping well since Dan left and I am pretty sure that I caught up on all of it!! I woke up this morning at 11:30, at breakfast, went back to bed until 3:30 in the afternoon. It was wonderful! Nobody needed me to handle anything today and I relished it. Because Monday, Dan leaves and it starts all over again.
On Monday, my mom and I are going to a local greenhouse to get some great bedding plants (and maybe a few others!) for my front flowers beds at the house. She wanted to give me a graduation gift that would keep for a long time and would be a great reminder, so this was her plan. I think it sounds wonderful!! My house needs a lift, seriously! I will post some pictures of the flower beds as soon as it is done!
But for now, I just want to say Happy Mother's Day to every mother out there!

Mindy

Summer has Arrived and so has T-Ball!

We are really excited for this season to start. Skyler is playing T-Ball! He is loving it. This morning, he had his first "game" (more like a two innning scrimmage, but I am not telling him that!) They also took picturesand had opening cerimony. My dad and my uncle came to support our little Slugger. Dan couldn't make it because he is out of town for work. He is working in Colorado, but staying in Nebraska! I know he would have loved to see Skyler play.


This is our first T-Ball practice. I think I was the only Mommy there with a camera taking pictures of practice! But like I said, Dan is gone and I wanted him to see some of that too!



This is Skyler, right in front #10, heading to the dugout for their scrimmage. Remember, I am preserving memories for Dan, don't poke fun at all the questionable pictures.



I looked out, saw Sky on second base, turned and told my Dad (excitedly) "He's on second base!". My Dad looks at me, in a very serious way, and says "Isn't he a little young to be going to second base." Only my Dad would turn it into something ... well, a little dirty , and really funny!



Here he is getting ready to hit his first ball in his first game! I know... I know, a little sappy but I don't care!



He missed the coach-pitched balls, so they gave him the tee. Man, he ripped that ball. It went passed the infield (which was the furthest hit by both teams playing). He said after the game that he was trying to bust the stuffing out of the ball.

The best part of his game was when he slid into home! I missed it because I was looking for Emma Lee under the bleachers. THat would have been a fantastic picture but, of course, I missed it.

We had a wonderful time, except for the high winds, both kids did great. Emma Lee found some friends under the bleachers, playing in the dirt. She got nice and dirty, but that's why we have bathtubs!

I will leave more for another day!

Mindy

It's A British Invasion... sort of

No we didn't have the Beatles over for dinner but who cares... With Dan's new job, comes new friends! A couple weekends ago, Dan invited his new friends Greg and Carl over to the house for dinner. They are from England and are completly wonderful! They stayed and played pool with Dan and Todd until about 2:30 in the morning. We had such a great time. We will be sad to see them go home the end of May.



Greg is standing and Carl is holding Emma Lee. I think Greg told Dan that he would mail him an authentic British dart board for the game room. It will be wonderful to keep in touch with them even when they go home!

It's Been A While!

Many things have happened since the last time I posted. Dan has changed jobs, Emma Lee had a birthday, we celebrated another year of marriage, and Skyler is starting tee-ball! So many things going on!!

Emma Lee turned four early this month. She had a wonderful party at our house, and another at school.



She had to show everyone everthing (well, most of it!) she got for her birthday. Yes, that is a crocheted pony purse, and man is it the cutest thing ever!




Happy Birthday To You, Blow out your candles and have one to grow on!!




I thought this picture was too cute. She was so excited that it was her birthday. She was definitely the Birthday Princess... well, she is an everyday princess!

We had plenty of people at the house and she played with her cousin, Kylie, for a long time. Daddy bought her the pretty party dress that she is wearing, since he was at work when she had her party.

More for you later!

It's Over!

I don't know how many other people feel this way, but as much as I love the family time of the holidays. I am so glad that it is over. I didn't get nearly as many gifts made for people. I let the time get away from me. Now I get to spend the next week or so while the children are in school, catching up on some sewing and knitting. The children had a wonderful Christmas. They were on Santa's Good List, and they were well rewarded.
Now it is resolution season again. Not a great time for me. I can never keep those things! There are a few things that I want to do this year, and I am going to see them done. I am determined!
We'll see!

"I won the airplane!"

I thought this story was too cute not to share. We were in Trent a few weeks ago at a Craft Fair, and there was this airplane up for raffle. My dad and I bought a few raffle tickets for Skyler and forgot about the whole thing. Later on that evening, my dad walks up to Skyler with this little slip of paper. Skyler had won the raffle! It took him 15 seconds, and saying "I won the airplane" about five times before it dawned on him.
Then it hit me, how am I going to get this enormous thing home? Dan was at work and was not scheduled to be back for a while. Well, Skyler understood that I could not bring the thing home in my car, and that he would have to wait for Daddy to come home. He waited patiently until Dan came home, but as soon as he did, Skyler was crawling out of his skin to get the airplane home. So they went and picked it up last night.
And here it is at home in the yard!

A few weeks ago, I was raking all of the leaves in our front yard. I have four pecan trees so I have a lot of leaves! I had all these neat piles all over the yard, and then I hear this howl. Not the "I am in pain" howl, but the war whoop of a six year old. I turn and I see young Skyler leaping into the air, landing in one of my beautiful piles. Just as I was about to hollar at him to get out and fix that pile, I had that "I have become my mother" moment. I love my mother but I didn't really want to see the look of disappointment on my son's face. And I saw the sheer joy he felt as he leapt into the pile.
So I decided to move my piles into places for the most FUN! In front of the slide, and placed closed together for leap frog style leaf pile jumping. I wanted to be the coolest mom ever, and for about 30 minutes or so I was.
That is until I told my beautiful, laughing, happy children that they had to come inside and warm up. Oh well, I can't always be "so super cool", as I was affectionatley called that day!