Elmo, Soccer, and Mother's Day

Friday morning we headed to a birthday party for our friend Tara.

 She was turning 3 and had a fun Sesame Street themed party.

 Elmo even made a surprise appearance at the party.

 On Saturday the Tiger Dragons had their last game.  For some reason the other team did not show so the dads helped lead a 2 on 2 scrimmage.  They loved it because they all got to make tons of goals.  It was the perfect end to a great season.

 My Mother's Day started off with lots of  sweet hugs and kisses. Then I came downstairs to find some beautiful flowers and a pancake breakfast.

 I have the best job in the world getting to be "Mommy" to these two boys.

 After church we headed out to the Salt Lick with Nana and Poppa.  Cole and I are blessed to have 2 amazing moms!

 Apparently looking at the camera and smiling was optional today. :)

It was a great Mother's Day!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend too!

Time to Party

Connor's soccer season is coming to a close and we celebrated this past Wednesday with a pizza party.  My role as "team mom" was to organize the party so we headed to a local pizza place for pizza and cupcakes.  The kids were so excited!

Here are 3 of the Tiger Dragons:  Connor, Madeline, and Hudson

Kendall in the middle is also on the team.  Harper and JJ's little brother also got to join in on the fun.

One of the highlights of the evening was when the kids were awarded their trophies.  Coach Clayton and Coach Jeremy did a fantastic job with them this year.  We were really blessed to get placed with such great coaches!

Connor had been dreaming about this trophy all season.

His trophy is now proudly placed on his bookshelf in his room.

Our last game is coming up on Saturday.  It has been a fun experience for all of us being apart of this team.  Go Tiger Dragons!

Date Knight

Tuesday night Connor and I had our first official date night. Our local Chickfila was hosting a special event for moms and sons so it was the perfect opportunity for just the two of us to go out.    

 They had the tables all decorated and waiters came to serve us.  Connor thought it was so cool that they made the restaurant look like a castle.  The boys even got a rose to give to their mom. 

 After dinner we headed to Barnes and Noble for some new books.  Connor has become really interested in trying to read after learning a few sight words.  I also got a few chapter books that we have been reading a nap time.  

It was a great night with my little man!

Weekend In Review

This weekend we....

scored a goal in the soccer game

celebrated Hudson and Harper's 4th birthday

learned more about Jesus at church

passed out about 1,000 hugs and kisses

and enjoyed our time together at home.

"Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, 

for his compassions never fail. 

They are new every morning; 

great is your faithfulness."

Lamentations 3:22-23 

Checking In

It is hard to believe May is already here!  I thought I would check in and fill you in on what we have been up to.   I also had a chance to finish up Carson's 18 month post so be sure to check that out.

Happy 18 Months, Carson!

This cutie continues to keep me on my toes.  He is smart, witty, sweet and stubborn all rolled up in one.  It is hard to believe in one short month he will be 4! 

We have 2 more soccer games left in the season.  His coaches have been wonderful and kept the focus on getting out there and having fun.  This has been a great experience for Connor.  He has definitely learned a lot about what it means to be a part of a team.  A few games ago Connor even scored 2 goals (one for his team and one for the other team.)  He was very proud of both of them!

We also have made our first trip to the pool for the summer.  Both boys had a blast!  Carson wanted to jump in off the side of the big pool over and over.  We are going to have to keep our eye on this little dare devil.

Lots of time has also been spent on planning our next home.  We are so excited about our new neighborhood and lot!  We officially close on our land this month.  So now to the hard fun part of making decisions on our house.

We have also been busy planning for Connor's birthday party.  I have so much fun planning all the details and am really excited about his theme this year.  We are having a "camping" party.  Connor is so excited and loves to hear all about the things I have planned.  It should be fun!