Wacky Week

The kids celebrated wacky week at school. On Monday, I thought they both had crazy hair day. Turns out, only Jimmy was suppose to have crazy hair day. Oops. After a little explaining that mommy messed up and that she was beautiful no matter what her hair looked like, Skylar seemed fine with the situation. Here are a few pictures. Crazy hair day, crazy hat day, splash day for Jimmy. BTW, we thought Jimmy looked a lot like the guy from Major League, so we had to put him in the Tribe jersey... everyone loved the look!

Mother's Day 2012

I had a wonderful Mother's Day this year. We hung out, did a little shopping and then went to dinner at Cheddar's on Saturday. We went early but it was already packed. To my surprise, Jimmy and Skylar did a good job waiting for the table and the food. I had a super yummy steak sandwich and Jim chicken and waffles.. Ha. On Sunday, we went for a swim at Tom and Nancy's and grilled out which is always a lot of fun. Dinner was yummy there too as Tom and Jim did all the cooking. 

These pictures were taken at the restaurant. 

Pre-K Graduation

Crazy how fast 5 years can go by. Skylar graduated from Pre-K today. All the kids wore the most adorable gap and gowns. They sang a few songs and Skylar even had a speaking part. Her teacher asked, "Sklylar, what do you want to be when you grow up?" Skylar answered, "a teacher." "Why?" "Because my mommy's a teacher!" The whole audience let out a collective, "awww" and my heart melted. I am not going to lie, there was a little tear in my eye... Then they called everyone's name and each child was handed a diploma and a children's bible. A slideshow of all the kids as babies and as graduates was played and of course, they used the song Let Them Be Little and I teared up again. Sigh. Afterward there was a sweet little cookie and punch reception. Aunt Nancy was able to join us for the celebration and it was a wonderful night. Congratulations Skylar!

With her teacher, Miss Courtney

With McKenna

With Aunt Nancy

With mommy

With Madeline 

Hurray, I'm a kindergartner

I'm 5

Whoa, where does the time go? I can't believe Skylar is 5 and will be in Kindergarten in the fall. It seems like yesterday I was holding a brand new baby in my arms and just starring at her. I remember praying she would stay that small and sweet forever. Of course I am happy she is happy and healthy and I love watching each new stage as she learns and grows and becomes more and more independent. But the small ache in my heart is always there, knowing there will be a day she doesn't need me (though I still need my mom) and knowing that one day she will move out to be on her own.

Enough of those sad thoughts though. We celebrated in style. Kristin and I brought Skylar and Laney to see Princess on Ice. It was magical and such a fun girls day. We did their hair and make-up. They wore princess costumes and we sat on the floor in the 4th row. I am not  sure who enjoyed the show more, It was amazing! We also had lunch before the show and met the boys for dinner afterward at Gringos. Since that happened a few weeks before Skylar's actual birthday, celebrated all over again on the actual day. Skylar requested a princess cookie cake and HEB surprised me by making a beautiful one for $7.99 - can't beat that! She brought it to school and shared it with all her friends. Her daddy even dropped by for lunch at school that day! Later that night, we had dinner at Skylar's favorite restaurant, 5 Guys, and then had Cherry Berry for dessert. It was a great day!