End of the Year

Connor and Jaxson were both blessed with GREAT teachers this year.  I could not of been more happy!

Connor was in 4th grade this year and I am blessed to say that he had my best friend as his homeroom teacher.  Debbie is an incredible teacher and I am so happy that he got to experience her love for reading! It just so happens that Debbie and I team teach, so he was also in my class for math and LA.  It was definitely different having my son in class, but it is an experience that I will always treasure. 

I am so proud of the young man he is developing into.  I was pleased several times with the way he handled different situations in class with classmates and making sure that he was nice to kids that not everyone is nice to.  I am very proud to call him my son!

He got several awards but a few of them were A Honor Roll and the Husky Award!

Jaxson was in 1st grade this year and he also had a wonderful teacher, Mrs. D'Alessio.  She was wonderful with him.  She loved him, but she also knew when to lay down the law with him.  He showed tremendous growth this year and I am insanely proud of him. 

God has blessed our family with Hays Elementary.  I love going to work each day, my school, my students, my team, all of the teachers, the principal.  I cannot think of a better place for my kids to go and for me to work!

Jaxson's First Grade Program

If you know my kids, you know that they are all wonderfully different.  While Connor never wants to perform in front of a group or be a part of the performances at school, Jaxson is very different.  The first grade teachers at our school put together a program at the end of the year for the parents.  The kids sing a couple of songs for the parents before awards.

Jaxson was very serious about all this.  He sang his songs all the time and I would find him practicing his moves in the shower.  He was very excited.  Jax was by far the most animated kid up there performing.  I had so many teachers and parents come and tell me how much they enjoyed watching him perform.  It was great!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnSTq-CRqVo&feature=colike

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBi_oU1Whk4&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On-Yn0ZvlEo&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TCYxdOulrQ&feature=relmfu

(Sorry about the links.  I spent 30 minutes trying to upload them from Brock's YouTube account.)  Go watch them.  If you love Jax, they are worth it!

Calendar Girls

This was the day that I had waited for all year. Halle's very first dance recital.  I really thought for a long time (with just 3 boys) that I would not get to do dresses, bows, dance class, etc. When I got the news that I was getting my little girl and not having a 4th boy, I was elated!!! So when I found out that Halle's school offered dance classes, I was very excited and ready to enroll her! Halle looked forward to class each Monday. 

We got her all dressed up and she looked so precious!

 Papa, Nana, Aunt Tracie, Briona, and Charlie even came to see her dance!

So, we wait through 11 dances and it is finally my little girl's big debut.  Unfortunately, the little girl in front of her decided not to dance and to stand right in our line of sight of my little girl...I didn't get to see her dance...at all.  This is what I saw...

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Halle would be the one in green on the second row that you can not see.

Oh well.  She looked great and had a good time! Maybe next time! Love my little girl!

Jaxson's 7th Birthday Party

My sweet, second born child is 7! Seriously, where does time go.  He is growing into such a good little boy. I will post about him later.  Here are a few pictures from his birthday party.

Pretty Day Pictures

The kids love to go outside and ride their bikes.  Last Sunday we went outside and play for quite awhile.  Here are a couple of pictures from that day!

Easter

We always enjoy Easter! I love to dress the kids up and take their pictures.  The first Easter activity we did was the Easter Egg Hunt at church.  This year they had games, a bounce house and other activities in addition to the egg hunt.  Everyone had a good time, but it was HOT!  Connor thought he was too old this year, so he did not go. :(

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Halle was scared to death of the bunny, but not the boys.

Brock and Blake LOVE the Easter bunny.

I love this picture.  They were walking out to the egg hunt and Halle bragged his hand.  SO SWEET!

Jax and his loot!

On Easter, we went out to Terrell to spend the day with Nana, Papa, PawPaw, and MawMaw.  We had a great day...lunch and an egg hunt.  We barely got the egg hunt in before the rain started.

Halle is 3!!!

I am a little late posting this but I was waiting until I took Halle's 3 year pictures. Well, with 4 kids and a full time job, time is not something I have a plethora of, so I will go ahead and post with with a super cute picture of her riding her bike the other day.
I am so blessed with the family God chose for me. I never expected to have 4 kids, but I really don't know what I would do without them. Three years ago I was blessed with this little darling.
I've been in love ever since. We have enjoyed every day of having a sweet little girl in our house. I was severely outnumbered and God knew that I needed a little girl.

She has such a sweet, girly personality. She loves everything pink, purple, girly, and princess. She has a Barbie movie that she knows every word and knows all the movements. She loves her brothers. She loves all "kid" foods...chicken nuggets, french fries, macaroni and cheese, grilled cheese, etc. Her favorite is chicken nuggets and ranch dressing. She would eat it every day if I let her.

I am going to start making a book with questions that they answer every year. Here are her answers for her Year 3 page.

What is your favorite color? pink and purple
2. What is your favorite toy? Rapuntnzel
3. What is your favorite fruit? bananas
4. What is your favorite tv show? Dora the Explorer
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? macaroni and cheese
6. What is your favorite movie? Barbie and the Diamond Castle
7. What is your favorite game? Princess
8. What is your favorite snack? bananas
9. What is your favorite animal? giraffes
10. What is your favorite song? Two Voices, One Song (from the Barbie movie)
11. What is your favorite book? Princess book
12. Who is your best friend? Kaden
13. What is your favorite cereal? Cinnamon Toast Crunch
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? ride my bike
15. What is your favorite drink? apple juice
16. What is your favorite holiday? Halloween
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? my pillow pet
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? donuts
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? macaroni and cheese
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? a Princess

Halle is the perfect little girl to round out our family. It is so fun to watch our "little" family grow. Time is flying by and I'm scared that I am going to wake up one day and be taking them to college or getting them ready for their wedding. For now, I am going to try to slow down and just enjoy every day as much as I can.