1st grade over......

Hannah had a very successful 1st grade. She had a great year and is now reading at a 3rd grade level. She enjoys reading and was one of 3 kids who earned over 100 AR points and received a medal for her accomplishment. She had an end of the year party and really enjoyed herself. Her and some of her classmates showed of their talents with us. Hannah did a little hula hoop routine, it was the cutest thing. Grandma Joy got to come with us and as usual fit right in helping the teacher dish out Ice Cream to all the kids!

Ranking 25th

We are so proud of Bryan, we attended his awards ceremony at school and Bryan won a few awards. The Presidential award, an award from one of his teachers, and he received a medal for being ranked 25th in his class. We are so proud of you Bryan great job we know you will continue to do well in High School. Speaking of High School Bryan has decided to join the Navy ROTC at the High School. He participated in a summer camp the week after school got out and he won an award for Top Male Marcher. He really showed his stuff and he did a great job.

Spring Soccer

Well I guess it is about time I update my blog. Things have just been so very busy this past month or so, I have not had a chance to sit down and let everyone know what has been going on. Christopher, Bryan and Hannah all played spring soccer all on different teams. Needless to say I was at the soccer fields 4 nights a week, thank goodness they are close by. They all of course played great, Christopher played forward for his team and had a few goals along the way. Bryan played forward and goalie, he made some goals, and saved even more goals for his team. Hannah got to play on the same team as her good friend Kate. They had a blast. Hannah loves soccer and is a great defender. Her coach gave her the name "big foot" and of course Hannah thought that was the greatest thing. Everytime he would say go get it big foot or great job, she just got the best smile on her face.

Spring Break

We went to Colorado for Spring Break. The real reason we went was my nephew Austin was being baptized. It just happen to fall on our spring break so the whole family, minus Matt went. We had a great time, we enjoyed spending time with my entire family, my mom, dad and Roseanne were all there and of course my sisters family. We enjoyed a fun restaurant with cliff divers and caves, and different shows to watch. We went to an indoor pool and went up to the snow to ski and snowboard. My kids have never had the opportunity to do this before and they had a great time. The boys took to snowboarding and after a little bit of lessons they were off and running. Carissa and Hannah skied and did a awesome job. Carissa is looking forward to being able to go again when she moves to Idaho for College. The day before we left there was a blizzard and the kids had a good time watching it snow and finally going out to play in it. We did have a little bit of a hiccup on the way home and we were stranded at the Dallas airport for about 9 hours till our flight finally was able to take off due to storms back here in Florida. We are happy to be home, but look forward to another fun trip back to Colorado hopefully sooner then later.

Soccer Banquet

Christopher had his High School Soccer Banquet this past week. We enjoyed ourselves and had great food. Christopher received a few awards, including Scholar Athlete award, and the coaches award. He received a plaque, medal, and a trophy. It was a great evening, and I look forward to the next 3 years of high school soccer.

Adam's Family

My very Best Friend Amy and her family came for a visit during their spring break. I had a great time while they were here, and I can just hope they had an even better time. I have been spoiled these past 6 months getting to see Amy twice after not getting to see her for 2 years. We spent time at the beach and just hanging out. I had a great time going down to the beach with their family and taking some pictures of them. It was a lot of fun and hopefully I got some good pictures for them. I want the Adams family to know that they are not just great friends, but truly family. We love you Adam's family!

Build a Bear Party!

To celebrate Hannah's Birthday this year she hosted her friends for a Build a Bear party. She had a great time. She loves Build a Bear and was treated extra special by the staff that day. I even made a Build a Bear cake. It was the most extravagant cake I have ever attempted and it turned out pretty cute if I do say so myself.