Wednesday, May 28, 2008

The graduates









It's hard to believe that Audrey has finished Kindergarten! She officially "graduated" on May 22. They wore caps and gowns and even got diplomas. It was so sweet to watch them do their recitation together for the last time as a class. We feel so blessed to have her at Covenant - a place where God comes first. We couldn't be happier about her first year in school. The day before graduation, Audrey had a field day - the kindergarten classes had friendly competitions with water balloon fights, races, tag, and some crazy game where they had to run to a pile of clothes, put them on and spin around and then take the clothes off and run back to tag the next person. I had never heard of that one, but they had fun doing it! Most importantly, Audrey received the sportsmanship award for the kindergarten classes (for the girls.) Her sweet friend Bronson, our carpool buddy, received the award for the kindergarten boys. Must be all that good advice Sharon and I give during our weekly carpool drives! Ha!! We just have sweet kids. I was very proud of Audrey.


Not to be out done, Tatum had a last-day-of-school party and she also received a diploma. She will now officially be in the "older threes" class next year! She's had a great first year of preschool and she's changed so much in the past year. The other day she told me she was done with "the Tatum talk" and then she kept asking me if I noticed how much her words had changed. She's a nut! I think she just wants to be big like Audrey. She's already claiming to be four and it's hard to convince her otherwise!


Can't forget Hudson - he's just crazy! He is obsessed with Nemo these days - he's always walking around saying "Nemo, Nemo, no!!" and "but" (boat). He can also say "shark bait," but I would have no way of knowing how to spell his version of how he pronounces it! It's cute. He is constantly telling Tatum (Taydoo) "no!" and running away from her or something. He calls himself "honey," which I guess is a way of saying Huddy.


Summer is here - time for lazy days and not having to get up at the crack of dawn. Look for our next post in the next few days -- we went camping with the girls!!

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Happy Mother's Day!

The girls wanted to send some love to Mamaw in California! Happy Mother's Day Mom!! Wish we were there to hug your neck and tell you ourselves. But we'll see you very soon! We feel so blessed that our kids have such amazing grandmothers who both love the Lord and, we know, pray continuously for our kids. Your example and love for them is a huge blessing from God. To Mamaw and Geebee - we can't say thanks enough for all you do for our family. We love you!!

Friday, May 9, 2008

The video

You're probably sick of the swingset! Too bad. I'm testing out posting video from our new camera. It's awesome. This is my second attempt - hopefully it will work! It's not near as entertaining as Keely's post (check our her blog - homecooks.blogspot.com). But hopefully it will work!

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Motorcyle Mania!




We are so proud of our nephew Colton, who at almost 5, is more talented on his motorcycle than most adults! He is going to participate in his first race later this month. Wow! Of course, my brother Mike is just about the most fearless person I know so I shouldn't be surprised that his son is as well!! But I did want to show that the apple doesn't far fall from the tree in our house as well as far as riding motorcycles is concerned! Just take a look at the FEAR on the faces of our daughters as they cautiously sit on the bike with Uncle Alan. They actually rode with him for a bit...but like their mama - they are a bit nervous!!! I guess we won't be signing them up for motorcross races any time soon!! These pics were taken May 2007. -- H

Friday, May 2, 2008

Our new Horned Frog!!


We are so proud of Caitlin getting into TCU! What a major accomplishment. She came to visit a few weeks ago and I think she got her fill on Sonic during the seven days she was here! We were either at Sonic, doing something related to TCU or playing cards (SkipBo and Phase 10!) She beat me most of the time. We can't wait until August when she is here. I know the California crew will miss her like crazy -- but what an adventure she'll have here.
If you want to know more about what a Horned Frog is, here's a link! It will tell you all you need to know! :)
H