Parker's 6th Birthday

I have a 6 year old?! When did that happen?! Well my favorite son is now another year older...I always feel a slight bit of melancholy on my kids' birthdays...always happy, but then that thought of time pulling them away from me sinks in. I seriously have the thought all.the.time of how awesome God is that he gave me these 2 AMAZING people. He gets it right every time, doesn't He? I was meant to be their mom just as much as they were meant to be my kids. They seriously bring an indescribable amount of joy and completeness to my life. Gosh, I just love them so much. Okay, sappiness over (temporarily at least).

So Parker's birthday was rad, of course! It was a surprise party, so P had no idea it was even his birthday..he was shocked! I will try to upload the video of everyone saying "SURPRISE!" He was speechless. The theme was a "Magic Party" with a great magician and ventriloquist come and perform. The kids loved it! Even Callie got in on the performance, which was neat because she is usually reserved about having attention in a crowd. We had pizza, cake, and presents. It was a fun night. Happy 6th Birthday buddy. I love you. Hope you had the best day ever.

The First Day of School

School is underway already and I thought I would share some adorable pictures of Parker and Callie.

Parker started Kindergarten this year! It's been a big change from my mom and me "homeschooling" the kids for preschool, but he loves it! I must say I did get a teary after walking away from the school and driving away. Cory and Callie were laughing at me. Callie later told Parker, "did you know mommy was crying because she wants us to stay little forever?!" I get picked on in this family I tell ya! When Parker realized he's going to have to go to school everyday, he got worried and said "But when will I get to hang out with you?!" Aaaaahhh, just melt my heart right now. I love that boy. It seems like everything is going smoothly though, and other than being pretty tired in the afternoon, he's really adjusting well. He's making friends and is always eager to show me his work. It's like pulling teeth to get the kid to share about school with me. He's a man of few words like his Daddy I guess.

"I want to be a Fireman when I grow up!"

My big boy's 1st Day of Kindergarten

Waiting in line for the bell to ring.

Running out of class, happy to see us.


Callie had her first day of preschool the following week. We have a deal this school year that if she can make it the school year with no crying or tears, no whining the night before about going to school the next day- we will get her a tiny little teacup puppy. I guess she thought Scout was going to stay little forever...yeah, he's a horse- not gonna happen girlie. So little Ms. is holding strong. No tears, no whining. She actually says she loves school and asks when she gets to go back. I think this teacher is a much better fit for her. Callie's even made another little friend in class and it's very sweet.

When I grow up I want to be a Chef!

Mom and me picture

Daddy and me picture

Best Buds.

A sign the teacher put up outside of the door.

My big preschooler!


My kids are growing up! Callie goes to class twice a week and Parker 5 days. On those 2 days when I'm by myself, I get to clean the house, go grocery shopping, run errands that I've been putting off, or work on craft projects I've wanted to do, and I'm not going to lie, it's been really nice. But come 11:30, I'm missing my babies and ready to have a crazy house again. It's a whole new chapter in our lives.

Let's Catch Up!

We've been so busy with baseball, tball, trying to sell our house, and work- We've had zero down time. It's been pretty nuts around here, but such is life!

Both kids are just killing it in tball. I'm very proud. Callie is really enjoying the game and listens so well. She's a natural. Parker loves playing catcher and hitting of course! He does not enjoy hitting off the tee and can't wait to move up to coach pitch.




Cory and I have also decided to open our own screenprinting company, . Cory does most of the work right now, but I'm learning. Actually, we are all learning!



We've gone to a WSU game to cheer on Uncle Trek (and of course, Jason Monda!) Parker won "Fan of the Game" because he was cheering so loud. It was pretty cool to see him on the jumbotron!



I'm still trying to squeeze in workouts when possible, but I must say it's been very difficult. I'm running only 1-2 times per week, but I'm trying to be more active with gardening and yard work. Eating right has been hard too. We are running around town so much and getting home so late after games and practices, it's just been easier to hit a drive through. Bad habit, I know! Tball is nearing the end, so I think I will be able to get back on track!

Easter Week

Hope ya had a "Hoppy Easter"! HA HA HA, I'm HILARIOUS!

We kicked off our holiday week with heading to Pullman for WSU vs. Stanford game. We love Uncle Trek and all, but we were super excited to watch Mark Appel pitch. Ummm, he's awesome. Also, there were fireworks after the game..how cool, huh? We didn't win the game, but it was fun to catch a game under the lights.



On Saturday, we headed to a local school for an egg hunt. I thought the egg hunt was at 11- nope, it was at 10. My mama called me just in time for us to jump in the car and make it last minute. Thank goodness I live very close. There was a "golden ticket" inside an egg for each age group and Parker got it! He won this awesome basket filled with art supplies.




We then headed to Grams and Caw's for an egg hunt and BBQ. We were loving the warm weather!



Sunday morning the kids got up early and we looked for Easter baskets and had a big breakfast. Cory FINALLY had a day off, so he spent some much needed Daddy time with the kids while I went for a run. When I got back, we dyed eggs, ate, and hung out. A couple days before Easter, we had planted some jelly beans in the garden. On Easter we went out to find that lollipops grew!!




Later, the kids and I went for a bike ride so Cory could take a nap. We saw a crazy person on a scooter in an Easter bunny costume. It was awesome! He was too speedy for me to get a picture though. Callie was of course scared, so we had to leave right away. Before we did, Parker made us sit in the bleachers and watch him have an imaginary baseball game. We had to cheer "Go Jason Monda!" while he hit a "ham slam" (That's Parker's word for a Grand slam).



When we got back, we had out own little backyard egg hunt.



The day was nearly over and Grandma Lucy stopped by to take the kids to one more egg hunt at Cory's parents home. I cleaned up the day's messes and soon the kids were back home and it was time for bed. What a fun week!