HOLY HOT DOG!!!! Someone make sure Ben see's this post!

I guess that deal of buying Jackson a new fishing pole if he ate 2 different kinds of meat a week really worked! Thanks Ben! We have been trying to get him to eat hot dogs forever. Now onto hamburgers!!

Ok so my brother Ben made a deal with Jackson before we left Utah that if he would eat meat 2 times a week he would buy him a new fishing pole when we came out next Summer. We asked him to please try a hot dog the other night and reminded him of the deal Uncle Ben made with him. To our surprise he said "okaaaaay I will try it" Mind you this comes from a kid who gags over any kind of meat period. I mean he gags so bad we think he is going to throw up. So when he started eating it without the gag reflex and sound effects I knew I better grab the camera and document this. This is huge people! Kind of another one of those miracles we have in our house, you know new cars showing up after 14 years, first baby teeth falling out at 7 yrs old and now hot dogs! Who knew?

"B" Day June 20th, 2009

Rylie we are so proud of you for making the decision to be baptized. You were so prepared and ready. You are a great example to us and we are lucky to have you with us forever! Congratulations on your baptism!!

Rylie's baptism was very nice. Both of her grandpa's gave talks. Her grandma R. gave a prayer and grandma B. played the piano. Jackson gave the closing prayer and Britt baptized and confirmed her. We had quite a few come to support her from our ward. Thank you all! It was a special day for us and we were so happy to have family and friends with us to celebrate.

Take me out to the Ballgame!!!!

Another of Jackson's baseball season's came to an end in June. He was on the White Sox this year. They had a pretty good season. Won some, lost some! He enjoyed every minute of it! He had two games a week and one practice. It kept us busy busy, but we enjoyed it. We LOVE baseball!! Right before our families got here we found out Jackson made the all star team. They take two kids from each team and form two teams to play each other. He was so excited he made the team. Even better than that the game was going to be played while both sets of grandparents and Uncle Craig and Aunt Tara were here. It was exciting for us that they got to see him play. They ended up winning the final game of the season - HOORAY!!!

Off to the Horse Races at Lone Star Park

While our parents were here we headed to watch the horses race. Britt's mom really loves this. To watch her in action (cheering for her favorite horse) is awesome. She gets so excited! It is fun. We sat in a box and had our hamburgers and then the betting began. We would all yell out who our favorite was for each race. I just would watch to see which horse was the prettiest and that is who I went for. Horses really are beautiful. This was one of my favorites --- soooo pretty!!Lone Star Park is nothing like Keeneland in Lexington KY. If you have never been there try to go (even if you go just to see the BIG hats). We had a great time! The horses are beautiful and we every so often picked a winner!

Our sweet families came to visit!!

In June we had some visitors... Our parents and Britt's brother Craig and wife Tara. We had a great time together and loved having them here. They came for a specific reason - Rylie's baptism. Thank you so much for coming and supporting her. It made it so special for her and us to have you all here.

Ballet Recital - Swan Lake

Rylie's dance company put on Swan Lake for the recital this year. This was her first recital in Texas. It was ALOT of work and different from anything she ever did while living in Georgia. They had practices that lasted 4 - 5 hours for 5 straight days before the recital. Then they put on 4 performance's over 3 days for audiences. It was quite the production, lasting 3 hours each performance. It was put on in the Addison Art Theatre. I am waiting on the video and will post a clip of her dancing then. She had a lot of fun and really loves to dance. Looking forward to another great dance season this Fall.

End of the 2009 school year!!

It is hard to believe that another school year has come to an end. This was our last year to have a 1st grader. No more 1st grade homework for the B & S Richardson home. Kind of sad really!

Rylie had a great 2nd grade year! She loved her teacher and loved the new friends she made. She has really excelled in Spanish this year - she can say the whole Pledge Of Allegiance in Spanish. It is really fun to listen to her speak in Spanish. Now, if only I had taken Spanish more seriously back in Middle School, we could carry on a conversation. Rylie is looking forward to her 3rd grade year. We have heard 3rd grade really picks up on the homework. EEK! I thought 2nd grade had quite a lot of homework.

Jackson really had a FUN 1st grade year. His teacher was EXCELLENT! He learned and grew alot, but we think this year he was most interested in chasing the girls on the playground. Yes, we have a boy that is already crazy about the girls. Isn't this the age where they are supposed to think they are pretty gross? He is ready for 2nd grade but we are really going to miss his fabulous teacher.

Last day of school at the recognition ceremony. Hanging with Principal Blake and the school Mascot Dragon!!