Another School Year Comes To An End.

I can not believe another school year has passed us by. No more 2nd graders in this house. Jackson and Rylie both had a great school year. They learned a lot and are ready to move onto 3rd and 4th grade. Jackson has started to learn how to write in cursive and his Math skills are pretty awesome too. Rylie took the big state TAKS test this year and aced it. I'm not even kidding! She did not miss one question. How is that for Ms. Smarty Pants. I am telling you she is quite the student. I could have taken a little lesson from both my kids on how to be a better student and really apply myself. What luck! Fingers crossed they continue to love school. Now onto a much needed break from school and schedules into the hot Summer do what we want kind of fun. The kids deserve it!!

Jackson with Principal Blake and the school Mascot "Dragon"

Jackson receiving his school awards from his 2nd grade teacher Mrs. Perrin.

Rylie with Principal Blake and the school Mascot "Dragon"

Rylie getting her awards from Mrs. Carr her 3rd grade teacher who I love love love. She is A W E S O M E!!!!!!!

The Red Sox have done it again!!

Champions Spring 2010!! Another fun season of baseball. Go Sox!!

Girls Trip!

In June I took off with the girls for a much needed girls trip. We went to Austin and stayed on the lake for 3 days. It was so nice to go and just sit by the pool and relax. I met all these ladies through Jackson's sports. We all have boys the same age and they are all really good buddies going on 4 years now. Us moms have been together so much sitting at the boys games that we all have become really good friends right along with the boys. So we took off to relax in the Sun. I had a very entertaining time with these ladies. So much fun that I highly recommend Austin and good friends. Marty, Julie-Anne, Marci, Mandi, and Me!!

YIKES!!! I am so behind....

I really don't like when I get this far behind because in my old age I forget all the details of the pictures and all the important things I will want to read about one day. Shoot!

Sweet Girl!!!

Britt wasn't the only one to have a birthday in May! Rylie had hers too!!! We now have a 9 year old in the house - holler! She is such a sweet girl and a BIG helper! She choose to have her party at the roller rink. We had a 70's style party with tye dye clothing, and games and a lot of groovy skating. The pictures are not the best and I didn't even get a picture of her cake. It was so cute. It was tye dye with a big peace sign in the middle of it. Anyway.... it was really cute! Just 9 things we love about Rylie....

1. gorgeous thick red hair ( that she lets me fix it anyway I want).

2. her willingness to help ALWAYS!!

3. the way she plays the piano beautifully.

4. her hug she gives me EVERY morning before she does anything else.

5. her smile and wave she gives when I drop her off at dance for the 3 1/2 hours a week of dance she does.

6. her beautiful blue eyes.

7. her love of riding her pink bike.

8. that she loves her dad so much and is always so concerned about him.

9. her love of shoes. Rylie and I see eye to eye on this one, and since she is only a half a size away from being in the same size shoe as me we can soon share. Something Rylie has wanted to do for as long as I can remember. I just have to keep her away from the high heels!

H.A.G.S or hags

The kids took their yearbooks to school today for yearbook signing. As soon as they got them home I grabbed them and sat down to read what everyone wrote to my kids. This is all I saw......

Jacy
hags

Madi
H.A.G.S

Taylor - hags

Payton
H.A.G.S

and so forth and so on.....

OK call me old but who the heck knows what hags means??? were they calling my sweet kids HAGS!!! I mean - RUDE!!!! So I call Rylie and Jackson into the room and ask them? They both laugh and think it's funny that I have no idea what H.A.G.S mean, then tell me it is short for HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!!!!!!!! wow how times have changed. I mean we wrote things like..... hope you have a great Summer NOT h.y.h.a.g.s OR call me NOT c.m OR you are so good looking NOT y.a.s.g.l OR stay cute NOT s.c OR steph and britt forever NOT s.a.b.f
I learn something new everyday I tell ya. I still need to post about the new trend called Silly Bands. It has taken over our house for the past month. Another time though. For now I just want to sign off and say....

H.A.G.S
Stephanie

This guy right here.....

well, he just had a birthday on May 14th. Let's see..... I turned 29 in March so that makes Britt 28! In case you didn't know I robbed the cradle. Here is just a FEW awesome things about this special guy...

1. His all time favorite athlete is Micheal Jordan.

2. He has more self discipline than anyone I have ever met.

3. He eats grilled chicken twice a day (with nothing on it).

4. He has really big muscles (ask him to flex for ya).

5. He loves the Dallas Cowboys!

6. He could lie on a beach any beach in the sun all day and not get up for anything - even a drink.

7. He really does not like when I pinch him.

8. He loves. loves. loves. Clint Eastwood!!!!

9. His pop (grandfather) is his idol.

10. He is a penny pincher - if you ever need money advice he would be someone to talk with.

11. He loves me unconditionally always - even when I pinch him. That is saying alot, you outta try living with me.

12. I am pretty sure he cried when LOST ended.

13. He knows the scriptures up, down, sideways and backwards.

14. He looks really sexy bald!

and finally............. drum roll

15. He is going to buy a boat.

I had to add these last two pictures because this just might be worse than me pinching him. He is going to kill me. Don't you just love the one in the sombrero....... hilarious!

ps... he isn't really buying a boat. I just totally wanted to freak him out - remember #10?