Grace's Soccer Fun

Grace has been playing soccer this spring with a lot of kids from our neighborhood and has had a total Blast!!!! Troy was so excited to be her coach - sometimes I think HE is more excited about soccer than Grace is :)....They don't keep regular score, but I think our team has won most of their games. Grace hasn't scored a goal...yet, but she is really quick and aggressive and the most important part.....she is having FUN!!!

Yesterday was her last game...even though they have 2 more games left. Next Saturday we will be at her Gymnastics Performance and the following Saturday we will be out of town..... Here are some more pic's of this year's season.....

Getting ready......

Warming up.......

Pep-talk :)

After game treats (Grace's favorite part of soccer)

Grace & her best gal-pal

Bell Canyon Hike - Memorial Weekend Fun!!!!

Yesterday, we went on a hike to Bell Canyon Reservoir. Troy had Carson on his back, I had Chloe in the Baby Bjorn and off we went with Grace leading the way. Troy said it was an "easy hike" but it was basically straight up the mountain for 1/2 mile.....you think 1/2 mile straight up is nothing until you have a child strapped to your front and carrying lunch for everyone on your back!!!! We finally made it and had a great time and the kids had a total blast!! Here are some more pic's:

Troy, Carson and Grace looking at the BEAUTIFUL waterfall (sorry the waterfall is not in the pic)Grace and Carson eating lunch

Me and Chloe hanging out......

Carson shaking his "booty" note: Grace's clean bum.......Chloe hangin out in Carson's backpack.....

Preschool Graduation

We made it!!!! 2 years of preschool, field trips, snacks, playtime, learning letters, numbers, how to write first and last name, learning addresses, phone numbers, stranger danger, fire safety, how to set the table, making friends, talking about a cute boy in her class and reminding us that she knows that she isn't old enough to have a boyfriend.....yet!!! This list could go on and on......and I wouldn't trade it for anything. The past two years have been full of growth, learning and so much fun!!!!! Grace had her official graduation last week and it was so cute! All of the kids had graduation caps and gowns and they all had a speaking part. Grace actually had 2 speaking parts and she opened and closed the program. Her 1st part was "It's time to start our program, there isn't any curtain, we all know our places, of that we're very certain"......her 2nd part was "We've been sitting for a long, long time and have gone about our limit, if you want to take some pictures, we'll be still for one more minute"....so cute and she did a great job. Here are some pic's of her big day!!!!

Grace and Carson


Walking down the aisle


Saying her part (I don't know how to rotate)

Grace and Grandma Annie!


We are all so proud of Grace!!!

Miss Michelle

Miss Becky

Miss Vesta (owner of New Sunshine Preschool)

Gymnastics Competition

Cute little Grace had her very 1st Gymnastics Competition last week.....and took 1st Place in her group!!!!! She had to do 3 different passes and was judged on each pass. The judge was Mac from Mac Gymnastics and the passes were: 6 connected cartwheels; roundoff back handspring-roundoff back handspring; 2 back walkovers-two one-hand cartwheels-2 front walkovers!! Grace did AWESOME and didn't seem nervous at all. We were so proud of her and are so happy that she is having fun doing gymnastics. She also just got her roundoff 4 back handsprings and was pretty excited to be able to write her name on the

"I DID IT" poster that hangs on a wall at the gymnastics studio. Here are some more pic's of her competition.....

Carson's 3rd Birthday Party

Okay......Troy FINALLY made it home safe from the Philipines (YEAH) and little Carson could finally have his birthday party. Last Saturday was the "unofficial day" and we had a blast! He got a brand new Spiderman Bike with training wheels, more spiderman stuff, Transformers, Kung Fu Panda, play-dough, and other FUN things for his birthday. Right now, he is really into Spiderman, so we decided to have a Spiderman Party with all of his cousins.....Thanks to everyone for the presents and a fun party! I have to put a plug in for Nothing Bundt Cakes.....they have the best cakes ever.....so I made Spiderman cupcakes for the kids and the adults enjoyed this delicious cake!

Here are Carson's presents (minus the bike) and cakes!

Cute Cousins!!!!

Cute Carson (lovin every second......)

Did I mention he was lovin EVERY second?


Blowing out the candles......

Yummy!

Happy 3rd Birthday Carson

Today is Carson's 3rd Birthday!!!! I can't believe he is already 3...it feels like yesterday he was as little as this precious picture.

The sad part of today is that we are not actually celebrating today.....we are waiting for Daddy to get home from the Philipines next Friday.....so his "unofficial birthday" will be next Saturday. This morning he was so cute - Grace and I tried to sing happy birthday to him and he said that we couldn't sing that to him until his daddy came home "in just a few more minutes"......I wish time passed for me the same way it does for him. So I will have to do another post that will include his celebration with all of his cousins.

This past year has been a great year for Carson. He is potty trained (YEAH!!!), speaks really well, and has so many things he loves to do. Right now he is really into Spiderman.....He and Grace play Spiderman a lot and he is "Petow Parkow" and Grace is "MJ" - it is so fun to hear what they say when they think no-one is listening. He is also really big into telling me about his dreams when he wakes up in the morning....I think he makes them up as he goes because the last dream he tells me about EVERYDAY is that he dreamed that Grace is the best sister in the whole world....(I wonder who has been coaching him on that one) :) He also loves to play outside, ride his scooter and follow Grace around and copy EVERYTHING that she does.

Here are a few more cute pictures of Carson over the past 3 years.....I LOVE YOU BUDDY.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!