Two Years Ago Today I Met My Beautiful Daughter

Two years ago today my brother and I were in China. God blessed me with the most beautiful girl. At 3 1/2 years of age she came into a strange room with strange people without a tear. She loved showing us her pictures and having her picture taken. Even two years later life is so exciting to her. Each new thing is met with such enthusiasm. Her smile can light up a room and for the most part is easy to find.

In her second year she has finished up preschool and is heading to kindergarten in the fall. She will attend a Chinese magnet program and will soon be learning her native language again. She is very gifted in gymnastics and cheerleading. Dress up, singing and playing make believe are her favorite activities at home.

I can't imagine my life with out her in it. I pray that she will continue to love Jesus as her Lord and Heavenly Father. That life will always be so exciting and her smile will continue to bless everyone around her.

Starting Summer 09'

We've been busy finishing up the school year and getting ready for summer. Shay has been finished with preschool for a couple of weeks. She is enjoying camp at the gym and starting Junior Preteam plus Lime Squad. Her summer will constist mostly of gymnastics camp and spending time with friends. She spent the night with one of her best buddies last night and kept repeating as she left in the car "ParrrrtY TIME" "Parrrrty TIME"
Today is the second to last day of first grade for Nathan. I am so proud of him. He has done a great job and is excited about officially becoming a second grader. His favorite activity(Boy Scouts)is over for the summer. We will be going to a couple of get togethers to keep in touch with everyone. My job for the summer is not to let him play video games non stop. Other than swimming that would be his idea of a great summer.
Both of the kids are starting to realize that we have a theme park here in town. I guess season tickets would be a good idea before long. Mom is not the best riding buddy any more due to motions sickness. I wish I could still ride like I did in my youth. I was hoping they would not realize this until Shay was tall enough to ride more but might not happen for awhile. We are all looking forward to Nana coming to visit.
I've not taken many pictures lately so I've found a couple that I love to hold over until some new ones can be taken. SUMMER 2009 IS HERE!

Fun Week for Shay

Last week Shay had a number of fun activities. First we had our spring awards for gymnastics. She has come a long way this year and is doing a great job. This coming spring she will move to the Junior Pre-team. Everyone at ISC is going to miss Andy when he leaves at the end of the month. He is a great teacher/coach/ handyman and wonderful person. We wish him the best in his future marriage and life in Georgia.

Thursday Shay's preschool had their graduation celebration. All the kids looked so nice and they did a great job on their songs. Thank you Mrs. Lisa and Mrs. Susan for all your love and help this year. Shay is ready to move on to Kindergarten. Her preschool did a great job getting them ready to succeed next year.

Last event was the kick-off party at CAC. All the cheerleaders get together for a pot luck dinner, skits and play time. Shay was a monkey last year and this year she was a sheep. The older kids make up cheers and short routines using an animal for their inspiration. Each team has kids of all ages and abilities. It was fun this year watching some of the coaches and remembering when they were out there as cheerleaders coming up in the program. Kind of makes me feel REALLY OLD but also so proud of them and the job they are doing. I can't wait to see all the routines come together this season. This will be our 19th year Go CAC!

Week 18 - I ♥ Faces “LAUGHTER”

I ♥ Faces theme for Week 18 is Laughter. I love this picture of Shay playing in the sprinkler. This was the first time this year that the weather was warm enough and our area was allowed to have sprinklers on. It might her first time ever to do this and it shows on her face. She had a great time. If you want to put a smile on your face go see all the laughter going on at I ♥ Faces.



It will make your day!!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Happy Mother's Day to everyone and especially my mom. Nana as the grandkids call her. Mom we all really miss you this weekend and wish we could be closer. You have been such and incrediable help to Nathan, Shay and me. I've told you that Shay is always telling me that she misses Nana. She just got down off my lap after crying and saying she wanted to see her Nana. They both can't wait to see you again. We love you and miss you.

Enjoy the pictuers. We had a warm fun day outside on Saturday. The weather was really very hot and I even got to much sun on my face and arms. The kids didn't mind and had a great time playing in the water. The other pictures are from last week. Shay and Nathan both had special times at school on Thursday for Mother's Day. Also on Thursday Shay had her first cheerleading practice of the year. Nathan's boy scout troop had their meeting at the gym. It ended up being a special day for all of us.

Best of Last Week

 

Last week we had a great time with Princess Day at school for Shay. There could not be a better theme for her. She had a wonderful time and all the Prince and Princess's were so cute and handsome. Nathan lost his top tooth at school. He has really let me off the hook so far on losing teeth. He has worked each one out pretty much by himself and doesn't seemed bothered at all by the process. I was a WIMP! Hopefully this will carry over with Shay. She gets so mad and wants her teeth to come out now so the tooth fairy can visit her also. We finished the week with a Boy Scout hike in a near by park. It was such a wonderful evening. I enjoyed playing with my camera and the kids didn't mind too much me following them around trying to get pictures.

Sprinkler Fun!

 

The pictures speak for themselves. They had a great time. Nana see how nice the flowers look! By mom planted all the flowers in the front yard. She did a great job.

Hawk Fest 2009

 

We had a great weekend. This is the first weekend in a long time that I remember not having to do anything - travel, judge, work. It was nice to just enjoy the weekend with the kids. We started Saturday playing in the sprinklers and I will post those pictures soon. Later in the day Nathan's school had their annual Hawk fest Carnival. Nathan's boyscout pack also got to do trash service to help out. We went an hour before our trash shift (which was not that hard). Some how we managed to skip spring this weekend and go straight to summer. IT WAS HOT when we first got there. Both kids and myself were feeling the heat. They started off riding the two rides. Nathan had this lost look in his eye and I thought maybe he was over heated but later realized he was just looking for his best buddy. They finally met up later and he was all smiles from that point on. Shay as always enjoys everything. Nathan's favorite activity is boy scouts and this is mainly due to his best buddy and his dad. Best buddy's dad is the tiger scout leader and he does a great job. I was proud that both Nathan and Shayla did a great job helping pick up trash while enjoying a great day outside with friends.