It's Offical...

..Tate is signed up for kindergarten. They have Kinder Roundup in the spring to sign up all the incoming kindergarteners for the fall. We headed to the elementary school with our paperwork in hand. He was so excited to see his new school. We got to go on a tour and his favorite classroom was the music room. He thought school started the next day. You got to wait a little bit, buddy! I can't believe my little guy is old enough to start school!

The soon-to-be kindergarteners...Kate, Brynn and Tate

Easter Festivities

  We started our Easter festivities with our annual Easter egg hunt at our friends, Jill and Nathan's. The kids had a wonderful time looking for eggs in their great, big backyard. It acted like it was going to rain all day but turned out to be a beautiful evening. 

   The Easter bunny hopped by to deliver Easter baskets and we enjoyed the day at home! Easter is one of my favorite holidays!

Easter Morning

Surprise!

Dad turned 60 on March 20 and, for all he knew, dinner out was the most celebration the big birthday was going to get. Little did he know, a week later big party plans had been made. One of his good friends, Kirk, who also turned 60, his wife, Bridget and mom had been planning a surprise party for the both of them. Another surprise was that we were flying in town to participate in the festivities. So thinking they were stopping by the Other Pub, on their way to Indy for dinner, to visit a client of Bridgets', they were, in fact, walking in on their own surprise party! Surprise! Dad had to do a double take when Tate ran up to him. It was priceless. What a fun night! Spending time with friends and family and dancing the night away was a wonderful way to celebrate 60 years! We are so glad to have been a part of it! Happy Birthday, Dad!! We love you!

Let the Teeball Season Begin

Tate had his very first teeball game this morning. He was so excited! He did such a good job! He hit the ball and ran the bases and went for the ball whenever it was hit. He even got grass stains all over his pants. He loved it and had to tell me he got the ball 11 times. They were so cute out on the field. 4 yr old teeball is much different then your typical baseball game but, at least, they are learning the basics. The play for 1 hour. They bat the whole line-up. No strikes, balls, outs. They just swing until they hit it and then run to first. All I can say is that it is too cute!! I can't wait for tomorrows game.

Tate's first swing

Made it home:)

I'm a Big Girl!

Maren, finally, got her new big girl bed! We had been putting it off just because she loved her crib and slept fabulous in it so why change what's not broken?? But she looked like a moose sleeping sideways in it not the precious little baby that once resided there. She is about 6 months later than Tate was changing beds so she didn't have any problems, not that he did, but he seemed so much smaller. Our friend, Jill, actually sped up the process. She had a bed that wasn't being used so that meant skipping the part of having to go shopping and picking it out plus getting it here which was nice! I'm actually enjoying it, too, because I can get in bed with her in the mornings and cuddle with her for a few seconds before our day starts, which is the only time she lets me. Our only problem is we can't find pacis. They get lost too easily. That is our next project:)

Goodbye, crib

Hello, new bed

No Training Wheels!

This week we saw a picture of Tate's friend, Grant Bottorff, riding his bike with no training wheels. Tate saw the picture and said "I can do that." That day he and his little friend next door got out the wrench and were going to take the training wheels off themselves. After convincing them that raising them up would do for now, Tate still wanted to try. This afternoon, Jason took him out and took off the training wheels. After a long talk on "it's ok if you fall..practice makes perfect..don't get frustrated..you can do it", they were off. After about 30 minutes and no falls, he was riding by himself and even ditched the elbow and knee pads. Way to go Tate!!

Let's Rodeo, San Antonio!

Every year, the rodeo comes to town for 3 weeks. Since we have lived in San Antonio, we have grown to love the rodeo. It is such a Texan thing to do:) They bring in tons of dirt and transform the AT&T Center into a rodeo wonderland. They start with the rodeo and end with a concert. This year, we went on opening night with our friends, Julie and Colby. It was Extreme Bulls which means the rodeo, which usually consists different events, only has bull riding. The hope is for the guys to stay on for 8 seconds and not to get hurt. Then we took in some Pat Green.
Jason and I took Tate one night. He loved it. We watched about half the rodeo, ate nachos, cotton candy, and a funnel cake, and finished the night at the carnival. Can't get much better than that!