blogging slump

I have been in a blogging slump but I am back and very behind in my blogging. I will be playing catch up over the next couple of days.  First up Easter weekend.

My sister, Becka and her family came for a visit Easter weekend. We went to a Rangers baseball game.  I LOVE my TX Rangers and they did not let us down. They creamed the Chicago White Sox. It was a very good night.

Saturday day morning we got up bright and early and I ran my half marathon and Becka ran a 5k. Pictures will come later. This deserves a post all on it's own. :)

We also threw way to many Easter eggs in the back yard and called it an Easter Egg hunt.  The eggs were pretty much in plain sight but the kids didn't care.  Who would when you get something like 81 eggs each.

Sunday we woke up and had a yummy breakfast and said our goodbyes. I so wish I had some family that lived close by.  It stinks that they are all in Missouri. I keep trying to convince that TX is the place to be.

After goodbyes I let the kids have their Easter baskets and we headed off to church.

This pupper is just too cute to not post. We love him!

Take me out to the ball game

We LOVE our Texas Rangers!!!

Month of May....and some of June

May was extremely busy with the end of school. We had field days, and water days, assemblies of more than one kind, soccer and baseball tournaments, and a piano recital.

Field day

Wacky Water day

Braeden was inducted in to the National Jr. Honor Society

Braeden's jr. high soccer team went to the playoffs and then won the championship. The final two games were super intense that went in to over time and then ended in shoot outs. The Lobos came out on top!!

Joshua's baseball team went 16-0 for the regular season and then lost one game in the final tournament for the championship to come in 2nd. They were so disappointed, but still played hard til the very end.
Braeden with his piano teacher, Emily Blair. Braeden played Canon in D and Bella's Lullaby from the Twilight soundtrack.
End of the year awards assemblies......Joshua got A/B honor roll and commended on his Reading and Math TAKS test. Josh with his 4th grade teacher Mrs. Sutphin.
Kate got A honor roll for the whole entire year. We are so proud of her. Kate with her 2nd grade teacher, Mrs. Bustos.

Baseball Opening Day 2011

Joshua has been traded to the Rangers. Last season he played with the White Sox. We are very happy about this trade though and yesterday was his first game with his new team.

Warming up

Team pep talk right before the big game The Rangers barely squeaked by with a 10 to 9 win over the Knights. Woo hoo!

LE Fall Classic

This past weekend we spent A LOT of time at the baseball fields. Joshua's team entered a tournament that started Friday night and depending how they did would go into Saturday. They lost Friday night, but won every other game they played on Saturday and ended up coming in 2nd place.

Waiting for his turn in the dugout

Coach Troy and Joshua

The whole White Sox team and their 2nd place trophies



The White Sox and the Clemson Tigers...the only team that beat them

Hip, Hip Hooray! Baseball Season is over!!

Football, and Soccer, and Baseball....oh my!

We are still here, just busy, busy ,busy! Mostly with kids and their extra curricular activities. Our schedule goes something like this:

Monday: football game 5:30pm, baseball game 7:00pm..maybe?
Tuesday: Pick up Braeden from football practice at 5pm, drop him at piano at 5:30pm, soccer practice at 6pm, baseball practice at 6:30pm
Wednesday: Pick up Braeden from football practice at 5pm, Den Meeting at 6:00pm, Mutual at 7pm
Thursday: Pick up Braeden form football practice at 5pm, soccer practice...maybe?, baseball practice at 7pm
Friday...breath
Saturday: GAMES for soccer and baseball
Sunday: church and absolutely NOTHING else.... :)


Kate is loving soccer and the color of her new uniform. Her new team is the Lightening Bugs. She is getting better each game, but loves to watch her feet when she runs so sometimes it puts her in the wrong spot. She is very aggressive at home when playing soccer with her brothers but holds back some in the games because she doesn't want to hurt anyone.



Braeden is playing quarterback for the 7th grade blue team. He LOVES it and I LOVE watching him. He scored the only touchdown and extra point in his first game for the win. Second game they tied and he scored the tying touchdown. Third game they won 34 to 0 and he scored one touchdown and one extra point. More pictures to come soon!!

This is Joshua's first year playing baseball. He loves that there isn't as much running like in soccer. His team, the White Sox, are playing really well. Their record right now is 3 and 1. Go White Sox!!

Hey Batter, Batter...

We spent last night at the Ballpark in Arlington. I have never been a baseball fan. In fact, I have always thought it is very boring and slow. I think I changed my mind last night. We had so much fun! It was such a good game! The Rangers won 9 to 6 and to top it all off there was an amazing firework show after the game. I can't wait to go again.

Kate was very bored at the beginning of the game so I handed her my camera to keep herself amused. She had taken so many pictures of herself, the backs of peoples heads, the stadium lights, and anything and everything that she could see in that tiny little camera lens. Here is just a sampling...