Easter eggs and cupcakes...

What a great day! Today was family fun day! While Max was at the gym this morning, I colored eggs for Easter with Bre for the first time ever! She had so much fun picking out colors and decorating her eggs. Then we made Easter cupcakes with pink frosting and jelly beans on top. Bre got to help mix the batter, frost the cupcakes, and decorate the cupcakes with jellybeans. After Max got home from the gym we all got ready and we took Bre for a surprise...to the movies and she got to pick the movie. Of course she picked "Hop". She has been asking about seeing that movie for weeks. We all loved it! Then it was off to grab a bite to eat at Chapps (a local hamburger place that is delicious). Bre and Max were very tired at this point, so it was home for some naps. After naps, we went outside and played some baseball and soccer. We finished the day by each of having one of the delicious cupcakes we had made earlier in the day.

Learning some baseball...

Max got Bre a baseball bat and ball for Easter and my mom got her a glove. Bre was really excited to try out some baseball. She has never played before so it was her first time throwing and trying to hit the ball. She needed a few lessons on which foot to step with when throwing and how to hold the bat, but once she got it I was really impressed with her! She hit the ball several times when we pitched it to her and even pitched to her daddy! She amazes me everyday at how athletic she is. I think we have a lot of sports ahead of us and I am excited about it!

Soccer Fun!!!!

Breanna is playing soccer for the first time this year and she is LOVING it! We always knew she would be a good athlete (call it parent bais or call it genetics, or both!). Anyway, the first game or two she was still trying to figure it all out, but by the 3rd game, you could tell she was getting it. By the four game, you couldn't hold her back! She definitely has her parents aggressive and competative nature! She is amazing! I was so proud of her the first time I saw her being aggressive and really trying to get the ball from the other team. In her fourth game she scored 3 goals all by herself (half of her team's points). Now I know, you might say they are just 3 and 4 year-olds and are just out to have fun, but in this family we play to win! Her jersey number is #8, she wanted the #11 after her Uncle Lloyd, but sadly the numbers only went up to 8.

Hall of Fame

On Feb 11 my high school volleyball team was inducted into the Reeds Spring Hall of Fame. I felt so honored to be inducted with this wonderful group of women. It was great to see everyone and to remember some great memories from so many years ago. I have to admit, I felt kind of old returning to the school and seeing all the young kids at the game. Coach Tracy, Coach P, and all the girls that were on the team have made such an impact on my life. I wouldn't trade those memories for the world!

Coach Tracy and Coach P.

Me and Coach Tracy

Me and My BFF (Mandy McCreary)



The team...

Beth Zahner, Me, and Mandy

6 inches falls in DFW!!!

We had yet another winter with enough accumulation of snow to build a snow man, have a snow ball fight, and to make snow angels. We had lots of fun during our snow days away from work and school!

The Princess turns 4!

Breanna turned 4 in January. Her request was a for a Princess party...so a princess party it was. Complete with princess dress, princess cake, pin the heart on the frog game, and princess party favors! It is so hard to believe Breanna is four already. She is growing so fast and there is nothing I can do to slow it down. She is such a beautiful soul! Her innocence and love of life is contagious. She has truely changed how I see the world.

Some of Breanna's favorite things:
Food: Peanut butter and jelly, hot dogs/corndogs, fruit, ice cream, and veggies dipped in Creamy Italian.
Color: Pink & purple (although it can change at any time)
Movie: Princess and the Frog, Despicable Me, Toy Story (1-3)
Shows: Anything on Disney Channel
Toys: Buster (bear), Maggie (doll), Jessie (doll from Toy Story), crayons/markers and paper, Disney princess dolls and castle
Activities: Playing outside, riding bikes, school, going to the YMCA, coloring

I know, I know...I said I would keep up!

I know I said in the last blog, that I would do better with keeping up with things. Well, life happens. Summer and fall have come and gone, now we are in winter (almost spring), and I haven't documented anything! We went on vacation to Myrtle Beach with Max's cousin, Dante, and his wonderful wife and daughter, Freedah and Michiah. We had a great time! The fall brought Lloyd's (Max's little brother) last football season, Max's first year as an Assistant Principal, and halloween as a cowgirl! Christmas was wonderful with all of our families! Keilah (Max's sister was home for the holiday's and we spent Christmas with my family at an awesome vacation home in Branson. So here are some pics to document the wonderful things that happened over the summer, fall, and holiday seasons!

JAWS...



Myrtle Beach

Building sand castles!

Plane ride...

Homecoming 2010

Newest AISD Assitant Principal...Gunn Gators




Halloween 2010

Christmas 2010