An Update

Summer is here, woohoo!! Hopefully, I'll do a little better about blogging now that I'll have a little more free time. The end of the year was super busy, so here is a little recap of what everyone has been up to:

Lexi: Commended on TAKS Reading, received several awards at the end of the year, still trick riding, and had an emergency appendectomy on the 2nd to last day of school. That was very sad considering how much we love swimming, and now we are homebound for awhile. Thankfully, she's doing well and you'd never know she was so sick.

Will: Straight A's all year, finished his baseball season with 2 homeruns in the last game, and is SO excited that school's out!

Tate: Finished his last day of childcare (Mom and Dad were super excited to send our final childcare payment)! Tate will start pre-k next year and he is so ready!

Mom and Dad: Between juggling end of the year activities and three kids, we are ready for a vacation! We have a couple that we're looking forward to in July.

Mother's Day
These cousins sure have fun together!

Easter Sunday

Lexi and Teryn at the egg hunt.

The boys...

We have had some busy boys around here! They both enjoyed catching fish at the lake last weekend!

Also, Will won 3rd place in the Fun Run at school (with a broken collarbone)! He competed against 50ish other boys, and ran about a quarter of a mile. What an all star!

A Star Spangled Night

I'm not sure where this brave girl comes from, but she just sang "The Star Spangled Banner" in the 4th grade program tonight! She is so confidant and just sounded wonderful. I couldn't be more proud. View her video here, but I apologize because I can't seem to rotate it!

We just got home from our annual Round Top Weekend Road Trip, and what fun it was! There is absolutely nothing more soul quenching than spending time with the girl's you love in the beautiful hill country, amidst a bunch of junk! I think each year keeps getting better!

Women's Retreat 2011

In addition to the rodeo, our church had a women's retreat this weekend too. The theme was "Dress Your Best" and we had over 100 women attending. Keri and I decorated a table and enjoyed dinner from the Macaroni Grill. Their was a fashion show Friday night, which was actually very entertaining (& funny) as we looked at how much time we spend on our outward appearance, but little time on clothing our spirit in *gentleness, *patience, *kindness, *humility, and *compassion. Saturday morning was a sweet time of coffee, breakfast, worship, and quiet time as we identified the areas in our life that we need to focus on. Patience is the quality that God really spoke with me about.

Look at my baby girl!
Lexi & Becky looking beautiful!

The boys are waiting to get on their sheep!

These guys have way too much fun together!

This weekend was such an exciting weekend for Lexi. Her trainer asked if she wanted to carry sponsor flags in the PRCA Glen Rose Rodeo. We thought this would be a great way for her to start riding in front of a crowd before trick riding. It was so much watching her! She is so confident and looked so grown up. Becky also carried flags, so we spent the weekend with them. The boys never get tired of playing together. We were absolutely exhausted from traveling to Glen Rose and back 3 days in a row, but wouldn't trade watching our girl for anything!

A Little Bit of Tate

All of a sudden, I'm realizing that my baby is growing into a little boy with so much spirit. Unfortunately, being the 3rd child, I have failed to capture the many wonderful moments of his childhood. He's turning into a playful little cowboy with lots and lots of energy.