Easter Weekend

We had a wonderful Easter weekend with my parents and Papaw. It is always so much fun to have them come here and celebrate with us. We kicked the weekend off on Saturday with an Easter Egg Hunt at our church. As usual the girls enjoyed hunting the eggs, the barrel train and the bounce house being there. They were even both prize winners and walked away with a stuffed duck and a water bottle filled with jelly beans. Then we enjoyed a little shopping and family time together to end the day.

On Easter morning the girls got up and found their loot before we headed to church to celebrate Jesus and the real meaning of Easter. The service was great!

Next we headed to the Country Club for some lunch. I just love their Sunday buffet and today was no exception. Of course, the girls got their usual waffles and then dessert. Once we were done Kaylee and Campbell got to enjoy another egg hunt...

with a really cute Easter Bunny.

After a few family photos my parents and Papaw hit the road for Waco and we hit the sack for a little rest before the week ahead. It was a perfect end to the Lord's day.

Great Papaw with the girls

Papa and Nana with the girls.

Wylie Kindergarten Easter Egg Hunt

Well the fun day for kindergartners at Wylie finally arrived, the Easter Egg Hunt at a local park and play day. Campbell was so excited all week to be able to hunt eggs with her sweet friends. It made it even better this year that daddy had Good Friday off so both of us could be there to enjoy the festivities.

After getting there at 8:30am to help spread the eggs around the children arrived at 9:10am and were ready to begin.

Once the teachers took some time to line up the 12 different classes they were off and running to get their 12 eggs each. I will have to say I think the hunt was over in about 5 minutes, sooner for some;-) Look at these happy faces and can you tell that the wind was gusting. Just look at Campbell's hair.

All of the children immediately dropped off their baskets at their teacher's area and began to play. It was so much fun to watch all of them interacting with their friends and having such a great time.

Next up was a picnic lunch with their class. It was so funny to hear the conversations that they have at lunch. After this my friend Kelly and I had eaten enough dirt thanks to the wind so we bribed our daughters into going to Red Robin for a treat instead of staying another hour or so. It was a great end to a wonderful afternoon. I have to say that in the end I was a little sad to never be experiencing this tradition again since my baby is done.

Kindergarten Music Program

Today Campbell had her much anticipated music program at school. The theme was Western/Prairie type songs. She was so excited to have several roles to play. Campbell had a speaking part, singing of course, played an instrument and got to square dance too. We have been practicing songs and her one line which was "Because we have a tale to tell" for about two months now. By the time the program came around she knew her lines as well as everyone else's. I do not think she could have been any more excited especially since Papa was able to come and watch too. Kaylee even begged to be checked out of school for a little bit so she could join the fun.

In the end all the students did a great job and were so much fun to watch. We were all so proud of our little cowgirl!

Kaylee w/ Papa

Campbell, Morgan, Hannah & Ella

Campbell square dancing away!

Campbell with one of her sweet friends and square dancing partners.

Our 1st Place Winner

Well, over two months ago Campbell found out she was the 1st Place Conservation Poster Winner for all of kindergarten at her school. She has been counting down the days until her awards banquet and we have been excited to see what her poster looked like since the days it was suppose to be displayed in the downtown library were ice days around here. I think Campbell was more excited about the banquet than she was about Christmas. We were all pretty excited for her too.

The night finally came and she got to pick out what she wanted to wear and how she wanted to fix her hair for the big event. The whole way there she talked about how excited she was to be getting an award. Kaylee was a sweet big sister and kept telling her what a good job she did and how proud she was of her. Let me just say that for that evening the Wylie High School cafeteria was magical for our sweet girl. She loved celebrating with some of her friends who were also winners and getting the coveted big blue ribbon. We are so proud of you Campbell Grace and loved every minute of the evening celebrating you!

Campbell getting presented her award with her sweet teacher, Mrs. Powell. The slogan on her poster was "Be(with a Bee drawn for this word) a friendly face(Smiley face drawn here) in the forest."

Our family celebrating with Campbell.

I have to also thank all of our family and friends who have "ooohed" and "ahhhed" over Campbell's ribbon. You have no idea how much you filled her heart with joy with your interest and sweet words.

Let's Play Ball!!

Well it is that time of year...Softball Season has begun around our house which means we are now even busier than before. Especially Cary who is in the middle of tax season and is coaching Kaylee's team too. Kaylee's team this year is called the Wizards and they are all such a sweet group of girls. We kicked off the season at Opening Ceremonies on March 25th and have hit the ground running ever since.

We have already played two games this year and we are 1-1 as far as our record goes in pre-season games.

Here is Kaylee all ready to play ball!

We are all looking forward to a great year with the Wizards.

Spring Break 2011

We had a great Spring Break this year. The girls and I had a lot of fun at the movies, the zoo, and sleepovers with friends before heading to Waco for some time with Papa, Nana and Papaw.

Here are a few photos of our crew at the zoo. It was a beautiful but cool day so there were tons of people at the zoo. We even waited in line for quite a while to ride the train that was there for the week.

Once we arrived in Waco our days were filled with shopping, playing and getting spoiled by family. Campbell really got into the shopping, once she figured out she wore a shoe size 13 she was pulling every 13 off of the shelf and stacking it in a tower form for us to buy. Kaylee also got into the shopping this year but her eye was a little more particular. I think other than the shopping, a favorite for the girls was the trip to Lion's Park. The time we spent there brought back so many memories for me, of course I also remembered it being much larger when I was little. The girls rode the train, the boats, the flying space ships and the new beautiful carousel. Thanks for all the fun Papa, Nana and Papaw!! The girls are already ready to come back and have more fun.