Fashionista

Brayden has his own sense of fashion. He is very particular about what he wears and always has an opinion. Shopping with him is always an adventure!

He loves wearing his cowboy boots, even to the park!

These are the shorts he picked out in the Junior's dept. While I was trying clothes on, he put these on, ran out of the dressing room, and headed for the exit. Luckily an employee saw him come out of the dressing room and followed him. He gave us all a good laugh!

Gangster look

Wild West

Brayden decided to spend most of his birthday money on cowboy gear. He loves his new "cowboy boot hat" and has been looking for bad guys everywhere. What a cute cowboy!

Visit with Nana & Randy

Nana and Randy came to visit for a few days and we kept them busy. We had a bbq and pool party, took and RV ride to Cracker Barrel for dinner, shopped, and had lunch at school with the kids. I of course forgot to take pictures of most of their visit but we had fun seeing them!

A Star Is Born!

Preston's first grade class has been busy. We celebrated Mother's day by attending a Mother's day tea at school. His class got to perform and song and dance for all the moms. He made sure that he looked like it was pure torture up on stage but deep down he was as excited as could be.

He also got the star roll of "Jack Rabbit" in his class play, Spring TIme Frolic. The class practiced all month and then performed the play 4 times. He is quite the little actor and a very cute rabbit!

Pirates, arrrrr!

Madyson has been looking forward to the 5th grade play since the beginning of the year. Ever since they started practicing we have been hearing pirate songs and lots of arrrrrr! It was so fun to watch her excitement build. Her class did a great job and they were the cutest pirates ever!

Mr. B is 3!

My baby is 3! I can't believe how fast the last three years have gone by. I love this little guy so much! He has such a great personality. Every morning he climbs out of bed and runs out of his room with a big smile! He has a great sense of humor and loves to be silly and make everyone laugh. He is definitely all boy, and loves to be outside getting dirty. He loves to dig, water, mow the lawn, play in the dirt, and get into trouble. He also likes to copy anything and everything the big kids do. For his birthday he wanted to golf so we went to the driving range and then he picked brownies instead of cake .

tooter - scooter

fwim- swim

pollylop- lollypop

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Madyson - Busy Girl

Madyson participated in the school districts GeoBowl and her team took 3rd place. At the end of the regular rounds there was a 10 way tie for 3rd. After many elimination rounds her team came out on top!

She also tried volleyball for the first time and loved it! Her team struggled through the season but that hasn't discouraged her. She is moving forward with volleyball camps this summer so that she will be ready for the next season!

She has been playing on a boys baseball team for the last few years but decided this year she is going to try softball. We will be spending another hot summer at the baseball fields!

She is also taking piano lessons and starting violin. This girl does not like to be bored.

Easter with Grandma and Grandpa

Trent and I got to celebrate our anniversary a little early. We were lucky enough to have Grandma and Grandpa Smith come stay with the kids. I think they were ready to go home by the end of it but the kids had a blast having them here

Crazy Kids

The kids had crazy sock and hat day at school and they were extremely excited about their look!

Back into a cast

Preston got a month break from the world of fiber glass before his next round. He was playing at a friends house when I got a call from him. His words were:

"Hi mom, I've got some bad news, I think I broke my hand"

Well, his diagnosis was correct. He fell off a scooter and ended up with a broken hand. So, it was six more weeks of smelly casts! The only time he cried was when he was getting his cast and was told no, he could not have a pink cast, go figure!

My Little Gymnast!

After missing most the season because of a broken foot Preston made it back just in time for the state gymnastics meet. He was pretty nervous and wasn't sure he could keep up but he did fantastic. He placed second in high bar, fourth in vault, two 6th place finishes and a 7th & 9th in the other events. He placed 6th all around.

bball fun

Brayden was pretty proud of himself when he discovered how to play basketball in the bathroom!

Let It Snow

This past winter I think we had more snow than all the years we have lived here put together! The kids loved it, especially Brayden and Preston. They made snow angels, snowmen, snow caves, and ate plenty of snow! The cold is not my favorite but the kids sure enjoyed it!