Soccer & a classic Ryan comment

Something clicked for Randi at soccer practice this week and she had a great game on Saturday. It was the first time she really got in there and handled the ball and even made a couple of good passes and set Anna up beautifully for a goal. We were all so proud of her! However, Ryan obviously didn't think she was getting the ball enough so he told Michael "I wish everyone would just fall down so Sissy could kick the ball!" Now ain't that the truth!





















Getting a high five from Coach Kevin

Kindermoms Easter Egg Hunt

A local mom's group I belong to asked me to take pictures of the kiddos at an Easter themed playdate. I was nervous to say the least, but I think most of the shots came out pretty good. Here are a few of my favorites:

Another tooth bites the dust!

Randi lost her 3rd tooth tonight! She was so excited and can't wait to see what the tooth fairy brings her tonight!

Our first camping adventure

The kids are on Spring Break last week and the weather has been gorgeous here in Texas, so we decided to take them on their first camping adventure. Now mind you, the campground was only 12 miles from the house, had water and electricity at the campsite (though we never used the electricity and Michael only used the water to put out our fire), and there were restrooms with showers within 100 feet of our site, so it wasn't totally roughing it, but nonetheless, we did pitch tents and sleep outside under the stars, surrounded by bears and scary wood monsters (just the wind blowing the tent). Our friends the Ewald's joined us, and we all had a great time!

Randi & Ryan had a great time on the tire swing with little Jacqueline




Ryan of course loved the excavating equipment!


The kids (all 5 of them) had a great time on the jumping pillow






Randi & Caroline




I think the little kids wore the big kid out!




Ryan and Jacqueline all tuckered out after swimming in the indoor heated pool


Ryan's first beef jerky....or beef turkey as Randi called it


Camping is all about the food!
Chef's Michael & Katherine feeding the hungry masses!


Randi roasting marshmallows


And Ryan getting down to business and eating them!


Yum!


The next morning, the kids even got breakfast in bed!




Thanks for a fun first camping adventure Yogi! We'll definitely be back!

Curly Sue!

I read about these cools things called "Curlformers" on line and it sounded like even I could do it, so we checked out Sally's, and sure enough, they had them. Randi was so patient while I learned how to put them in, and she was SUPER excited the next morning when we took them out and she, in her words, "looked just like mom!"







Randi also wanted me to show everyone her shoes? I guess it's a 5 year old thing!

Family Photos

Last month we had our friend Amber (A Leigh Photography ) take pictures of us at a cute homestead right by our house. I always get stressed out when we have our pictures taken, but Amber had us laughing and being ourselves within minutes, and I can honestly say we all had a great time....as you can tell by some of the shots! Thank you Amber for perfectly capturing the spirit of our family, for being such a joy to work with, and for being such a wonderful friend. We couldn't be happier with the results....now we just have to decide which ones to print!!!









































To see all the photos from the shoot go to our SmugMug page.